Easy Key Lime Pie Recipe

This Easy Key Lime Pie Recipe creates an irresistible dessert that is creamy, refreshing and the perfect balance of sweet and tart. With a delicious lime filling that is perfectly paired with a graham cracker crust, this is a pie that your friends and family will rave about!

How To Make Key Lime Pie

If you’ve never made a key lime pie recipe before, good news – it’s easy! One of the things I love about this recipe is that it always turns out wonderfully – even for beginning bakers! Lime is one of those flavors that often gets forgotten, but once you taste it you remember what makes it so very amazing!

Ingredients

The ingredients to make this pie are common and straight forward. Let’s go over what you’ll need to make the best key lime pie recipe in your own kitchen.

• Graham crumbs – You can make your own or buy them ready made.
• Brown sugar – Light or dark brown sugar work perfectly with this recipe.
• Salted butter – If you don’t have salted butter, consider using a pinch of salt. Salt really compliments the sweetness of the graham crackers very well.
• Key lime juice – Fresh is really best for this recipe. If you can’t find key limes, I highly recommend Nellie & Joes Key West Lime Juice. It’s fantastic.
• Key lime zest – Just like with the juice, fresh is best.
• Sweetened condensed milk – Make sure you have sweetened condensed milk. The other canned milk that people commonly buy is evaporated milk. Make sure you have the correct one.
• Sour cream – I prefer a full fat sour cream in this recipe.
• Egg yolks – Take note that this is just the yolks.
• Powdered sugar – Also called confectioners sugar. I typically don’t sift mine unless I see lumps, and then by all means, give it a sift.

Directions

This pie really is a cinch to make. Start by making your Graham Cracker Crust. I wrote an entire post walking you through the crust itself, so make sure to check that out.

To make the filling, all of the remaining ingredients are mixed together in a mixing bowl.

Once combined they are poured into the pie crust and baked for approximately 15 minutes. That’s all there is to it!

After baking the pie needs to cool to room temperature, then be chilled in the refrigerator for three or more hours to fully set up. After that feel free to garnish with lime slices and whipped cream. Your friends and family will rave about this amazing pie!

Frequently Asked Question (F.A.Q.)

Could this pie be made without eggs?  Egg yolks give the pie a rich taste and a velvety texture. If you prefer you could leave them out. It will still be delicious, just not quite as decadent as intended.

Can this be made in a baking pan? Yes. If desired, this recipe can be made in an 8×8 inch baking pan.

How many limes does it take to make 1 cup of juice? Depending on the size of the limes and how fresh they are, you will need 1-2 pounds of limes for 1 cup of juice.

I can’t find fresh limes, what should I use? If you are going to use a packaged lime juice, I highly recommend going with Nellie & Joe’s Key West Lime Juice.