This tangy and sweet key lime pie is deliciously easy to make including a crisp, buttery crust and homemade whipped cream topping.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Best Key Lime Pie, Key Lim Pie, Key Lime Pie Recipe
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 28 minutesminutes
Chilling Time 3 hourshours
Total Time 3 hourshours48 minutesminutes
Servings 12
Calories 419
Author Erren Hart
Ingredients
Pie Filling
5egg yolkslarge
6teaspoonslime zestgrated
28ozsweetened condensed milk(2- 14oz cans)
¾cuplime juice4-6 limes
Graham Cracker Crust
6ozgraham cracker crumbs12 crackers, crushed
2tablespoonsgranulated sugar
9tablespoonsbuttermelted
Whipped Cream Topping
1¼cupheavy whipping cream
6tablespoonsconfectioner's sugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1tablespoonskimmed milk powder
Garnish
Lime slices and zestopional
US Customary - Metric
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
For the Filling
In a medium bowl, whisk the egg yolks and lime zest for 1-2 minutes until the yolks take on a green hue. Mix in condensed milk until fully combined, then add the lime juice. Beat together and set aside to thicken at room temperature (it should be ready when the crust has cooled to room temp).
For the Crust
Mix crumbs and sugar in a medium bowl. Add butter; stir with until well blended.
Pour mixture into 9-inch pie pan; press crumbs over bottom and up sides of pan to form even crust.
Bake 8 minutes. Transfer pan to wire rack and cool for 20 minutes.
Pour lime filling into crust and bake 15 to 20 minutes (the center will be set, but still jiggles slightly when shaken).
Return pie to wire rack to cool then refrigerate until well chilled (at least 3 hours).
For the Whipped Cream
To make the cream, add all of the remaining ingredients into a food processor or mixer. Whip until thick (You’ll know it’s ready to use when you run a spoon through it and it doesn’t collapse into the crevice).
Decorating
Pipe or spread the cream onto the chilled pie before serving and decorate with lime slices.
Notes
For the whipped cream, I use my recipe that makes whipped cream that holds its shape. This is great because you can pipe it on, stick it in the fridge and it won’t fall flat! Just don’t leave it out in the heat in the summertime for too longTips
Zest limes before juicing. It will make it much easier.
Be sure to use fresh lime juice. The bottled stuff just doesn’t compare!