Here’s a classic, easy Key Lime Pie recipe 🍋🟩
🥧 Classic Key Lime Pie
🛒 Ingredients
Crust
- 1½ cups graham cracker crumbs
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 6 tbsp melted butter
Filling
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
- ½ cup key lime juice (fresh or bottled)
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1 tbsp lime zest (optional, for extra flavor)
Topping (optional)
- Whipped cream or whipped topping
- Lime slices or extra zest
🔥 Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Make the crust
- Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter.
- Press firmly into the bottom and sides of a pie dish.
- Bake for 8–10 minutes, then let cool slightly.
- Make the filling
- Whisk egg yolks until slightly thickened.
- Stir in condensed milk, lime juice, and zest.
- Mix until smooth.
- Bake
- Pour filling into the crust.
- Bake for 12–15 minutes, until the center is just set.
- Chill
- Let cool, then refrigerate for at least 2–3 hours.
- Serve
- Top with whipped cream and garnish if desired.
💡 Tips
- Bottled Key lime juice works great if fresh key limes aren’t available.
- Don’t overbake—Key lime pie should jiggle slightly in the center.
- Tastes even better the next day!
If you want, I can also give you:
- A no-bake version
- A mini key lime pie recipe
- Or a short, viral-style recipe post
Just tell me 😊
