Best Ever No Bake Key Lime Pie
The most flavorful no-bake Key Lime pie you'll enjoy. Made with real Key limes and a flavorful and crunch crust. Easy to make and crowd please.
Ingredients
CRUST
- 1 sleeve original Grahams crackers
- 3 Tablespoons light brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup pecans
- 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
WHIPPED CREAM
- 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream, cold
- 2 Tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar, optional used to stabilize the cream
PIE FILLING
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- ½ cup Key lime juice prefer Nellie & Joe's Famous Key Lime Juice
- ¼ cup cream cheese
- zest of 1 ½ regular lime
GARNISH
- thin slices of limes
- zest of ½ regular lime
- 1 lime to slice and decorate
Instructions
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Preheat oven 350°F, place oven rack in the center and butter a 9-inch pie dish.
MAKING THE CRUST
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In a food processor, blitz graham crackers, brown sugar and pecans. Drizzle melted butter.
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Dump into prepared pie dish and use your hands to press the crust into the bottom and up the sides of the dish. Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden. Set aside to cool at room temperature.
MAKING THE WHIPPED CREAM
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In a cold bowl, whip the heaving whipping cream, powdered sugar, cream of tartar and vanilla until stiff peaks form, about 1-2 minutes. Don't over beat or you'll get butter. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Note: Cream of tartar is added to stabilize the cream. If you don't have any you can omit the ingredient.
MAKING THE KEY LIME FILLING
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in a separate bowl, whip together the condensed milk, Key lime juice, cream cheese and zest of 1½ limes.
Note: I buy 3 limes - zest two and use one for garnish slices.
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Fold in half of the whipped cream and pour into the cooled crust. Refrigerate a couple hours until set.
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Pipe remaining whipped cream, garnish with lime slices and zest of ½ a lime.
Recipe Notes
Adapted from Betty Crocker's recipe.