Quick Key Lime Pie with Sweetened Condensed Milk

ByHeather Bilyeu
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This easy key lime pie is one of my personal top 5 favorite desserts! It starts with a classic graham cracker crust and a creamy 5-ingredient filling made right in the blender - so easy! Baked for just 15 minutes, this recipe makes it makes the perfect pie (and bonus, it freezes beautifully!) Enjoy chilled with a big dollop of homemade whipped cream! Serves 6-8.

A lemon pie with a crumb crust sits in a dark blue dish on a light green surface, topped with a ring of piped whipped cream around the edges.

I am more of a savory person over sweets (except when I am pregnant, then give me those sweets ;)) - but key lime pie is one of my most favorite desserts of all time. Something about that crunchy crust and tart, silky filling that just gets me!

We have a stacked lineup of homemade pie recipe collections at FSS, but this key lime pie with sweetened condensed milk is always a must-make for me - especially in the warmer months. It can be made from start to finish in under 30 minutes and is so easy anyone can do it - let me show you how!

⭐️PRO TIP⭐️ - have I spent WAY TOO MUCH TIME juicing tiny key limes? YES. Do I think it's worth it? NO. Skip that step and just use this bottled key lime juice and zest from a regular lime. It will save you so much time, and you literally won't be able to tell the difference.

A hand holding a yellow bottle of Nellie & Joe’s Famous Key West Lime Juice in a kitchen, with a white tile backsplash and a mixing bowl in the background.
A blue pie dish, a clear bowl of crushed graham crackers, a stick of butter, and a white sugar canister sit on a granite kitchen counter in front of a white tile backsplash.
Bring out all the crust ingredients.
A hand with red nail polish holds a fork, mixing or pressing graham cracker crumbs in a blue bowl on a speckled granite countertop.
Mix the crumbs with the sugar.
A blue bowl filled with a crumbly brown mixture sits on a speckled countertop. A blue spatula rests inside the bowl, partially mixing the contents.
Add in the butter and mix well.
A hand with red nail polish uses a spoon to press a crumbly, brown graham cracker crust mixture into a blue dish on a speckled countertop.
Evenly spread out the crumbs...
A hand holding a purple measuring cup smooths brown sugar evenly in a round blue dish on a granite countertop.
...the firmly press with the back of a measuring cup.
A blue pie dish filled with a pressed graham cracker crust sits on a speckled granite countertop.
Pop in the oven for 5 minutes.
A hand pours sweetened condensed milk from a can into a glass bowl on a granite countertop; a blue spoon rests in the bowl. White subway tile backsplash is visible in the background.
Add the sweetened condensed milk to a large bowl.
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Add in the egg yolks.
A hand grates lime zest into a glass bowl containing eggs and milk on a granite countertop, with three zested limes nearby. A blue spoon rests in the bowl. White subway tiles are in the background.
Then key lime/lime zest.
A hand pours liquid from a measuring cup into a glass bowl containing egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, and lime zest, with a blue spatula resting inside. The bowl sits on a granite countertop.
Then the juice.
A glass bowl filled with a creamy, pale yellow mixture sits on a granite countertop, with a blue-handled spoon resting inside the bowl.
Whisk well.
Three slices of pie with a creamy yellow filling and dollops of whipped cream on top, arranged in a row on a bright blue background.
Pour into the prebake pie crust and bake again for another 15 minutes. Remove and let cool, then chill in the fridge before serving!
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Quick Key Lime Pie with Sweetened Condensed Milk

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  • Author: Heather Bilyeu
  • Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Yield: 1 pie 1x
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This easy key lime pie is one of my personal top 5 favorite desserts! It starts with a classic graham cracker crust and a creamy 5-ingredient filling made right in the blender - so easy! Baked for just 15 minutes, this recipe makes it makes the perfect pie (and bonus, it freezes beautifully!) Enjoy chilled with a big dollop of homemade whipped cream! Serves 6-8.

Ingredients

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Crust

  • 1 Sleeve of Graham Crackers (about 1 ½ cups of crushed graham crackers)
  • ½ Stick of Melted Butter (salted)
  • ¼ Cup Sugar

Pie Filling

  • 2 Cans of Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 2 Eggs Yolks
  • ⅛ Teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Tablespoon Key Lime or Lime Zest (about 3 limes)
  • ¾ Cup Key Lime Juice*

Instructions

For the Crust

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a food processor or blender, add in graham crackers and pulse until broken up into crumbs.
  3. Add in melted butter and sugar. Pulse until the crumbs, butter, and sugar are evenly mixed. It should resemble wet sand.
  4. Pour into a pie plate. Using the back of a 1-cup measuring cup, press firmly down into the pie plate, making sure to get an even bottom and around the edges.
  5. Bake in the oven for 5 minutes, then remove once finished.

For the Filling

  1. In the same food processor or in a large bowl, add in the sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks, salt, lime zest, and lime juice.
  2. Blend or whisk until all is well combined.
  3. Pour into the pre-baked pie crust. Smooth over the top with a spatula, then place back into the oven to bake for 15 minutes, just until set
  4. Remove from oven and let cool completely (about an hour). Place in the refrigerator for a couple of hours to chill completely before serving. Serve alongside a big dollop of homemade whipped cream! Enjoy!

Notes

  • Lime juice can be used instead of key lime juice if needed. I always use zest from regular limes and the juice from them. Or you can use Nellie & Joe's Juice Key West Lime (found next to the lemon and lime juice at any grocery store) to make it easier as well. 
  • This can be enjoyed for up to 4-5 days. To freeze, bake completely, cool, and wrap tightly 3-4 times with plastic wrap. Store in the freezer for up to a month. It can be eaten straight from the freezer, it is delicious frozen and will soften as it sits out.
  • Prep Time: 10 Minutes
  • 1 hour:
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: Dessert - Pie
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 slice
  • Calories: 467
  • Sugar: 66.3 g
  • Sodium: 245.6 mg
  • Fat: 15.5 g
  • Carbohydrates: 74.5 g
  • Fiber: 0.8 g
  • Protein: 9.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 85.4 mg

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