When I need a delicious, refreshing summer dessert, this key lime pie has become my go-to recipe since my mom shared it with me. I usually make a 9-inch pie with it, but recently I needed something easier to serve for a dessert buffet, so I changed it up and made mini key lime pies, or "pielets." {Cutest name ever, by the way.}
No one would believe me when I told them how easy this recipe is. It's a little scary how easy it is, actually. I can make it anytime I want. .
Key Lime Pie Recipe
(Makes 1 - 9 inch pie or about 10 mini pies)
1 - 9 inch pre-made graham cracker pie crust OR about 10 Keebler Ready Crust mini graham pie crusts
3 cups sweetened condensed milk (I used just under 3 - 14 oz. cans)
1/2 cup sour cream (I used fat-free and it tasted just as good as the full fat sour cream! I cannot recommend reduced-fat sour cream--I haven't tried it but the consistency is usually different from full fat or fat-free)
1 Tbsp. grated lime zest
3/4 cup key lime juice
Preheat over to 350 degrees.
Combine all ingredients and blend well. Spoon filling into pie crust(s). Place pies on baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes or until filling is set. Do not brown. Chill completely in refrigerator. Garnish with whipped cream and a lime slice before serving.
Hints & Tips
When it comes to the key lime juice (don't try using regular lime juice--it won't be tart enough), I prefer to use a bottled juice rather than squeeze a million of those tiny key limes. This Nellie & Joe's brand key lime juice is my fave.
I found these mini graham cracker pie crusts in the baking aisle at Walmart. Adorable.
I used about 1/4 cup pie filling for each mini pie crust.
Place your pies on a baking sheet before putting them in the oven.
I sliced a lime and made a small cut halfway into the slice so I could twist them and set them on top of the whipped topping.
So regular whipped cream is absolutely dreamy on these, but I tried a coconut-flavored whipped cream with these and it was pretty amazing, too!
Coconut Whipped Cream Recipe
1 cup heavy whipping cream
3 Tbsp. powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. imitation coconut flavoring
Whip all ingredients in mixer until stiff peaks form. If you don't want to use coconut flavoring, increase vanilla to 1 full teaspoon.
To dress up your pielets, try slipping them into a cupcake wrapper, like these cute ones I found at
Pick Your Plum.
If you love lime and coconut like me, don't miss this recipe for
Coconut Lime Cupcakes that I served at a Cinco de Mayo party!
