No Bake Key Lime Pie

A no bake key lime with a pie tool holding a piece of it.

This No Bake Key Lime Pie is a must try no bake dessert recipe! Creamy, smooth, sweet, & full of that tart key lime flavor inside a prepared graham cracker crust. So easy to make with some convenient ingredients like a ready to use crust, a can of sweetened condensed milk, and cream cheese. Top it off with a homemade key lime whipped cream for the best dessert.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword easy key lime pie no bake, no bake key lime pie

Prep Time 10

Fridge Time 8

Total Time 8 10

Servings

Calories 392kcal

Author Jessica - Together as Family

Ingredients

Key Lime Pie

1 (6 oz) 'ready crust' graham cracker crust
2 bars (8 oz each) cream cheese softened
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1/3 cup key lime juice
2 tablespoons powdered sugar

Key Lime Whipped Cream

1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon key lime juice
zest of a lime optional

Instructions

In a bowl with a hand mixer, or bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the softened cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk until combined and no lumps remain.
* To soften cream cheese : leave it on the counter prior to starting recipe. Or you can place the unwrapped cream cheese onto a microwave-safe plate and microwave for 30-45 seconds at the most. You want it soft to prevent lumps in the filling mixture, but not hot at all. So watch carefully.
Add in the key lime juice and powdered sugar and blend until combined. Pour mixture into the prepared graham cracker crust and smooth out the top.
Cover with the enclosed plastic lid from the crust and refrigerate for at least 8 hours, or overnight.

Key Lime Whipped Cream

When ready to serve combine the heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and key lime juice into a bowl. Beat together until thick and stiff peaks form. Start on low speed and increase as needed, this will avoid the cream from splashing everywhere as you beat it.
Spread on top of the pie or put it inside a piping bag with a large tip, and pipe it on top of the pie.
* You can either mix the lime zest into the whipped cream or zest it on top of the pie as shown in the pictures.

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Notes

Cream Cheese : Use full fat cream cheese for best texture and taste. Make sure the cream cheese is well softened before using it to avoid lumps in the batter. I microwave the unwrapped cream cheese for about 20-30 seconds in the microwave, just to slightly soften it without it being melted or hot. You can also leave the bar of cream cheese at room temperature for about 1 hour before starting the recipe.

Graham Cracker Crust : I prefer the 'ready crust' that you buy at the store. It holds together better than homemade and does not crumble when cut. Make sure to get the smaller 6 oz crust and not the '2 extra servings' size crust.

Key Lime Juice : You will find key lime juice in the juice aisle of the grocery store. It's usually by the bottled lemon juice. Key lime juice is not the same thing as fresh squeezed lime juice. Key lime juice comes in a bottle and specifically says 'key lime juice' on it. No need to juice key limes either. Just buy the bottled key lime juice.

Lime Zest : When zesting the lime only zest on the very outer surface of the skin. The more you zest into the skin, the more bitter the lime zest will become.

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