Key Lime Pie

Looking for the PERFECT Key Lime Pie?  You’ve found it!  It has just the right amount of lime goodness, the texture is smooth and creamy and it tastes amazing!  Check out the video below to see just how easy it is to make your own!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe!

I am craving summer. And nothing says summer to me like a key lime pie.  This delicious pie is like a Caribbean vacation for your mouth.  The tart key lime flavor and the smooth custard is pretty amazing.  I truly believe this is the perfect recipe and it is the next best thing to being in the Florida Keys!

What is a Key Lime?

The difference between a key lime and a Persian lime (the limes usually found in the grocery store) is mainly the size, color and a slight flavor difference.  A key lime is smaller, a little more yellow in color and slightly tarter in flavor.  Because they are not readily available in my grocery stores, I always use Nellie & Joe’s key lime juice, which works perfectly every time.  The key lime juice is usually found in the juice aisle of the grocery store.  Be sure and use key lime juice rather than the juice of a regular Persian lime for this easy key lime pie recipe.

Ingredients Needed

• Graham crackers crumbs
• Sugar
• Butter. I use salted butter
• Sweetened condensed milk
• Sour cream. Could substitute plain Greek Yogurt.
• Key lime juice
• Lime zest and Whipped Cream for garnish

• Combine crumbs, sugar and butter. Mix until blended
• Press crumbs into bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate.

• Bake the crust at 350 degrees F. for 10 minutes or until golden brown on the edges.
• While the crust is baking, whisk together your key lime juice, sweetened condensed milk and sour cream. Stir until it is completely combined and smooth.
• Pour the key lime mixture into your graham cracker crust. You don’t have to wait for the crust to cool before filling it because it’s going right back into the oven.

• Bake for 10 minutes. Watch for little bubbles to form just underneath the surface of the pie, turn off the oven and let it sit in the warm oven for another 30 minutes.  Just make sure to remove it before the pie starts to turn brown. 
• Allow it to cool after removing it from the oven and then chill it in the refrigerator overnight to allow it to set up.  The waiting is the hardest par!!  But I promise, it’s worth the wait.

• Top the pie with whipped cream.  Follow my directions for making perfect whipped cream here using a stand mixer and a whisk attachment.  I don’t sweeten the whipped cream because the pie is so sweet.  I do add the vanilla to the whipped cream though.
• Put the whipped cream in a piping bag with a large start tip to get the great border on my pie above.  Then sprinkle a little key lime zest onto the whipped cream, add a lime slice as a garnish and you’ve got perfection.

Other favorite key lime treats:

• The Best Key Lime Bars
• Frozen Lime Pie
• Key Lime Cookies
• Mini Key Lime Pie for Two
• Key Lime Popcorn

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Key Lime Pie Recipe