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Easy No Bake Key Lime Pie

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Perfect for those hot summer days when you don't want to turn on the oven, in this post, I will share my No Bake Key Lime Pie recipe entirely from scratch!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Chill Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 Slices
Calories 359 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 9" Pie Plate
  • 1 Citrus Press (optional)
  • 1 Microplane (or Citrus Zester)
  • 1 Plastic Spatula
  • 1 5qt Mixing Bowl
  • 1 Small Bowl
  • 1 Knife
  • 1 Spoon
  • Measuring Cups/Spoons
  • Parchment Paper *OR* Grease (to grease pan)
  • Food Processor *OR* Rolling Pin *OR* Mallet (to crush graham crackers)

Ingredients
  

Graham Cracker Crust

  • 12 Whole Graham Crackers (equivalent to 1.5 cups graham cracker crumbs)
  • 1/4 Cup White Granulated Sugar
  • 6 TBSP Melted Unsalted Butter
  • 1/4 TSP Ground Cinnamon

Cleaning of Key Limes

  • 4 Cups Cold Water
  • 2 TBSP Baking Soda

Cheesecake Filling

  • 1/2 Cup Fresh-Squeeze Key Lime Juice (equivalent to 1 LB of key limes)
  • 1 Can Sweetened Condensed Milk (14 oz)
  • 1/2 Cup Plain Nonfat Greek Yogurt
  • 1 TBSP Lime Zest (Key Lime Zest is recommended; not required)
  • 1/8 TSP Iodized Salt

Instructions
 

Graham Cracker Crust

  • Crush graham crackers into granulated crumbs (skip step if using store-bought graham cracker crumbs).
  • Place graham crackers into mixing bowl and mix together with melted butter, sugar and cinnamon until graham cracker crumbs have a sandy texture.
  • Grease bottom of pie plate or line it with a sheet of parchment paper, then Add graham cracker crumbs to pie plate
  • Spread crumbs around to form edges against sides of pie plate then press down remaining crumbs to form bottom of curst.
  • Chill pie plate with crust in refrigerator for 1-2 hours.

Pie Filling

  • Soak Key Limes in a bowl with cold water and baking soda for 12-15 minutes, then thoroughly drain & rinse.
  • Set aside 6 or 7 Key Limes and using a Microplane, zest the outer green skin of the Key Limes (avoid zesting the bitter white pith), making for approx. 1 TBSP of Zest.
  • Using knife, slice zested key limes along with remaining 1 LB of unzested key limes in half and use manual citrus press to completely squeeze them all lime halves of their juice.
  • To 5qt mixing bowl, add key lime juice, lime zest, greek yogurt, sweetened condensed milk as well as salt then whisk until well combined.
  • Pour key lime filling into pie plate with chilled crust then spread around filling until top is leveled and entire pan is filled
  • Place pie plate with pie filling back in refrigerator and chill for at least an additional 3-6 hours (or until firm) before serving.

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