Key lime juice, sweetened cream cheese, and whipped cream come together in a pecan shortbread crust to create this cool, refreshing summer dessert.
If you’re looking for the perfect dessert to impress friends and family this summer, look no further than this glorious Mile High Key Lime Cream Pie!
It’s a little bit tangy, a little bit sweet, and bursting with key lime flavor. Not to mention, this pie is so cool, creamy and refreshing. It’s definitely a summer time favorite at my house!
And the best part is, you never have to turn on your oven to make this easy but impressive dessert.
This pie definitely doesn’t skip on the filling, and rightly earns the title of “mile high” with it’s bountiful layer of key lime filling and mounds of homemade whipped cream.
I like to top this pie off with a handful of toasted coconut for color and texture, but this is, of course, totally optional.
A drop or two of green food coloring is also optional. Without it, the pie is more white than green, and that’s definitely okay. So do whatever makes you happy.
This pie is always one of the first things to disappear at potlucks and backyard barbecues. And you’ll definitely get some requests for the recipe.
You can substitute regular lime juice for the key lime juice, but the pie won’t be quite as tart. You can always add a bit of grated lime zest to add more tartness though.
A regular graham cracker crust–or Nilla Wafer crust–also works well in place of the shortbread cookie crust. Even a traditional pastry crust is delicious!
Nothing says summer quite like this Mile High Key Lime Cream Pie. It’s definitely a must make when the weather starts getting warm!
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Here’s what you’ll need to make Mile High Key Lime Cream Pie
- Pecan shortbread cookies
- Butter
- Salt
- Heavy cream
- Sugar
- Vanilla
- Cream cheese
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Key lime juice
- Coconut
Mile High Key Lime Cream Pie
Ingredients
For the crust
- 1 package pecan shortbread cookies crushed (about 2 cups)
- 1/3 cup butter melted
- Pinch of salt
For the filling and topping
- 4 cups heavy cream divided
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
- 1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup Key lime juice
- 1-2 drops green food coloring optional
- 1/4 cup toasted coconut optional
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix together the ingredients for the crust. Press into the bottom and up the sides of a deep dish, 9-inch pie pan. Refrigerate while you prepare the filling.
- With an electric mixer, beat the heavy cream, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl until stiff peaks form.
- In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk and lime juice until smooth. Add 1-2 drops of green food coloring, if desired. Fold 2 cups of the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture.
- Spoon the filling into the prepared crust and top with the remaining whipped cream. Sprinkle with toasted coconut, if desired. Refrigerate at least 4 hours, or until firm.
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2 comments
Jackie
Help please. Heavy cream divided. So I have two cups mixed with the sugar and vanilla to get in one bowl. Where’s the other two cups of cream going and is it mixed with anything? I’m literally in the middle of making this and I’m stuck.
Marie
This isn’t my site, but you should whip all the heavy cream, vanilla and sugar until stiff peaks form and then measure out 2 cups to fold in with the key lime filling ingredients. Hope this helps though way too late.