This is where softened cream cheese is key! No worries, though! A few minutes with the mixer will make it creamy like this. Once you have everything in there, you are going to beat it with a mixer. I added about 2/3 of that zest to the mixing bowl (eye-balling it), and I reserved a little to sprinkle on top later. Plus, you will want the zest of one of them. (👈🏻A citrus juicer is very helpful for this.) This was the juice of two large-ish limes for me. You want to use about 1/3 cup of lime juice. I just add the softened cream cheese to a mixing bowl and pour everything over top. The filling is super simple to make, and it only has three ingredients: cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk and lime juice + zest. It’ll still taste good, though, speaking from experience. If it is still chilled, your filling will be a little lumpy. Mine sat out for about 2 hours in a 75 degree house, and it was perfect. You will want to let your cream cheese come to room temperature. You’ll need to zest 3 or 4 of them, instead of just 1. 💁🏼‍♀️ Tip 2Īlso, I do not use true key limes, but just regular limes.🤷🏼‍♀️ To me, the difference in taste is minimal and doesn’t justify all the extra work of juicing all those key limes.īut feel free to use actual key limes if you prefer. You can make a homemade crust if you insist, but in the spirit of chill and easy I used a store-bough graham cracker crust. 😆👌🏻This recipe is perfect to make on vacation at the lake or the beach.Īnd if you prefer lemons, you make want to make my no bake lemon cheesecake instead. Mom has made this for us for many years prior to that too, and it is so easy and delicious!Īnd I love that it is sticking to me no-cook theme that I have been running with lately. Side note: This particular recipe reminds me of the days after I first gave birth to Canon almost 6 years ago! My mom came and stayed with us, and she made this a bunch of times. Minimal effort, maximum deliciousness and all the refreshing vibes make this one a hit, y’all.😎 My easy key lime pie recipe is a summer treasure, internet friends. Easy key lime pie is a refreshing, no-bake summer dessert that is perfect for summer cookouts and pot lucks.

No bake key lime pie recipe