What does this easy Key Lime Pie recipe, a Fifth Wheel and a Tornado have in common?
Well, just this past week, Southwest Florida has been experiencing hair-raising weather, with Cat 4 Tornado warnings, flood warnings and some folks have experienced tremendous wind damage to their homes and properties. We were lucky – lots of rain and wind, but no damage.
The last couple of weeks I’ve been enjoying life in sunny Naples, Florida with my husband Mark and our three pooches, Barkley, Max & Millie. The average temperature has been between 75 and 85 F, near perfect for this Canadian girl during the month of January. We’ve parked our Fifth Wheel here for the winter at Neapolitan Cove RV Resort and are both embracing the lifestyle and the warmth. It’s a beautiful spot, sunny and warm, with lots of time for the beach and playing golf. They even have a beach for dogs!
We Love Key Lime Pie!
We’ve been exploring, trying out some of the local restaurants or barbecuing at home. Oh and eating pie. Did I mention that we both have developed a fondness for Key Lime Pie? Well here in Florida, you can find it on just about every restaurant menu and since I always look at the dessert menu first – (doesn’t everyone?) I’ve been able to sample a few different recipes and decided I needed to share an easy key lime pie recipe with you!
Key Lime Pie was invented by a Key West cook, called Aunt Sally and there are many recipe variations out there. Key Lime Pie is usually made in a graham cracker crust, and is a baked pie that includes egg yolks, condensed milk, and fresh key lime juice. Some are topped with whipped cream, and others have delicately browned meringue topping. But for this no bake easy key lime pie recipe, we’ll stick to the whipped cream topping!
Now I love to bake and whipping up a graham cracker crust is easy to do. Heck I could even buy a graham cracker crust courtesy of Mr. Keebler! And instead of fresh key limes, there is always ✅ Nellie and Joe’s Famous Key West Lime Juice . After all, this is an Easy Key Lime Pie Recipe! We do have a propane oven in our Fifth Wheel that works really well. But I wanted to see if I could create a Key Lime Pie filling made the same way I make my Lemon Meringue Pie – on top of the stove.
The ingredients for my easy key lime pie recipe are similar, however instead of corn starch that is the thickener for lemon pie – key lime pie uses sweetened condensed milk and it’s the combination of this and the lime juice that causes the filling to thicken. For those that have made a lemon pie, you know that mixing the ingredients takes a few extra steps – you can’t throw all of the eggs into the hot lemon mixture since you would end of with lemony scrambled eggs! But this little extra effort is so worth it! So with that in mind I set to work to see if I could convert a pie recipe made for baking in an oven, to a cooked pie filling, just like this easy key lime pie recipe.
The result?
Perfection.
I wish I could share a piece of this melt-in-your-mouth real key lime pie right now. OMG it is so good! Here is the recipe, with step-by-step instructions. It is the best key lime pie recipe EVER!
Are you ready to make this easy key lime pie recipe with me? Let’s get started!
Easy Key Lime Pie Recipe
a delicious and easy key lime recipe that is quick to put together and cooks on top of the stove. Perfect for RV life and travel!
Ingredients
- 1 graham cracker crust - 9"
- 4 large eggs
- 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/3 cup key lime juice
- 1/4 cup of white sugar
Instructions
Separate the eggs, put the whites in the freezer!
- Beat the egg yolks in a large saucepan until thick with medium speed on your mixer.
- Stir in the condensed milk and key lime juice
- Cook on the stove on medium-low, stirring constantly until the mixture starts to thicken. Don't leave it or it will stick to the pan and we don't want that to happen!
- Once the filling has thickened, remove from heat and let it cool just a bit. Pour it into the graham cracker crust pie shell and set aside to cool.
- Garnish with Whipped Cream, Lime Zest and thin slices of fresh lime. This is the very best key lime pie you will ever make!
Notes
Garnish: I use thin slices of key limes, along with a sprinkle of lime zest.
Can this filling be frozen?
Hi Sandie – I’ve never frozen it myself, not sure how the condensed milk would react to that. It will keep in the fridge for a few days though if you want to make it ahead.
Hi there, getting ready to make this when I noticed a 1/4 cup of white sugar that is not included in the directions… misprint or does that go in the whipped cream…or what? Thanks
Hi Patti! The 1/4 cup of sugar is for the whipped cream, thanks for catching this! I’ll be sure to make the adjustment. Thanks so much.
Oh, I have to make your KeyLime pie asap! Looks fantastic! Would love a slice right now 🙂
I wish you could share a piece of this, too 🙂 I looove Key Lime Pie, but have never made it – yours looks amazing! I’m pinning! Glad you’re safe & sound in Florida!
Thanks Patricia! Yes we are enjoying the weather now and key lime pie! 🙂
Oh this looks amazing. I’m a huge fan of key lime pie – so tasty 🙂
Oh my, this sounds delicious! I haven’t had key lime pie in so long – major cravings happening over here right now 🙂
Easy is my middle name. I needed this recipe and can’t wait to try it!
Thanks Florentina! It seems those are the recipes I’m drawn to these days. 🙂
Key lime Pie is one of our absolute favorites!! Hubby and I once had a throw down for two different recipes — my crust won and his filling won. We had a blast doing it. I’ll have to try your recipe!
That sounds like fun! Thanks Marisa. 🙂
Perfection, indeed!! yum!
This looks delicious! I’ve never made it on my own, but i’ll have to give it a try. And graham cracker crusts are the absolute best!
Thanks Michelle! Yes I love making graham cracker crusts and also buying them! LOL!
You know I have never had key lime pie…but is sure looks good. I should give it a try!!
You should, it has a velvety soft texture – quite different from lemon meringue. Thanks Gloria!
I love key lime pie!!!!! It’s one of my favorites! Your recipe sounds great! Pinned!
Thanks Sharee! It’s my new favourite.
I would love a piece of that pie right now. I’ve been coming across a lot of desserts lately which make use of sweetened condensed milk. Guess I’m in a creamy phase 🙂
Hi Lydia! Yes I can relate to that. The only recipe I had for a long time that used sweetened condensed milk was called Hello Dolly’s – my Mom used to make them. I think they were also called Magic Cookie Bar.
Wow. It sounds like you have had quite the weather in Florida. While I am not jealous of that, I certainly am jealous of your temperatures (it’s blistering cold here in Boston. .. but I am thanking the heavens that the blizzard of all blizzards shifted and will not be dumping it’s fury on Boston).
But enough about the weather. . .can I tell you how impressed I am that you managed to whip up this scrumptious key lime pie in an RV. That is quite the feat and it came out wonderfully.
Thanks so much Lynn! And I’m very happy for you that the storm shifted.
Love KeyLime Pie … and this easy version is bound to make 5th wheel camping a luxury! Wonder if I could manage it at my tent campsite? … better talk the husband into getting me that 57 Canned Spam Camper!!
LOL Noel – I think as long as you have a hotplate you are good to go!