Reviewed: May 18, 2013

I'm in college and so having my guy friends wait 4 hours for a pie is just not an option. This pie is fast and disappeared almost instantly. However, NEVER use a pre-made pie crust from the store, I defiantly recommend making your own using 1 1/2 cups cinnamon gram crackers, 6 tablespoons melted butter, and 1/3 cup sugar. Mix it and mold it to a pie dish. Stick it in the oven for 7 mins at 375. You can make the pie mix while it cools. It is also worth it because you don't have to change the recipe size for the pie filling, it fits the tin perfectly! Making your own crust does take a bit longer, but its totally worth it! I also chill this pie for about an hr. On hot days its much better to have a cool slice of key lime than a warm one. Amazing pie! Add extra thick whipped cream and its the bee's knees!

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Hailey Tweter

Reviewed: May 14, 2013

To tart, to soupy! I tried to make it twice and it was horrible!

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firefox723

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Littleton, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 19, 2013

This is easy and delicious! I made my own gramcracker crust (it's so easy!) added two can of sweet cond. milk and used real key lime juice added about 1/2c. lime juice and only 4 eggs.

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Krista

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2013

I do not eat key lime pie, but my husband does and he loved the pie. It was super easy to make, the hardest part was separating out the yolk from the egg whites.

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nygirlatheart

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Uniondale, New York, USA

Living In: Deltona, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2013

My husband has asked me to make this again and again. It's now his favorite dessert. Easy to make.

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gloria

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2013

It doesn't get any easier than this. I used lemon juice and it was really good. Not too tart and not too sweet.

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Brooke

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Schaumburg, Illinois, USA

Living In: San Diego, California, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2013

I don't understand why everyone's trying to change this recipe... if done right, it's good like it is. I made this recipe with the ingredients as written, and it came out great (only I added 3 drops of green food coloring) I used 1/2 c. Nellie and Joe's Key West Lime Juice, 1 can sweetened condensed milk, and 5 egg yolks. For the crust, I used Keebler Shortbread crust instead of graham (I like it better, it tastes like butter cookies). I tempered the eggs, meaning I mixed the juice and condensed milk together in one bowl, beat the egg yolks in a seperate bowl, and gradually mixed the milk mixture, one tbs. at a time, into the egg mixture. I think the custard comes better like this, it comes out a weird texture if you just dump it all into a bowl and mix at once, because the eggs and citric acid in the lime juice don't really jive well. Must be combined slowly. That's the key. I baked at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Chilled overnight. Came out perfect, smooth and creamy, not eggy at all, bursting with flavor, not too strong, not too tangy, not too sweet, just right.. needs no alterations at all. This ones a keeper. Thank you Dinner2 for a great recipe!

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cajungal328

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2013

Yumm! Thanks for sharing such a wonderful recipe. Last thanksgiving I baked this "Key Lime Pie". I was worried about my family and friends reaction when I baked it. Everybody gobbled it and praising me for baking such a tasty Key Lime Pie :) !! I did add extra lemon Zest and topped the pie with fluffy white frosting. I will definitely bake it again :)

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Sushama

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2013

Simple As 123 This was my first time baking a key lime pie, and I am happy to say it was very easy. The keylime pie came out great, I did list to the ingredient instructions from some of the users I used 2 cans of condensed milk and 4 eggs. Next time I will add a little bit more key lime juice to the pie to give it a more citrus taste. I kid you not this pie taste exactly like a Edward's key lime pie that you would by in the store.

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apreston1984

Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2013

I saw a review here which mentioned that this pie came out like a very dense cheesecake when they tried it, and I'm afraid I had the same problem. The flavor is good, but the texture is not what I'd wanted at all. I used the user adaptation that calls for 4 egg yolks, 2 cans sweetened condensed milk, 1 cup lime juice, and baking it for 'twice as long' (I did exactly 30 min) at the exact temperature suggested. This was the first key lime pie I've made, and the recipe doesn't tell you how full to fill the crust, so I had to guess, and filled it to about 1 cm below the top. When I took it out of the oven, the edges of the filling were slightly brown, and the middle was very elevated, jiggly, and far less cooked than the outsides. The texture is not silky smooth like every other key lime pie I've tried all my life, so as a native Floridian I was disappointed. After looking around some websites, it sounds like some people prefer this thicker texture, but I didn't realize key lime pie even comes this way so I'm going to try a different recipe next time, perhaps even a no-bake one if it's the eggs that made the texture bad in this one.

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