World's Best Key Lime Pie

Sorry, this is NOT how you make this recipe. It takes only one 8 oz. container of whipped topping i.e Cool Whip to make this recipe correctly. 16 ozs. of filling makes enough for two pies, and is too fluffy and not near tart enough to be considered for "world's best." 1/2 cup lime juice 1 can sweetened condensed milk 8 oz. Cool Whip Thats it.

I make this dish a bit differently. I pour the key lime juice and condensed milk mixture into the pie crust first (rather than mixing it with the topping). Then I mix a small container of heavy whipping cream with half a tub of whip cream and add 4 oz of cream cheese for a yummy topping. Then I add a lime twist on top for garnish. This is best if you prepare it the day before and let it set in the fridge over night. Super quick. Super easy. Always a crowd pleaser.

Variations to recipe: Use a hand mixer to blend lime juice and milk. Use the juice of 3 fresh limes for 1/2 cup of lime juice and use a few teaspoons of the zest in sweet. milk and lime juice blend. It’s a very good and light pie. For better taste, let sit a day or two. It blends the flavors well and balances the sweet/tart flavor. Juicing and zesting the limes takes a few extra minutes but well worth the reward. A MUST TRY!

This is the absolutely best key lime pie and it is so easy to make it's unbelievable. I took this pie and another key lime pie that I baked (much more complicated recipe) and all of the people that sampled the two pies picked this one hands down. Try it...you'll love it!

I use this recipe all the time and I love it. I use key lime juice for it, about 2 x the amount that it calls for b/c I love the tart taste. I've also decreased the whipped topping in half and added lime zest before. Instead of putting it into a full sized graham crust, I use mini phyllo pastries to make individual portions (usually makes 3-4 boxes worth!) Occasionally with the left overs I add crushed strawberies or raspberries to make fruit dip. Its always the first to go in any buffet!

Great, fast, easy recipe and my family LOVES it! I have also used 8oz in place of the 16 oz whipped topping and it's still great!

I agree with others that this pie is better with a little less whipped topping and a little more lime juice. My husband had mistakenly opened a can of Cream of Coconut which is like coconut flavored sweetened condensed milk. I made 4 pies and used it instead of one of the sweetened condensed milks. It was super. Thanks for this recipe and the other reviews which helped me to come up with my own version of this delicious pie.

Wow, I can't believe how good this was! My husband loves key lime pie and he thought this one was great! It was a little too tart for us, but we after we topped it with more cool whip, it was perfect! I will definitely make again!!!

This pie is great! Very simple to make, I added a whole cup of lime juice to make it tart. I really don't like whipped topping, but in this pie it was great, very light. Warning, do not let pie sit out at a pot luck, even if the room is cool and the pie is well chilled, it tends to melt!

This recipe is great and fast to make I have been making this recipe for years. The only thing different I do is use an Oreo cookie crust. Yummmm

This is an excellent GF-friendly recipe! Use 8oz pkg. of GF graham crackers and follow the instructions in one of the reviews for making a crust. I doubled the recipe, lined the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan with the crust, used 4 limes & 3 lemons for 1 cup of juice, and used a can of sweetened condensed milk and a can of cream of coconut milk, just as one of the reviewers suggested. Used this for a 4th of July dessert. This turned out so good, I repeated the recipe for a party shortly afterwards, but used 2 @ Keebler Graham Cracker crusts instead. Rave Reviews from guests and there were no leftovers. Try this recipe and do read all of the excellent reviews. The recipe's good bones support a lot of creative modifications. Fast, Easy , Delicious. My husband has been making the classic Key Lime Pie (with eggs, etc.) for over 30 years, and he has decided that this is the family recipe going forward. My thanks to June and all of the great reviewers!! I have one in the freezer right now for dinner tonight.

I've never had key lime pie before, so I was easy to please. It tasted really nice, but it was quite fluffy. I juiced 10 key limes (and added the zest from two of them). I used the 16 ounces (roughly 500 mls, or half a large tub) of Cool Whip and it fit in my one pie shell perfectly. This recipe turned out as expected, but it wasn't very glamourous. I'd never serve it to company, but it was a nice quick dessert. Thanks!

This is just O.K., but not fabulous. I like that it is easy and nothing to sweat over. The variation that I prefer is this: one can of limeade concentrate, 1 can sweetened condensed milk (mix together). Whip 2 cups of heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form. Gently fold in the cream with the lime/milk mixture - do not over mix. Pour into 2 graham cracker pie shells. Let sit for three hours or overnight. This is a fluffy, creamy mousse-type of a pie. Very good!

I had this recipe years ago when I found it on a key lime juice bottle and then I lost it! I feel like I have found an old friend! Awesome is all I have to say about this pie.

I used this recipe with juice from my lime-kwat tree instead of key-limes. The fruits tastes like a cross between an orange and a lime. This recipe is amazing! And soooo easy! I do agree with some other reviews, that if you refrigerate overnight, the flavors really blend better. Thanks for the great recipe!

Great recipe,though I like my version a little better, I used a half cup of a mix of lemon and lime juice, 10 oz of whipped topping, and14 oz of the condensed milk, I also used my own pie crust, using 10 and a half honey-maid graham crackers, 1/3 cup of melted butter, and 1/4 cup of brown sugar, mix all of it in a food processer, then cook at 375 for 6 min, hope this helps

This is one great pie! I used fat free condensed milk and light cool whip to lighten the calories/fat up. IT IS AMAZING! My teenage son about ate the entire dessert in 2 days, I did manage to get a couple slices.

SO easy. Took the advice of other reviewers and used 8 oz. whipped topping. Loved the pie. Thanks!

I prefer my key lime pie more firm and less fluffy. However, it is very tastey and easy to make. I added a little more lime juice as we prefer a less sweet and more sour taste.

it is the best ive ever had

I did not like thise recipe because there was no substance to it. It was like eating lemon flavored cream, it would be great as a topping for the actual keylime pie but not as anactual pie in and of itself.

Easy and delicious. Thank you.

Even though I only used an 8 oz container of whipped topping, the pie needed more than 1/2 C key lime juice for our taste, so I just kept adding juice until it was tart enough. I made 48 bite-size pies using graham cracker crusts made in mini cupcake pans. These were a hit with our friends. Sometime, I'll try mixing only the key lime and sweetened condensed milk like another reviewer suggested, topping each slice with a dollop of whipped topping.

I also cut back on the amount of whipped topping I added to this recipe. It was easy and good but it was a little too fluffy/soft. I prefer a key lime that has a thicker consistency, like a cheese cake. I would recommend using about 1/3 of the whipped topping otherwise it over fills the pie crust and isn't firm enough.

Have made this several times;always turns out great.The last time I made it,my granddaughter said it would be good as a frozen pie,tried it that way;letting it get firm in the fridge first & slicing it before putting in the freezer,then putting it in the fridge a couple of hours before serving to let it thaw,just a little.It was great!

This is the best key lime pie I've ever had. It was delicious and not congealed like other key lime pie recipes. It was light and creamy. I used 8 ounces of whipped topping. I think that's what the person who submitted this meant to post. I also used grinded rind from one lime and garnished the pie with lime slices.

Made this a few days ago and man oh man my family LOVED IT! I used freshly squeezed key limes. Followed the recipe and it turned out perfect!!

This recipe was fantastic! It was the first time I've made key lime pie and there wasn't a crumb left. Everyone loved it! I usually don't like reviewing a recipe when I make changes to it, however, I thought it was important to note. I made two changes. The first change: I made my own graham cracker crust using 1 1/4 cups Honey Maid Graham Cracker Crumbs (they are sold in a box already crushed or you can use the sheets and crush them yourself but why? :), 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup sliced almonds. Pulse in a blender until fine. Add 3/4 stick of melted butter and mix well. Press into 9" pie pan and bake at 350 for 8-10 min. Then let cool. Meanwhile, made own whipped topping/whipped cream (Second change), put 1 cup heavy cream into stand mixer. Add 2 tbsp sugar and 1 tsp vanilla. Mix on medium until stiff peaks form (it will take 10-15 min most likely). Then fold into condensed milk/key lime juice mixture. Continue recipe....Viola! Yummy!

Not only delicious, but super E-Z! I absolutely LOVE this pie. I got this recipe from my mother in law (well, now x-MIL) a long time ago and make it very often. Like another reviewer, I only use an 8oz tub of Cool Whip (whipped topping). I also prefer to freeze the pie which is great on those hot summer days! Definitely a keeper! Only rated 4 stars as I really think that a 16oz tub of whipped topping would be way too much and take away from the tartness of the lime.

I had this tasty pie at someone's home over July 4th weekend. It was the perfect cool, smooth, tart treat for such a hot day! You can easily adjust the amount of lime to suit your own taste. I also think it would be very pretty with some zest on top. Can't wait to try this simple recipe with other fruit flavors!

This was the worst tasting Key Lime pie I've ever had. A store bought frozen pie has more flavor.

This recipe is GREAT!! Not everyone needs to alter it. It is unnecessary, in my opinion. I don't understand why people want to mess up a good thing. A lot of people hate sour cream and just want a great basic recipe that anyone can make. Thanks for the recipe. I use it and only it EVERY time I make one. ??

This is a great, quick, recipe! Hightly recommend.

This turned out perfect each time I made it. I have used both fresh key limes and bottled lime juice. Both were excellent. I also substituted unwhipped cream (about 1/2 to 3/4 cup) for the whipped topping.

I think it had too much cool whip. Next time I will use less - maybe 8 - 12 oz. cool whip. Certainly very easy and although I thought it had too much cool whip it still was good!

I use to make this pie in my restaurant and it was very popular. At the time it was considered a "secret" recipe, handed down from the original owners of the restaurant. I am so glad I have found this recipe here because I have forgotten the amounts of the ingredients to put in. It really is the best!

Made for weekend get-together-added some real lime juice to crust for the "what was that"? taste!

EXCELLENT! I would change a thing! However I cut the recipe in half and it was enough to fill a 9 inch shortbread pie crust. Next time I will try adding a touch more lime for the bitter taste. My fiance LOVED it and I will be baking more!

This was the first time I made a key lime pie my husband wanted, the last time he had key lime pie was as a kid in Florida said it was better then he remembers.

I make my pie like this. Instead of using all 16 oz of whipped topping in pie, use 8 oz in pie mixture, use other 8 oz for topping. Also added tsp lime zest. Put in the oven for 5 minutes to set. It is great!

Super easy, and very tasty--I don't cook so when Ifind a recipe that my family likes everyone is happy.

My son loves key lime pie and this is one of his favorites! Just the right amount of sweet and tart. Delicious!

This recipe was soooo easy. I got so many compliments on this pie. It was GREAT!! I recommend this for a very quick and easy dessert.

Simple and tasty dessert- will make again!

Very yummy!! Simple to do with not a lot of ingredients.

Wow I always make the peak the egg whites and fold mixture. Cook and so on, but this was easy 2 mins to prepare. It has a creamier taste that the others. Thanks for the great recipe.

This recipe is so easy!! I also put a couple drops of green food coloring in it. Keep it in the freezer and serve it right from there. It's like ice cream!! DELISH!!

I made this recipe for father's day. I scaled the lime juice 1/4 cup because I didn't want it too tart and I read other reviews. I used a graham cracker crust. I must say this is the best I have ever eaten. I feel empowered that I can make any dessert. I can't say enough about this key lime pie. It is sooooo good!!!!. Thank you for the recipe. This one is a keeper.

I wanted a fluffy key lime pie-- not the standard egg, sweetened condensed milk, lime juice-- bake it up kind. And this was very good. I didn't have key lime juice so i substituted regular lime juice and a little lemon juice. I will do full strength lime/key lime next time as mine wasn't pucker-y enough. This is good frozen or out of the fridge. Thanks

This was very easy and good! Everyone liked it. The filling made enough for 2 store-bought grahm cracker pie crusts. :)

best key lime recipe ever!

This one is defintely a 5 star. I made one for the ladies at work and they said it was excellent ! I added one teaspoon lime zest because I just love that tartness of the pie. I will defintely make this again in the very near future.

sounds really good to bad i dont like it

I have made a lot of key lime pies from scratch over the years, with all the authentic ingredients. This recipe was fast, easy , and tasted GREAT! I really could not tell that key lime juice was not used. My husband is a key lime pie snob, and made fun of this pie... But I am making it for the 3rd time tonight with berries on top. It's more a Lime Dessert... but hey- it's graet.

Made this for a dessert social at church and saw lots of people with a slice on their plate. I only brought home one small piece! I especially liked this because its easy and doesn't require a lot of ingredients.

Not exactly "world's best" since it is a shortcut pie and not the original way to make it, but I really do like this pie for a quick dessert. Definitely only use 8 oz. of cool whip in the pie and use the rest to spread on top once it has set if you want too.

This is a recipe I come back to over and over again. I do believe the 16 oz frozen whipped topping is a typo and always just use 1 - 8oz container of cool whip. Every time I bring it somewhere, I get such wonderful compliments, and it's so fast and easy! Sometimes I use a lime wedge and mint leaf for garnish, or a regular baked pie crust. No matter what, this recipe works.

Easy and fast- I add more lime and try to get pulp in the mix to give it a more authentic taste

Fast, Easy and Delicious!

This pie is delicious and SO easy! I did, however, make it with just a small container of whipped topping (8oz) - a large would have been too much. It is really great put into the mini individual pie crusts as a special dessert and topped with some whipped cream.

This really is a delicious, easy recipe! I've made it many, many times this summer, and even those who thought they didn't like key lime pie raved about it!

June, this is the best Key Lime Pie recipe! It is fast and easy to make and tastes wonderful!!Thanks for sharing.

The key lime pie was ok but It was too creamy and When my family put it in the refrigerator For 24 hours that's the whole night It Was soft and we thought that it would be hard But still it was yum yum so I think you should try it love the happy family.

This recipe has always been one of my favorites. I have wonderful childhood memories of eating this at family picnics. I make this particular recipe every summer- usually sticking it in the freezer for a super-refreshing dessert on a hot summer day.

Great recipe...add a touch of food coloring for effect!

I love key lime pie and looked for along time for a good recipe and this one is it.

I made this using the fat free cool whip and mixed lemon juice, lime juice and fresh lime juice (what I had on hand). Everyone loved it and wanted the recipe. This is a great "no cook" recipe since my oven was broken at the time.

Great and it was very easy. Took no time at all. Comes out perfect every time. We made our own pie crust with Keebler's graham cracker crumbs and followed the recipe on their box.

I love this recipe. It is so easy and and delicious. But do not use the entire 16 oz or cool whip in the recipe. That is way too much. Just use half in the actual pie filling and the rest as topping.

Instead of cool whip, use 1 cup of whipping cream. Add 1 additional tsp of key lime juice. Whip cream and fold half into key lime mixture. Then top with remaining whipped cream.

What an amazing recipe!! I made this for Thanskgiving(hubbys request). We made three pies and this one won hands down. Next time i will make it the night before to let it sit up a little better,but again AMAZING recipe and very very easy.

This was a very easy pie to make and very delicious too made it for Christmas and it was a hit. Thanks to all recipes .

I have used this receipe for years, although I like squeezing half a fresh lime in the mix, just for a bit more tart taste....my children like adding green food coloring...I always am asked for the receipe and they are always surprised at how easy it is.....

Great Key Lime Pie for people that feel they can't cook.

Honestly, I was looking to use up some condensed milk, whipped topping and a graham cracker crust that I had left over from my holiday baking. So, when I found this recipe, I whipped it up. I added the zest of a couple of limes and about 1/2 tsp each of coconut and rum extract. I can't believe how yummy it is. I can't stop eating it.

Added green food coloring. I liked how easy it was to make??

I have been looking for this recipe forever. My daddy (who has been deceased for 11 years ) used to make this for us all the time and my kids loved it even though my daughter hates key lime cake, she loves this. He used and so did I, frozen lime juice instead of just lime juice. So good and so easy!!! The 16 oz. cool whip was perfect for a 9" graham cracker shell and it would never be enough for two pies.

This is an extremely easy recipe with a good taste. I think that it may be missing something though. Needs to me a little less sweet and a little more sour. Otherwise...very good.

My family begs me to make this whenever I can. I also make it everytime we have to bring a dish. It gets rave reviews and I am always giving out the recipe. The only problem is that this recipe makes me two pies, which works for me:) I take one with me and put the other in the freezer for my husband. He loves it frozen. SOOOO Yummy!!!

A little extra touch with decor and added color gives this pie an extra touch.

This is wonderful. I always get asked for the recipe. To decrease the fat, I make my own crust & use light margarine for the crust and use fat free condensed milk & fat free cool whip for the pie filling and it's still wonderful; no one knows the difference.

I have used this recipe a number of times. I use one slight variation. Using fat free sweetened, condensed milk, I add one serving of key lime yogurt(one small cup), to give it extra flavor and thickness. I have made it for church get togethers, and have gotten outstanding reviews over it.

Easy and delicious! I will make it again!

Good pie-easy to make. You have to like the very strong, very tart flavor of limes to like this pie. Also, garnish with whipped cream to tone down the tartness.

Oh so easy...oh so delicious!!!

Delicious! I used a 12 oz whipped topping and it was a lot, piled up in the crust, so I can't imagine using 16 oz. I also used a pastry crust b/c that's what I had on hand, and it was great. I'll try this recipe again with the graham cracker crust next time.

I used a reduced fat crust, light cool whip and fat free sweetened condensed milk. It was great.

This recipe was great! I followed "ISLANDHALFBREED" 's variation and it turned out wonderful! It was a major hit on Thanksgiving!

This recipe was was quick, simple and tasty. I have made several pies and found that it does taste better using fresh lime juice you squeeze yourself vs. the the lime juice you buy in a bottle. It is a great summer treat and a hit with everyone that tasted it. Enjoy!

Not nearly as good as the traditional recipe but not bad either. True key lime pie aficianados will notice the difference.

The best key lime pie I’ve ever made! Tastes just like the pie I had in Key West this summer. Instead of using a prepared crust, I made my own. And instead of frozen whipped topping, I made my own using heavy whipping cream. Will never make baked Key lime pie again.

have made this pie twice with my own graham cracker crust. In my opinion blows away the cooked one I tried that called for egg yolk. really great key lime but when sliced did not hold it shape any ideas? I will make again it so good

This recipe would benefit from an update. A 6 oz store bought graham cracker crust is ~8.5" round, not 10" — so unless you're making your own deep-dish graham cracker crust be prepared to end up with two pie's worth of filling if you follow the recipe as directed. Additionally, this recipe calls for 16 oz Cool Whip but I bought a 14 oz container — still too much to fold in if you intend to make only one pie. I used 2 cups worth out of my 14oz container of Cool Whip for this recipe and then added 1/2 C sour cream. I used fresh-squeezed key limes for the 1/2 C of lime juice. When this amount is added to the reduced amount of Cool Whip, the flavor is good — but prepare for it to be quite tart. I still had too much filling left over but not an entire pie's worth using my reduced measurements. Next time, I may use 1 1/2 Cup of Cool Whip, 1/4 C sour cream and a smidgen less than 1/2 C of lime juice called for to better approximate the amount of filling that would be needed for a single store-bought crust. If all this sounds too complicated, just prepare to make two pies.

Very easy to make and tastes great!!!

This recipe is amazing. My family loved it! I'm taking to my brothers' birthday to enjoy as well!!

I bake the crust alone for ~10 minutes before adding contents. This helps counter the mushy factor!. Fantastic and easy recipe. I also make my own whipped cream topping.

i also used only an 8 oz container of whipped topping. otherwise this is spot on.

Excellent pie and so easy to make. My guests loved it. Will make again. Thanks

Very easy, very delicious recipe. I have made this 4 times now, and get loads of compliments every time. I arrange half of the whipped topping in dollops around the outer perimeter with one big dollop in the middle. This looks lovely and lets the barely-lime green filling show through!