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No Bake Key Lime Pie (gluten free option)

Rich and delish
No-bake key lime pie is a refreshing no-bake dessert that is perfect for summer and spring. Key lime pie is an easy recipe that comes together in under 20 minutes. It's refreshing, creamy, zesty, and delicious.
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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 561 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

Crust:

  • 250 g Graham crackers or tea biscuits
  • 100 g Butter
  • 2 tablespoon Granulated sugar

Make the filling:

  • 230 g Cream cheese
  • 1 cup Heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon Lime zest
  • ⅓ cup Lime juice
  • 1 cup Condensed milk
  • ¼ cup Powder sugar

Instructions
 

Make the crust:

  • In a medium mixing bowl, add the crushed graham crackers, granulated sugar, and the melted butter. Mix with a spoon until combined.
  • Transfer the crumbs into a prepared 9 inch pie pan, pressing evenly and firmly into the pan.
  • Place the pie pan in the fridge for at least 30 minutes until the crumbs are firmed up.

Make the filling:

  • In a big mixing bowl, add the room temperature cream cheese and mix with an electric hand mixer until the cream cheese is creamy.
  • Add the condensed milk, lime zest, and lime juice, and mix until well combined.
  • In a separate bowl, whip together the heavy whipping cream and the powder sugar until stiff peaks form.
  • Lightly fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until the mixture is well combined and creamy.
  • Pour the creamy mixture into the pie pan and smooth out the tops. Place the pan in the fridge to firm up for at least 5 hours.
  • Pipe dollops of whipped cream around the edges of the pie and place slices of key limes on each dollop of whipped cream.

Notes

  • Make sure that you are using room-temperature cream cheese in this recipe, this step makes it easier to mix the cream cheese with no unnecessary lumps, we don’t want that.
  • Use high-fat cream cheese or the well-known Philadelphia cream cheese. Using full-fat cream cheese ensures you that your cheesecake will be stable and will not crack.
  • Scrape down the sides of the bowl frequently to ensure that you have a homogeneous mixture that has no cream cheese lumps.
  • Before you start to make this recipe, measure and prepare your ingredients so the cooking process will go smoothly and easily.

Nutrition

Calories: 561kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 8gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 22gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 103mgSodium: 433mgPotassium: 279mgFiber: 1gSugar: 33gVitamin A: 1243IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 186mgIron: 1mg
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