I just love key lime pie. Don’t you? Sweet and tart, creamy custard and crunchy crust, cool and refreshing. And it is so easy to make taking only 5 ingredient!
The other thing I love about this recipe is that it uses egg yolks…which means I’ll have egg whites left over to make some of my favorite cookies! Swiss Meringues! (click for recipe)
This recipe was given to me by a sweet, dear family friend, Linda C. She makes some of the best recipes and is one of those ladies (yes, she is one of the few true ladies I know) who will happily share any recipe! If you are a key lime lover then you simply must make her recipe!
- 1 pre-baked graham cracker pie crust (homemade or store bought)
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 - 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tsp lime zest
- 1/2 cup key lime juice
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl beat egg yolks with a mixer until thickened and light yellow (about 2-3 minutes)
- Add the sweetened condensed milk, lime zest, and key lime juice and beat on low until just combined. Do not over mix.
- Pour into your pre-baked pie crust and bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes or until just set.
- Let cool completely before serving and store in fridge.
- Please oh please try to use key lime juice. I don’t suggest juicing your own key limes as they are so small and take forever to get enough juice. You can buy bottles of key lime juice in the juice aisle.
- I always serve my key lime pie cold and it can be garnished with dollops of whipped cream and lime wedges.
- You can freeze the leftover egg whites and use them for other recipes another time.
Product resources:
Key Lime Juice: Nellie and Joe’s Key West Lime Juice
Thanks Mrs. C for this delicious recipe! Looking forward to having tea with you soon.
With Love, Jennifer
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Jennifer,
Thank you for taking the time to share your Key Lime Pie recipe with us at Brag About It! It looks incredible! Pinning!
Found your pie at Wake Up Weds so glad I did I gotta pin it. YUM!
It sounds delicious! And so easy. I love anything zesty and citrussy after a meal, I’ll always pick lemon/lime over chocolate! Great recipe x
Bobbyanne
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Good Morning Linda, I love Key Lime Pie but have never made it myself. With the help of your recipe this is something I am going to remedy. I am really looking forward to trying it.
Best Wishes
Daphne
How is it Key Lime PIe can be so refreshing and light tasting with sweetened condensed milk in it!! Have a good weekend. Visiting from Miz Helen’s.
I love a good key lime pie and this recipe sounds amazing! Love that it’s not green 🙂 Thank you for linking up with Thursday Favorite Things. Have a great weekend!
Hubby loves key lime pie and this recipe is a keeper. Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. Watch for your feature on Monday xo
I absolutely love this! Pinned and tweeted. Thank you so much for bringing such a masterpiece to our party. I hope to see you tomorrow at 7 pm. We can’t wait to party with you! Lou Lou Girls
What a beautiful Key Lime Pie, Jennifer! I love that the recipe only has 5 ingredients. Your friend sounds lovely. I’m so glad she shared her recipe with you and that you shared it with us at the Hearth and Soul hop. Pinned and sharing 🙂
One of my favorite desserts! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!