Easy Key Lime Pie (No Bake Recipe)
This easy key lime pie is a no bake recipe that will bring the flavor of the Florida Keys to your kitchen! This refreshing dessert features a creamy bright lime filling nestled on top of a graham cracker crust.
Summer has me longing for a vacation.
Perhaps one with crystal clear water and swaying palms.
The Florida Keys sound particularly nice right now, don’t they?
I think so!
And one of the best parts of the Keys?
The key lime pie of course!
If I can’t be on a tropical vacation, I can sure pretend with this easy key lime pie recipe.
It tastes just like the real thing with no baking needed!
Ingredients
To make this you’ll need a set of ingredients for the crust and one for the filling.
For the crust you’ll need:
- Graham cracker crumbs
- Sugar– Granulated
- Butter– Melted
And for the lime filling you’ll need:
- Cream cheese– Softened to room temperature
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Lime juice– Regular or key lime if you can find it
- Lime zest– Again regular or key lime if you can find it
- Garnish– Whipped cream and lime slices
How to Make
This easy key lime pie is no trouble at all to whip up!
To do it, start by stirring together the crust ingredients in a large bowl until the mixture looks like wet sand.
Then press the mixture into the bottom and partially up the sides of a 9″ pie plate.
Pop it in the fridge while you make the filling.
To make the filling, beat the cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk together with an electric beater until it’s all smooth.
Then mix in the lime juice and zest.
Pour the filling onto the pie crust and put the pie in the fridge to set for at least 4 hours prior to serving.
When you are ready to serve, top with whipped cream and lime slices.
Slice, serve, and enjoy.
Storing
Store this pie covered in the pie plate in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Key Limes versus Regular Lime
The limes you see most often in the grocery store are Persian limes, which are a hybrid between a key lime and lemon.
These limes are larger and more tart than key limes, which are less tart and more mellow.
They are also less expensive so it’s totally reasonable to substitute regular limes.
And most people can’t really tell the difference when they use regular limes in key lime desserts.
Tips and Tricks
- Make this even easier for yourself and substitute a premade graham cracker crust.
- Let the cream cheese soften to room temperature before you make the filling.
- Don’t skip the setting time! The pie needs time to firm up before you serve it.
Other Key Lime Desserts
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Easy Key Lime Pie (No Bake Recipe)
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup melted butter
Lime filling:
- 16 oz cream cheese softened to room temperature
- 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/4 cup lime juice regular or key lime
- 1 tsp lime zest regular or key lime
- Whipped cream and limes for garnish optional
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together the graham crumbs, granulated sugar, and melted butter until the mixture resembles wet sand. Press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9” pie plate. Chill in the refrigerator while you prepare the filling.1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs, 2 tbsp granulated sugar, 1/3 cup melted butter
- Add the cream cheese to a large mixing bowl and mash it until smooth. Add the sweetened condensed milk and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in the lime juice and lime zest.16 oz cream cheese, 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk, 1/4 cup lime juice, 1 tsp lime zest
- Pour the filling into the pie crust and smooth the top. Chill for at least 4 hours before topping with whipped cream and lime slices and serving.Whipped cream and limes for garnish
Notes
- Make this even easier for yourself and substitute a premade graham cracker crust.
- Let the cream cheese soften to room temperature before you make the filling.
- Don’t skip the setting time! The pie needs time to firm up before you serve it.
Nutrition
Basically the same recipe for cherry cream cheese pie. However, it would be very helpful if you included amount of lime juice! I couldn’t! Find it anywhere!
Ended up using same amount of juice as for other pie, 1/3 cup lime juice
I’m so sorry if you overlooked it, but in the recipe card it specifically lists 1/4 cup of lime juice under the filling ingredients.