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Key lime pie
Florida custard pie of Key lime juice, sweetened condensed milk and egg yolks in a cinnamon graham crust.
About Key lime pie
Key Lime Pie is a Florida Keys dessert centred on Key lime juice, sweetened condensed milk and egg yolks. This profile follows a baked version in a buttered graham-cracker crust lightly seasoned with cinnamon.
Key lime juice gives the filling a sharp, floral citrus character that cuts through the caramel-like sweetness of condensed milk. Egg yolks make it rich and silky, while the cinnamon graham crust adds toastiness and gentle spice.
The pie has a pale yellow, smooth-set filling above a compact golden-brown crumb crust. Each chilled slice is creamy and clean-cut, with optional white whipped cream providing a soft contrast on top.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Milk, Egg.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Key lime pie
Florida Key Lime Pie with Graham-Cracker Crust.
- Graham-cracker crumbsCrumb-crust structure
- SugarCrust sweetness
- Ground cinnamonWarm crust seasoning
- ButterCrumb-crust binder
- Sweetened condensed milkSweet creamy filling base
- Egg yolksRich custard structure
- Fresh Key lime juiceDistinctive tart citrus flavour
- Whipped creamOptional cool serving accompaniment · Accompaniment · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Graham-cracker crumbs:
- Sugar:
- Ground cinnamon:
- Butter:
- Sweetened condensed milk:
- Egg yolks:
- Fresh Key lime juice: . The source specifically requires Key lime juice; it maps to the established fresh lime-juice route while retaining the Key lime identity in the profile
- Whipped cream (optional):
Origins & food traditions
West Palm Beach Food Tours supplies the complete Florida-style Key Lime Pie selected here, combining a cinnamon graham-cracker crust with a filling of sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks and Key lime juice. The official Florida Keys tourism guide independently identifies sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks and the juice of the small yellow Key lime as the pie's primary ingredients, corroborating the bounded filling without requiring one universal topping.
Countries
- United States
- United StatesCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- American Cuisine
- Floridian Cuisine
- American cuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.