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The BEST No Bake Key Lime Pie

June 7, 2018 | Dessert

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I first shared this recipe on Centless Meals where I am a contributor. No Bake Key Lime Pie is the pie of the summer! It’s refreshing, sweet, tart, and easy to throw together. You don’t even have to turn on the oven!

One slice of No Bake Key Lime Pie with a bit taken out of it topped with whipped cream and a lime slice.

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This No Bake Key Lime Pie is the perfect dessert for your next summer party. There’s nothing quite as refreshing and perfect for summer as a cold lemon or lime treat. That tart citrus flavor hits the spot and is especially great in desserts because the tart and sour flavors are balanced by the sugar.

Top view of the BEST Key Lime Pie sliced into wedges and a slice taken out on a plate ready to serve.

I’ve told you before that I’m not a huge fan of pie but pretty much any pie made with a graham cracker crust is one I cannot pass up. The filling is always something ultra yummy and creamy which is exactly the case with this baby. While graham cracker crust is often cooked, you actually don’t have to with this pie since it’s packed held together because it’s chilled. The summer is already unbearably hot so not having to turn on the oven and heat up the whole house and increase your electric bill is definitely a plus.

Close up of a slice of No Bake Key Lime Pie topped with whipped cream and a twisted lime slice.

How to Make Easy Key Lime Pie:

You’ll start out by making your graham cracker crust. You can buy whole graham crackers and grind them up in a food processor or blender or skip that step by buying a box of graham cracker crumbs. Place in in the bottom of you pie dish along with with sugar and melted butter and mix it up until everything is nice and moist. Then you can pack down the crumbs onto the bottom and up the sides of the pan. Place the crust in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.

Slices of Easy Key Lime Pie on plates ready to serve.

Next, you need to whip up your cream. You can do this using an electric hand mixer or your stand mixer with the whisk attachment. Whip it just until it forms stiff peaks. Plop it in another bowl and then add the room temperature cream cheese to the mixer but this time with the paddle attachment. You’ll cream this for a couple minutes until it’s nice and smooth and then your slowly drizzle in the liquid gold, I mean sweetened condensed milk. That stuff is good! Once that is mixed in you can mix in the lime juice and then fold in the cream that you whipped up.

How easy is that?! Then you just pour the filling into the crust, cover, and let it chill for at least 4 hours or overnight. When you’re ready to serve it, garnish with some whipped cream, lime zest, and limes. Unlike baked Key Lime Pie, this pie already has a lot of cream in it for balance the tartness so you won’t need to smoother the top with whipped cream. Just add enough for some finesse or just skip it.

What are you waiting for? Whip up this No Bake Key Lime Pie and invite your friends over to enjoy it with you. The combination of sweet, tart, and cream is one you’re sure to love. Enjoy!

Top view of No Bake Key Lime Pie topped with whipped cream, twisted time slices, and lime zest.

More great refreshing summer dessert recipes from Garnish & Glaze: 

  • Mini Raspberry Lemon Cheesecakes
  • Cherry Limeade Ice Cream
  • Strawberry Topped Tres Leches Cake
  • Mixed Berry Pavlova
  • Mini summer Berry Galettes
  • Lemon Raspberry Poke Cake

TOOLS USED TO MAKE THIS EASY KEY LIME PIE:

Kitchen Aid Mixer– This is so handy to have in the kitchen. I use it for cookies, cakes, frosting, bread, whipped cream… LOVE IT!

9-inch Pie Dish– Every kitchen need at least one pie dish. You can use this dish for any kind of pie you heart or tummy desires.

Citrus Zester– It seems weird to add orange, lemon, or lime peel to your food but just a little bit goes a long way and makes a load of difference. I love adding citrus zest to desserts but also to proteins like fish and chicken.

No Bake Key Lime Pie with graham cracker crust on a plate ready to dig into.

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4.88 from 16 votes

No Bake Key Lime Pie

No Bake Key Lime Pie is the pie of the summer! It's refreshing, sweet, tart, and easy to throw together. You don't even have to turn on the oven!
Prep Time4 hrs 30 mins
Total Time4 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 380kcal
Author: Garnish and Glaze

Ingredients

For the Crust:

  • 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 6 tablespoons butter, melted

For the Filling:

  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, full fat, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup key lime juice, or lime juice

For the Garnish:

  • 1 lime, sliced
  • 1 teaspoon lime zest
  • Whipped cream

Instructions

For the Crust:

  • Mix graham cracker crumbs and sugar together in a 9 inch pie plate. Mix in the butter until everything is moist and then press into the bottom and up the sides of pan. Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.

For the Filling:

  • Meanwhile, beat the heavy whipping cream in a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment until stiff peaks. Remove whipped cream from the bowl into another bowl. 
  • In the stand mixer (no need to clean out), beat the cream cheese for 2 minutes until creamy. Stream in the sweetened condensed milk and mix until smooth. Add the juice and mix until combined. Scrape the bowl as needed.
  • Add the whipped cream back to the bowl and use a rubber scraper to fold it in. Pour the filling into the chilled crust and smooth out the top. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 4 hours or overnight.

For the Garnish:

  • When ready to serve, garnish with whipped cream, lime zest, and lime slices. Slice and serve.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: No Bake Key Lime Pie
Nutrition Facts
No Bake Key Lime Pie
Amount Per Serving
Calories 380 Calories from Fat 270
% Daily Value*
Fat 30g46%
Saturated Fat 17g106%
Cholesterol 94mg31%
Sodium 281mg12%
Potassium 115mg3%
Carbohydrates 24g8%
Sugar 13g14%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 1090IU22%
Vitamin C 7.2mg9%
Calcium 67mg7%
Iron 0.8mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Comments

  1. Cami says

    November 23, 2020 at 1:06 pm

    My mom asks for “anything key lime” for her birthday every year.

    I used your recipe this year, but substituted ginger snaps rather than graham crackers per mom’s request.

    She LOVED it and said this was the best one I’ve made so far. Even my dad really enjoyed himself, went back for seconds, and asked for leftovers to take home – and he says he “doesn’t like key lime”. HA!

    Reply
  2. Missy says

    August 24, 2020 at 9:06 pm

    I just made this and it was so easy. I put it in my freezer to chill it a little bit faster because I know I can’t wait 4 hours for it to chill!

    Reply
  3. Lisa says

    May 25, 2020 at 1:46 pm

    I have made this recipe several times since trying it out the first time and it is AMAZING every time!😁😊

    Reply
    • Melanie says

      May 28, 2020 at 6:35 am

      I’m so glad you’ve been making this pie Lisa! Thanks for coming back and leaving a review! 🙂

      Reply
      • Lana G says

        July 22, 2020 at 1:22 pm

        Great recipe!

        Reply
  4. Tiffany says

    December 15, 2019 at 1:22 am

    Looks simple enough to prepare this Christmas. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Melanie says

      December 17, 2019 at 2:52 pm

      Enjoy! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Anonymous says

    November 30, 2019 at 6:00 am

    Thank you for the great recipe. Made it so many times and still loving it. Reduced sugar half but still taste good!

    Reply
    • Melanie says

      December 17, 2019 at 2:57 pm

      I’m so happy to hear you’re enjoying it! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Cora McMichael says

    August 7, 2019 at 5:37 pm

    I LOVE this recipe!!! I crave it ALL THE TIME! I do add a pinch of salt to the crust. I have one in the fridge right now and I can barely wait for it to set.

    Reply
    • Melanie says

      August 23, 2019 at 10:28 pm

      Cora, I’m so happy you love it! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Vera Olson says

    April 22, 2019 at 9:14 am

    I made this for Easter dinner yesterday – totally awesome! Thanks for sharing! This is a keeper, for sure!

    Reply
    • Melanie says

      April 26, 2019 at 10:36 am

      Vera, I’m so happy to hear you love it! Thanks for leaving a review! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Stacey S says

    April 6, 2019 at 11:15 pm

    Great lime taste and love how light this is in texture. Will definitely be making this again

    Reply
  9. Regina says

    March 17, 2019 at 1:44 pm

    The taste of my pie was really good, but it did not set. More like a pudding! Wonder what I did wrong? I did chill over night.

    Reply
  10. Cathy Terry says

    December 5, 2018 at 10:41 pm

    This is amazing!!! Husband loved it!! Will make it again!!

    Reply
  11. Cathy Terry says

    December 5, 2018 at 10:40 pm

    This is amazing!!! Will make it again!!

    Reply
  12. Kathy T. says

    September 15, 2018 at 10:46 am

    I made it but would prefer more lime flavour or tartness so next time I will add more lime juice

    Reply
  13. Anonymous says

    September 3, 2018 at 3:09 pm

    “…or lime juice”??? If it isn’t made with real key limes, it is NOT a key lime pie!!! I hate these stupid counterfeit recipes.

    Reply
    • Lolita says

      May 15, 2019 at 1:26 pm

      You can buy key lime juice. It is next to the lime juice.

      Reply
  14. Mickey DiRocco says

    September 1, 2018 at 6:41 pm

    For the garnish is that canned whipped cream or make your own whipped cream?

    Reply
  15. Josh Armstrong says

    August 22, 2018 at 3:50 pm

    “1/2 cup key lime juice or lime juice”

    Reply
  16. Denise Hawkins says

    July 21, 2018 at 12:56 pm

    Just made this, substituted the crackers and sugar for digestive biscuits as we are in the UK. This will not make 4 hours chilling time. It’s delicious!

    Reply
  17. Ann Dempewolf says

    July 18, 2018 at 1:00 pm

    If you add 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract to the recipe, it will be even better!!!

    Reply
  18. Lana says

    July 18, 2018 at 12:44 pm

    I made this pie last week and loved it. I’m making it again this week for my knitting group who meets at my house tomorrow. The balance of sweet and tart is perfect.

    Reply
  19. Neil Chesterman says

    July 15, 2018 at 4:52 pm

    Our favorite restaurant in Nelson, NZ has this as a dessert. Amazing.
    May have to try and make it?

    Reply
  20. Shari says

    July 8, 2018 at 8:57 pm

    Can you make this and use mini dessert cups? I need a recipe that makes more than 6 mini desserts at a time. All the mini dessert recipes are for 6 or so at a time and I need 30. Since I am not a seasoned baker or dessert maker, I’m not sure if you can double and triple recipes?? But a pie should make more than 6 and could this recipe be doubled or tripled?

    Reply
    • Mona Burnett says

      April 8, 2019 at 10:09 am

      Don’t know if anyone has responded to you yet, but I’ve used recipes like this to make mini desserts. I line muffin tins with cupcake liners, add about 1 tablespoon of graham cracker crumbs (or vanilla wafer crumbs) and then about 1-1/2 to 2 tablespoons of the filling. Fill about 3/4 full so you’ll have room to add a small dollop of whipped crea right before serving. And you don’t have to add sugar or butter to the graham crackers crumbs. The filling and refrigerating of the desserts will soften them up. You should get 18-24 mini desserts from 1 recipe of filling. And it’s really best to make 1 recipe at a time. It will make for a smoother filling. To keep it even easier, you can just put one vanilla wafer (flat side down in the liner instead of using crumbs. I’ve done this with vanilla wafers and Oreos (I just take the Oreos apart and remove as much of the filling on them. A little left on the cookie won’t hurt.) Hope this helps!

      Reply
  21. Melva Reid says

    July 8, 2018 at 9:23 am

    When I attended Weight Watchers, a little trick was to just sprinkle crumbs…..no butter or sugar. The filling will adhere to the crumbs upon setting. Thanks!

    Reply
  22. Liz Teaches says

    June 29, 2018 at 8:13 am

    The lime pie is looking delicious. Another important part is serving. I like the way you have served it.

    Reply
  23. Kelly Mahan says

    June 25, 2018 at 2:56 pm

    Key lime pie is among my favorite things ever. Can’t wait to make this recipe!

    Reply

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