Key Lime Pie
Enjoy an incredible citrus-like dessert with this easy Key Lime Pie recipe. It’s the perfect treat to serve on a hot summer day when you’re in the mood for something sweet.
Make Key Lime Pie From Scratch
Want to make an impressive dessert that your family will love? Try this Key Lime Pie recipe. You can prepare it from scratch with minimal ingredients. It doesn’t take long to assemble the ingredients, create your pie, and bake it for just a bit before allowing it to get cold in the freezer. Once it’s ready to eat, you can slice into it, serve, and enjoy the fresh and tangy taste of such a delicious pie.
The Ingredients Needed to Make Key Lime Pie
When making the Key Lime Pie, you’ll need these important ingredients:
- Graham Cracker Crust. You can buy any brand of graham cracker crust from your local grocery store.
- Egg Yolks. Crack three eggs and extract the yolks, setting the egg whites off to the side.
- Lime Zest. Get lime zest by grating your lime peels with a zester or cheese grater.
- Vanilla Extract. Add notes of vanilla to the flavor of your pie with a bit of vanilla extract.
- Sweetened Condensed Milk. You’ll need one 14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk for this recipe.
- Lime Juice. Squeeze the juice of your limes into a container to measure the amount of it before you use it.
These ingredients are easy to find at any local grocery store and large retail stores, such as Target and Walmart.
Can I prepare the crust from scratch?
Buying pre-made crust makes the process of preparing the Key Lime Pie even easier for you. If you’d rather make your crust from scratch, you can do so by combining crushed graham crackers with sugar and melted butter in a food processor. You can press the graham cracker mixture into a metal or aluminum foil pie pan.
Do I need to use fresh limes for this recipe?
It’s best to use fresh limes for this recipe. You can use the fresh limes for both the lime juice and the zest. However, if you’re unable to find limes, you can use bottled lime juice in this recipe.
What do I need to have to make the whipped topping?
If you’d like to make the perfect whipped topping for the pie, you’ll need cold heavy whipping cream and confectioners’ sugar. You can combine these two ingredients to prepare a light, fluffy, and sweet topping that tastes great.
How long does it need to bake?
The Key Lime Pie needs to bake in the oven for about 10 minutes, just until the filling sets. You may need to leave it baking for a maximum of 12 minutes.
Can I serve the Key Lime Pie right away?
Don’t serve the Key Lime Pie immediately after removing it from the oven. Instead, let it sit on a cooling rack to cool down and then place it in the freezer for about 15-20 minutes. It tastes best when chilled.
Do you enjoy key lime? Check out our Key Lime Cake!
Quick and Easy Key Lime Pie
Equipment
- Stand mixer with whisk attachment
Ingredients
- Store bought graham cracker crust
- 3 egg yolks
- 2 tsp lime zest
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 2/3 cup freshly squeezed Juice of limes or store bought lime juice
Whipped Topping
- 1 cup heavy or whipping cream, cold
- 2 tbsp confectioners' sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350
- Beat the egg yolks and lime zest at high speed for 5 mins.
- Will become lighter in color and fluffy
- Slowly add the condensed milk and vanilla.
- Continue to beat until thickened for 4-5 minutes longer.
- Reduce the mixer speed and slowly add the lime juice
- Careful to mix until just combined
- Pour the mixture into the crust.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the filling has set.
- Cool on a wire rack, then refrigerate. Freeze for 15 to 20 minutes before serving.
- Whip the cream and the confectioners' sugar until nearly stiff. Cut the pie into wedges and serve very cold, topping each wedge with a large dollop of whipped cream.
