Key Lime Pie

Name: Key Lime Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 300 g Digestive Biscuits; 150 g Butter; 400 g Condensed Milk; 3 Egg Yolks; 4 Lime; 300 ml Double Cream; 1 tbls Icing Sugar; to serve Lime

A classic American dessert from TheMealDB community kitchen — straightforward technique, real ingredients.

Updated April 25, 2026

min total

servings

324

cal / serving

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Origin

Categorized as American Dessert in TheMealDB. Original source: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2155644/key-lime-pie

Ingredients

300 gDigestive Biscuits
150 gButter
400 gCondensed Milk
3Egg Yolks
4Lime
300 mlDouble Cream
1 tblsIcing Sugar
to serveLime

Instructions

01
Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Whizz the biscuits to crumbs in a food processor (or put in a strong plastic bag and bash with a rolling pin). Mix with the melted butter and press into the base and up the sides of a 22cm loose-based tart tin. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove and cool.
02
Put the egg yolks in a large bowl and whisk for a minute with electric beaters. Add the condensed milk and whisk for 3 minutes then add the zest and juice and whisk again for 3 minutes. Pour the filling into the cooled base then put back in the oven for 15 minutes. Cool then chill for at least 3 hours or overnight if you like.
03
When you are ready to serve, carefully remove the pie from the tin and put on a serving plate. To decorate, softly whip together the cream and icing sugar. Dollop or pipe the cream onto the top of the pie and finish with extra lime zest.