No Bake Key Lime Pie

Is there any more refreshing treat than key lime pie? My favorite thing to order at the Cheesecake Factory is Key Lime Cheesecake. As much as I love to eat cheesecake, I will admit, I don’t love making it. Oh, believe me, I will make it, but if there is a faster alternative, sign me up. Enter the no-bake cheesecake arena. The possibilities are endless, just change up the flavoring or the topping and you have yourself an entirely new cheesecake or pie.

I had never used key limes before this recent adventure and wanted to make a true key lime pie. You have to be dedicated to squeeze those key limes because they are tiny! They are about the size of a bouncy ball you get from a coin machine or the dentist office. If I am being completely honest, there’s not much difference in taste between limes and key limes. Perhaps I will be shunned by key lime lovers across the globe for that statement, but it is the truth! So if you aren’t up to squeezing a bunch of little limes, just use the regular size ones. I don’t think anyone will know the difference.

Squeezing those limes is about the most difficult thing you will do with this recipe. The rest is mixing and chilling (that part I am expert at;)

You can either make the crust yourself or used a pre-made graham cracker crust. I have a recipe for vanilla wafer crust here and will include a recipe for the graham cracker crust with this recipe. It is totally worth the extra time it takes to make your own because it tastes so much better.

Essential to the no-bake pie is chill time. You want to let it sit in the refrigerator for at least four hours. I know, it will be hard to resist eating it for four hours but believe me, it is worth the wait. Run some errands, make dinner, go for a walk, etc. Then, enjoy the fruits of your labor! I enjoyed the last slice of this goodness last week while we finished packing up our things before the big truck arrived to take it all on to Utah. It made the work much better and I’m sure it will make your life better.

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No Bake Key Lime Pie

This smooth and creamy key lime pie comes together quickly and is the perfect treat for any occasion.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword cheesecake, key lime pie, no bake key lime pie

Prep Time 30 minutes

Servings 8

Ingredients

Pie Filling

• 1/3 cup key lime or lime juice
• 1 tsp lime zest
• 1 14oz can sweetened condensed milk
• 16 oz cream cheese softened at room temperature
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• dash vanilla

Graham Cracker Crust

• 1 1/2 cup finely ground graham cracker crumbs
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 6 Tbsp butter melted

Instructions

Graham Cracker Crust

1. In a food processor, add enough graham crackers to make 1 1/2 cups. Pulse until you have fine crumbs. Pour into a bowl and add sugar and melted butter. Mix until combined.

2. Pour into a pie pan. Spread around with the back of a spoon until evenly distributed and smooth. Chill in the freezer until you are ready to pour in the filling.

Pie Filling

1. In a medium bowl, add the room temperature cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, lime juice and zest. Mix with a hand mixer until smooth.

2. In a smaller bowl, mix the cream, sugar, and vanilla until the cream holds it's shape.

3. Add the whip cream to the cream cheese mixture and fold with a spoon. Pour into the crust and refrigerate for four hours. Enjoy!