Description
Key lime pie delivers zesty tropical flavors in miniature form without baking. Creamy graham cracker crusts cradle tangy lime filling, offering quick dessert perfection you’ll savor with refreshing delight.
Ingredients
Scale
Crust Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups graham cracker crumbs (or 1 sleeve graham crackers)
- 4 ounces (113 grams) unsalted butter, melted
Filling Ingredients:
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 1 (14 ounce/397 grams) can sweetened condensed milk
- 0.75 cup (180 milliliters) key lime juice, freshly squeezed (about a pound of key limes or good bottled key lime juice)
Topping Ingredients:
- 8 ounces (226 grams) whipped topping, plus more for garnish
Instructions
- Pulverize graham crackers into fine crumbs, then thoroughly integrate with melted butter, creating a cohesive base mixture that will provide a crisp foundation for the mini pies.
- In a spacious mixing vessel, whip cream cheese using an electric mixer until achieving a velvety, lump-free consistency that forms a smooth canvas for the subsequent ingredients.
- Pour sweetened condensed milk into the cream cheese, blending meticulously until the mixture transforms into a uniform, silky texture with no visible separation.
- Introduce freshly squeezed key lime juice, mixing continuously to distribute the citrusy essence evenly throughout the creamy filling, ensuring a balanced tangy flavor profile.
- Gently incorporate whipped topping into the lime-infused mixture, using delicate folding motions to maintain the light, airy structure without deflating the cream.
- Select individual silicone cups or paper cupcake liners, carefully distributing the key lime filling to approximately three-quarters of each container’s depth, creating uniform miniature desserts.
- Sprinkle the prepared graham cracker crumb mixture atop each mini pie, providing a delightful textural contrast to the smooth filling.
- Transfer the assembled pies to a sheet tray, then place in the freezer for a minimum of four hours to allow complete solidification and optimal flavor melding.
- When ready to serve, carefully extract the pies from their molds by briefly submerging the bottom in warm water, which helps release the desserts without damaging their delicate structure.
- Present the mini pies with the graham cracker layer facing downward, optionally adorning with additional whipped cream and delicate key lime slice garnishes for an elegant finishing touch.
Notes
- Whip up this no-fuss dessert in minutes without turning on the oven.
- Silicone cups or paper liners make individual portions perfect for parties or quick treat cravings.
- Freezing transforms these mini pies into a cool, creamy delicacy that melts in your mouth with tangy key lime goodness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 348
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 38 mg