Recipes and Cooking Traditional Key Lime Pie Recipe 3.0 (1) 1 Review When you're craving a classic key lime pie recipe (and when aren't you?!), make this your go-to recipe. The slightly sweet graham cracker crust, tangy key-lime filling, and silky whipped cream topping deliver on all the flavors you're looking for. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on April 21, 2022 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Jason Donnelly Prep Time: 30 mins Bake Time: 35 mins Cool Time: 1 hrs Chill Time: 2 hrs Total Time: 4 hrs 5 mins Servings: 8 Yield: 8 slices Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 1 recipe Graham Cracker Crust 36 Key limes or 4 medium Persian limes 3 egg yolks. lightly beaten 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk 1 ½ cup heavy cream 2 drops green food coloring (optional) 2 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Directions Prepare Graham Cracker Crust. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Remove 1/2 tsp. zest and squeeze 1/2 cup juice from limes. For filling, in a medium bowl combine egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, and lime zest. Whisk in lime juice until combined (mixture will thicken). Whisk in 1/2 cup of the cream and, if desired, the food coloring. Transfer filling to crust. Bake 35 minutes or until filling reaches 160°F. Cool on a wire rack 1 hour. Cover and chill 2 to 24 hours. Before serving, in a chilled bowl beat remaining 1 cup cream, the sugar, and vanilla with a mixer on medium to high until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight). Spoon or pipe onto pie. If desired, top with additional lime. Graham Cracker Crust Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly coat a 9-inch pie plate with nonstick spray. In a medium bowl combine 1/3 cup melted butter and 1/4 cup sugar. Add 1 1/4 cups crushed graham crackers (about 10 full sheets); toss to mix well. Spread in prepared pie plate; pres onto bottom and sides.Bake 5 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool on a wire rack. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 505 Calories 32g Fat 50g Carbs 7g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 8 Calories 505 % Daily Value * Total Fat 32g 41% Saturated Fat 19g 95% Cholesterol 157mg 52% Sodium 205mg 9% Total Carbohydrate 50g 18% Total Sugars 42g Protein 7g Vitamin C 6.3mg 32% Calcium 194mg 15% Iron 0.9mg 5% Potassium 279mg 6% Fatty acids, total trans 1g Folate, total 31.3mcg Vitamin B-12 0.4mcg Vitamin B-6 0.1mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.