Key Lime Pie

Key Lime Pie: a perfect combination of tart and sweet!  The homemade graham cracker crust is simple and delicious! The perfect springtime pie!

I’ve always been a sucker for lemon and lime desserts.  I like them almost as much as I like my raspberry desserts. 🙂 When my husband and I got married (April- springtime!) I was so excited to start baking and cooking and trying new recipes.  In the beginning of my marriage I had a love /hate relationship with pie crust. I could just never get it to work right for me so my first pie that I ever made for my new husband and I was a Key Lime Pie with a simple no fail graham cracker crust!

This recipe only calls for one can of sweetened condensed milk and a nice amount of key lime zest, don’t skimp on the lime zest! It really does make a difference.  I find the recipes with two cans of sweetened condensed milk a little too sweet for us.  We like our pie a tad more tart.  My husband likes his desserts but doesn’t like things too sweet 🙂

Tips for making this delicious Key Lime Pie Recipe:

• Use a homemade graham cracker crust if you can! It only takes a few extra minutes but it’s so yummy!
• Don’t skimp on the lime zest. It adds such a punch of flavor.
• For a sweeter pie you can add a 1/4 cup more of sweetened condensed milk.  We like our pie a little more tart than sweet. 
• Be sure to pour your pie filling into a WARM baked pie crust.

Photos by The PKP Way

The homemade graham cracker crust tastes delicious! So much better than store bought but hey, this girl isn’t against a store bought crust if lack of time calls for it..so you do what you got to do 🙂  Just whisk all your pie filling ingredients together and pour them right into that warm baked pie crust. 

Top it with some whipped topping and some extra lime zest for a pretty presentation 🙂  This key lime pie is so yummy and perfect for spring and summer time.  

If you like this pie you should try our Triple Berry Pie