Sandra's Key Lime Pie

First of all, I live in Florida and key lime pie is a staple on the dessert menu at many restaurants here...my experience with key lime pie is that I either love it or hate it depending on how its made but I had never made my own. Most of the key lime pie I have eaten here in FL is either way too tart for my taste or it has the texture of flan and I really hate flan! So in looking for a recipe that would have that certain creaminess with the right balance of tart and sweet, I decided to give this recipe a try. Let me say, I dont think I will have to look any further for my favorite key lime pie recipe! This recipe has it all...fast, easy, short ingredient list and DELICIOUS results. The only thing I did want to mention is that this recipe does not produce enough filling to fill a 9 inch pie crust. I had approximately 1 inch of bare crust around the pie. I proceeded to fill this 1 inch of bare space with whipped cream for serving, but in the future, I will use a smaller crust. I imagine this would be wonderful with the ginger snap crust someone mentioned or a crust made out of those Lorna Doone cookies! Thanks for a great recipe that was super easy to make!

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Excellent Pie! Wikipedia Information on Key Lime Pie.(10min. cooking time) During mixing, a reaction between the condensed milk and the acidic lime juice occurs which causes the filling to thicken on its own without requiring baking. Many early recipes for key lime pie did not instruct the cook to ever bake the pie, relying on this chemical reaction (called souring) to produce the proper consistency of the filling. Today, in the interest of safety due to consumption of raw eggs, pies of this nature are usually baked for a short time. The baking also thickens the texture more than the reaction alone.

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We LOVE this recipe! Definitely pick up the recommended brand of Key Lime juice -- makes all the difference.

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Yummy!!! Loved the texture of the pie. The only thing I would change is to add some lime zest to make the lime flavor stand out more.

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Great pie for the hot days of summer. Used Graham Cracker Crust and Copycat Borden's Sweetened Condensed Milk to make this delicious pie. I also used three regular limes for the juice.

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I took this to a meeting two weeks ago. Everyone who had it was still talking about it the next week. I had never made Key Lime Pie, but this was so simple and so good. I did not use the bottled Key Lime Juice, I used fresh squeezed lime juice, and grated a small amount of lime peel into the filling. Note: I did not use Key Limes, just the regular limes that you get at the grocery store. No one knew the difference.

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I love this pie and its uber easy to make. Its always a hit when I bring to potlucks. I like to add a drop of green food coloring just for a hint of color. And serving it on a plate with raspberry sauce drizzle with a dollop of whipped cream always makes for nice presentation.

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What a wonderful recipe! I followed the recipe as written the first time I made it and it was just fabulous. Then, because I can't leave well enough alone, and I love to play with recipes to see what I can do differently, I decided for fun, I would add a twist by sprinkling a teaspoon of ginger and adding a layer of dark chocolate baking chips over the bottom of the graham crust plus a 1/2 cup of coconut to the pie filling. I put chocolate chips in a pretty pattern on top of the pie and it was a raving success! It is now a friend and family favorite.

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Definitely the best key lime pie I have ever had and my whole family loved it! My 3 year old said, "Mom, this is so good! I have never had this before." I think we know what he will be asking me to make for his birthday :) Thanks for sharing!

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I made this pie with the directions to a T other than I used fresh squeezed regular limes rather than key lime juice... It was PERFECT! Very rich and creamy almost like a soft cheesecake texture and the perfect amount of tartness and it filled my 9 inch pie shell with the perfect amount of filling completely to the top. Will definitely make again!

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I am giving this recipe a 5 star and that is because my guests whom I made it for, including my other half absolutely LOVED it. I admit, I am not one for anything Lemon and especially Lime. I took one small bite and that was it, but that is only because I am overly sensative to real tart things. So please do not let that discourage anyone! my Key Lime loving guests went crazy for it! I used just regular Lime Juice because I couldn't find the specific Key Lime juice and added a very tiny drop of green food coloring. Thanks so much for sharing!

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This was the best pie, and so easy! I followed the directions, only I used regular lime juice because I couldn't find the kind requested or any "key lime" juice at all. Also instead of serving with cool whip, I used the egg whites that were discarded and whipped them up with some sugar for a meringue. I put the meringue on the pie before baking it so that it could brown. It was so wonderful! Thanks so much!

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Ive never made key lime pie before or any kind of pie for that matter. My hubby loves key lime pie so I thoughy I would surprise him. This recipe is soooo super easy and comes out perfect! I love the use of cream cheese, one of the reasons I chose this recipe. My only let down was that it was a bit too tart, so I will add less lime juice next time (and I did use the recommended lime juice). Covered the enitre pie in homemade whipped cream and sliced a few limes on top. Next time i want to candy the lime slices.

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So easy to make and not too tart!

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I made this for Thanksgiving because my dear old grandmother loves key lime pie. The only change I made was to use real key west limes instead of buying the juice. All of us very much enjoyed eating this pie after our Thanksgiving meal. Of course, my grandmother asked me for the recipe since it was so good. I also love that it is so easy to prepare. Thanks for sharing this!

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This is divine! I made this for my family the other day and they loved it. My girls like the tart from the limes and my son liked the crust (????), anyway we really enjoyed this pie, thank you for sharing this with us.

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I love this recipe and can't believe I haven't rated this yet! I could eat this for breakfast, lunch, and dinner...it is SOOO good!

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Delicious! Loved it! Thanks for posting!

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Amazing!! Made with Shortbread crust. Super easy to make too

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