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Easiest Key Lime Pie

ciao_bella — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 22:55:47 GMT

EASIEST KEY LIME PIE

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
1/2 cup Key lime juice or lime juice (preferably Key limes)
1 graham cracker crust (9 inches)
2 cups whipped topping
Lime slices, optional

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in milk and lime juice until blended. Transfer to crust. Refrigerate, covered, at least 4 hours. Just before serving, garnish with whipped topping and, if desired, lime slices.

Re: Easiest Key Lime Pie

Malcontent — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 23:01:14 GMT

@ciao_bella

Thank You for the recipe. I’ve never made or tried Key Lime Pie.

This will be something new for my husband and me.

I do have a question: would you happen to know how many fresh limes make this recipe?

Re: Easiest Key Lime Pie

Icegoddess — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 23:06:33 GMT

I will never juice Key Limes again, but I think any recipe that includes sweetened condensed milk is yummy.

Re: Easiest Key Lime Pie

ciao_bella — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 23:16:37 GMT

Key limes are juicy but small and don't yield much. You would need about 12-16 limes to get 1/2 cup of juice. If you can't find Key limes or regular limes, you can use lime juice (not the 'concentrated' kind) that's in the bottles. That's just plain awful. I sometimes buy the lime juice in one of those green lime shaped squeeze plastic containers, usually found in the fresh produce department of the grocery store. It's real lime juice in there not that crappy stuff that is concentrated in a bottle.

Re: Easiest Key Lime Pie

KathyM23 — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 23:21:22 GMT

My neighbor just brought us over a couple slices of key lime pie about an hour ago. I like key line yogurt but have never eaten key lime pie. What she brought over looks very good. We just ate a pizza so we will have to wait til later to try the pie.

Although looking @ciao_bella 's pie, my mouth is watering. Probably can't wait too long to eat the pie!

Re: Easiest Key Lime Pie

Iwantcoffee — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 23:48:08 GMT

This is what I use when I make key lime pie.

Re: Easiest Key Lime Pie

RedTop — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 23:56:08 GMT

The Weight Watcher recipe for key lime pie is made with a small sugar free lime jello dissolved in 1/4 cup boiling water, add 2 key lime pie yogurts, and 8 oz fat free cool whip. Pour into reduced fat graham cracker crust and chill several hours before serving.

Re: Easiest Key Lime Pie

SloopJohnB — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 00:27:22 GMT

@ciao_bella Yum. Grazie. Looks and sounds good!

Re: Easiest Key Lime Pie

Kachina624 — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 00:51:22 GMT

@Iwantcoffee wrote:
This is what I use when I make key lime pie.

@ciao_bella You're right, this makes the best, easiest key lime pie. Zip, zip and you're done.

Re: Easiest Key Lime Pie

ECBG — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 01:10:23 GMT

@ciao_bella

This recipe looks good.

So many "easy" recipes lose the flavor.

I am not willing to give up a few minutes prep for flavor!

Re: Easiest Key Lime Pie

ECBG — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 01:15:07 GMT

@ciao_bella wrote:
Key limes are juicy but small and don't yield much. You would need about 12-16 limes to get 1/2 cup of juice. If you can't find Key limes or regular limes, you can use lime juice (not the 'concentrated' kind) that's in the bottles. That's just plain awful. I sometimes buy the lime juice in one of those green lime shaped squeeze plastic containers, usually found in the fresh produce department of the grocery store. It's real lime juice in there not that crappy stuff that is concentrated in a bottle.

@ciao_bella

Many thanks! Someone who has gone before us has invaluable advice!!!

Re: Easiest Key Lime Pie

Sooner — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 01:35:53 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:

@Iwantcoffee wrote:
This is what I use when I make key lime pie.

@ciao_bella You're right, this makes the best, easiest key lime pie. Zip, zip and you're done.

@Kachina624 Yes! Always have a bottle on hand! For those emergencies! LOL!!!!!

Re: Easiest Key Lime Pie

Kachina624 — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 01:39:29 GMT

@Sooner We should mention, recipe is on the label.

Re: Easiest Key Lime Pie

Malcontent — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 02:40:02 GMT

@Iwantcoffee

Thank You!

I looked it up and my grocery store actually has it.

Re: Easiest Key Lime Pie

rms1954 — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 02:46:03 GMT

My mom always made this only she used lemon juice and vanilla flavoring with dark red cherry topping. My fave. I've often made it with almond flavoring or orange. Many ways to make it. I even used chocolate crust.

Re: Easiest Key Lime Pie

River Song — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 02:49:35 GMT

I've been making this key lime pie for at least 35 years but I use 3/4 cup of lime juice and add 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla. It's easiest to use a blender to mix, add juice, then milk, then cream cheese, process on low, pour in pie crust, chill in refrigerator 3-4 hours.

This recipe is published in The Key Lime Cookbook by Joyce LaFray Young, 1986, as Bimini Key Lime Pie.

My niece makes variations using lemon juice or regular lime juice. I bet you could substitute fruit purée for the juice, too.

Re: Easiest Key Lime Pie

sarahpanda — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 09:02:38 GMT

A recipe that I tried recently was called ''(NoBake) Key Lime Cheesecake Parfaits...omg..soooo good ! The graham cracker crumbs with the butter mixed in kicked it over the edge ! I found it at a site called Bellyfull.

Re: Easiest Key Lime Pie

ninjawife — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 11:53:42 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:

@Iwantcoffee wrote:
This is what I use when I make key lime pie.

@ciao_bella You're right, this makes the best, easiest key lime pie. Zip, zip and you're done.

There is a recipe on the bottle as well. It is very good. I believe it uses sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks and the juice mixed together and poured into a graham cracker crust.

Re: Easiest Key Lime Pie

Zaimee — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 15:14:24 GMT

@ninjawife

In the mid 1970's, I taught kindergarten at Coconut Grove Elementary in Miami, Fl. A parent made key limes pies for a very popular Coconut Grove restaurant. This is her recipe. Easy and authentic.

1 can sweetened condensed milk (Eagle brand)

1/2 cup key lime juice

graham cracker crust

Put milk into bowl and SLOWLY beat the lime juice on low speed of mixer. The lime juice will"cook" the milk because of its acidity. If you go too fast, it curdles. It will thicken as you beat it. Pour into crust, chill about 4 hours. Serve with dollop of whip cream.

Enjoy.