*Taps mic* Is anyone here? Are you still reading? It’s been a while since we’ve spoken here, but I’ve been travelling and I’m too disorganized to plan my posts in advance when I know I’ll be away. I really need to get better with that!
Dessert Tasting:
Petite Creme Brulee | Chocolate Mousse | Key Lime Tart
With that said, I must fill you in! I’ve shared a lot lately on Instagram and Twitter, so be sure to follow me there to keep up. If you didn’t know, I was in Arkansas the week after my birthday, I returned home on Mother’s Day and two days later I was travelling to Miami. What an adventure it’s been! Since I was travelling without my family I’ve taken the last week to settle back into our routines and prepare for RiRi’s 8th grade graduation and D-Man’s preschool graduation. Then it’s summertime in the Harris household!
When I was in Miami good food was all around. The food culture is strong there, and there’s seriously so many delicious varieties of cuisine I never knew what to choose. I’ll be sharing some more in the coming weeks about my trips (including an amazing culinary tour we took in South Beach, Florida) but today I bring you this delicious Key Lime Pie that was inspired by a sample sized one that I tried our first night in Miami.
Before I left for my trips, I had received a fun 6-Speed Stand Mixer from Hamilton Beach. After weeks of travelling and not cooking, I was so inspired to get back into the kitchen and make some new creations. In Miami I had attended a food bloggers conference, so as you can imagine the food was delicious everywhere we ate. Key Lime Pie is a staple in Florida, mainly due to the abundance of key limes that come out of the Florida Keys. I decided to whip up some pie to share with my family as I shared my experiences with them.
This dessert is a great treat to enjoy in the Spring and Summer months because of the light citrus flavor and the minimal effort. The most strenuous part about this pie is probably the zesting or juicing of limes. My kids enjoyed it with a bit of extra whipped cream, and they enjoyed their bites while looking through my zillions of travel photos.
As a “welcome back” gift, I’ll also have a giveaway for the Hamilton Beach Stand Mixer for one of my lucky readers. Be sure to read through to the end of this post for entry details.
Key Lime Pie Ingredients:
For the Crust:
- 1-1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/3 cup white granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons melted butter
For the Filling
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 (14 ounce) can of sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup key lime juice (juiced from about 12 key limes)
- 1 tablespoon key lime zest (from about 4 key limes)
For the Whipped Cream
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1-1/2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Begin by adding the graham cracker crumbs and sugar to a medium sized mixing bowl, then pour melted butter in. Stir to combine well until all ingredients are saturated.
Press ingredients into a pie plate, spreading evenly and up the sides. You can use the back of a spoon to smooth it out.
Once evenly spread, place in preheated oven and bake for 5-8 minutes until crust is just baked through.
Once baked, set crust aside and leave oven at same temperature while you whip up the filling.
Now add the 4 egg yolks to the bowl of your stand mixer and using the whip attachment on medium, mix until yolks are thick and very yellow.
Turn mixer off and add the condensed milk. Then add about half of the lime juice while the mixer is on at a low/medium speed.
Add the zest while it’s mixing, then add the remaining lime juice. Mix until it’s all well dissolved.
Pour the filling into the baked crust, being sure that the filling is spread evenly.
Bake in preheated oven for about 12 minutes. Once you remove it from the oven, let it cool down, then chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or more.
Just before you’re ready to serve your pie, begin making your whipped cream for the pie.
Add all the ingredients to the mixing bowl for your stand mixer, then whip on high until stiff peaks form.
Add a bit of whipped cream and a slice of key lime for garnish and serve.
Enjoy!
This guy sure did, although I’m not sure if he preferred the pie or the whipped cream!
Creamy Key Lime Pie with a hint of citrus zest, inspired by a Springtime trip to Florida.
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/3 cup white granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons melted butter
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 (14 ounce) can of sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup key lime juice (juiced from about 12 key limes)
- 1 tablespoon key lime zest (from about 4 key limes)
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1-1/2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Begin by adding the graham cracker crumbs and sugar to a medium sized mixing bowl, then pour melted butter in.
- Stir to combine well until all ingredients are saturated.
- Press ingredients into a pie plate, spreading evenly and up the sides. You can use the back of a spoon to smooth it out.
- Once evenly spread, place in preheated oven and bake for 5-8 minutes until crust is just baked through.
- Once baked, set crust aside and leave oven at same temperature while you whip up the filling.
- Now add the 4 egg yolks to the bowl of your stand mixer and using the whip attachment on medium, mix until yolks are thick and very yellow.
- Turn mixer off and add the condensed milk. Then add about half of the lime juice while the mixer is on at a low/medium speed.
- Add the zest while it's mixing, then add the remaining lime juice. Mix until it's all well dissolved.
- Pour the filling into the baked crust, being sure that the filling is spread evenly.
- Bake in preheated oven for about 12 minutes.
- Once you remove it from the oven, let it cool down, then chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or more.
- Just before you're ready to serve your pie, begin making your whipped cream for the pie.
- Add all the ingredients to the mixing bowl for your stand mixer, then whip on high until stiff peaks form.
- Add a bit of whipped cream and a slice of key lime for garnish and serve.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Prep time includes 2 hours of "chill" time.
You can enter to win this Hamilton Beach Stand Mixer. I love it because you can turn the mixer on and grab whatever you need while it’s mixing. You can have your hands free to add additional ingredients (or take photos) while the mixer is already running. Talk about convenience! And it comes with three attachments and 6 speeds to make it one of the most helpful assistants for your kitchen (and baking!) needs. I’ve already made this pie, cookies, and even bread using these attachments and it’s such a convenience. The kids love watching it do it’s work while my hands are free.
I would love this mixer!! Banana pudding, cheesecakes, pound cakes, yes!!
Yes, yes, yes! You are speaking my language. 😀
If I knew how easy key lime pie was to make, I would have made it a long time ago! I’d definitely whip this up if I had that mixer. Yummmm. This looks absolutely delicious! Great job, Dawn! Can’t wait to see more photos and inspirational dishes from your adventures. 🙂
Yes, it’s so easy Katie! I’d love to see you adapt it into some cupcakes too! Thanks!!
This is awesome! I love baking (pies, cookies, cake, etc) and this will be perfect for all of it! 🙂
Thank you for the great giveaway!
Baking is my favorite too, Donna. Good luck!
If I won this awesome blender, I would try this key lime pie. I like them so very much and this recipe seems like one almost anybody could make with good results.
Why, thank you Janeane! It is very easy, the kids and hubby had fun helping. 🙂 Good Luck!
You read my mind, Dawn! I make a coconut key lime cupcake that’s pretty fantastic. I’m thinking now….the crust would be awesome on the bottom of the cupcake, then I can fill them with the pie filling and top them with whipped cream frosting and a lil toasted coconut. Yum!
That sounds amazing! Do it, do it!
I will make raspberry cheese cake.
That sounds delicious!
I’d make lemon meringue cuz it’s my favorite pie but your key like looks delicious.
Ohhh yummy, sounds delicious! Good Luck, Linda!
i would make a chocolate cream pie
Yummy! Good luck to you, Lisa.
I would whip up banana cream pie!
That is one of my favorites Amanda! Good luck.
I love your key lime pie, thanks for the step by step instructions. 🙂
Thanks Amallia!
I would make a cheesecake.
Cheesecakes are always great!
I would make a sunshine cake.
Steven, I’ve never heard of a sunshine cake. I’m intrigued!
You always have the best recipes! I am a BIG Key Lime pie lover, now this is one that I can trust!
Aww, thank you Sharelle!! <3
I would whip us some Lemon Meringue Pie. This is one of my hubby’s favorites! I like berry pie bars!
Both sound delicious!
I’d make some cheesecake.
Yum. Good luck!
I’d make some sugar cookies for decorating.
Those are so fun, my kids love to decorate them!
I would make a fancy chocolate cake!
Ooh, yummy. With chocolate shavings and all?
I’d make some sort of lemon dessert – maybe someting with a lemon pudding
I have a lemon tree out back, so I’m always trying to create some new lemon recipes.
I would make a lemon cheesecake mousse.
That sounds delicious!
I would make a chocolate cream pie
Yes!
I would make some sugar cookies and make a frosting center so that it’s a sugar cookie sandwich!
Oh, that’s fun!
Child I want that stand mixer, but I’d take that key lime pie though. 🙂
Good Luck, you just might get one so you can make the other! 🙂
I would make a delicious Key Lime pie
Great choice!
For my 21st birthday, my friend and her cousins went down to florida on vacation. We spent most of the week in Key West before driving back up to Miami to catch our flight back home. I tried Key Lime Pie for the first time, reluctantly. I love cheesecake and the Key Lime didn’t look like cheesecake. But I tried it that day and I was so sad that i hand’t tried it earlier. It was delicious. This recipe sounds simple enough that I can’t mess it up so I’d try to make this first if I won the mixer 🙂
Can’t wait to read what else you ate in Miami 🙂
Love that story, I wish we’d had more time to see the sights. We went on a culinary tour that I’ll be sharing about next week. It was wonderful and I highly recommend it!
I’d try a berry trifle and use the mixer to make the whipped and custard portions.
That sounds so delicious!
I would make a golden rum cake.
That sounds very good.
That Key Lime Pie looks amazing! I’m always nervous about egg yolks (I’m not a pro like you!), but I might have to give it a try!
I would make Strawberry Cupcakes!
Yumm! I made some once with a cream cheese frosting, and added strawberry gelatin and real strawberries to the cupcakes.
I would make a Rhubarb Custard Dessert.
That sounds amazing!
I have never made a key lime pie….love them, but have never attempted one. I believe I would make your recipe as the first creation if I win! Looks delicious!!
Thanks Kelley! Good luck!
There are so many things I can think of to make with this mixer, yet I can’t think of a single thing to pick right now.. cakes, crepes, pie filling…
oh now a key lime tart with fresh fruit slices sounds awfully good to me right now!
mmmm crepes..
I would make cheesecakes 🙂
I would make tirramissu cake,my moms favorite.
I would start off with a strawberry cheesecake.
My favorite <3
i want this! rootbeer float cookes are sooo good! that’s what i would make!
I’ve never heard of that, but it sounds interesting!
i would whip up fourth of july cupcake cones.
Those sound FUN!
Strawberry Shortcake! I love fresh summer strawberries. 🙂
Sounds delicious and there’s nothing better than fresh fruit!
This pie looks delicious and surprisingly simple! A perfect summer treat! It is defiantly the first recipe I would make in the Hamilton Beach mixer (fingers crossed)!
Thank you so much, about the most effort you have to give this pie is zesting limes! Good luck to you!
I would make some sweet bread and double chocolate fudge cookies!
Yum!