This Key Lime Cracker Pie will be the easiest dessert to come out of your kitchen this summer guaranteed!! It’s a 5 ingredient wonder that’s super refreshing and takes only 10 minutes to make!
Who’s up for a SUPER DUPER easy dessert?? Perhaps you still need something for dear old Dad for his Father’s Day dessert?
I’ve gotcha covered with this absolutely DELCIOUS Key Lime Cracker Pie!
Why You’ll Love this Recipe
5 ingredients and 10 minutes to make. Enough said.
It’s technically only 4 ingredients because you will be using limes, but if you count the juice and the zest it’s 5 instead of 4.
If you’re a key lime pie lover you’re going to find this easy cracker pie just as enjoyable.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- sweetened condensed milk
- heavy cream
- limes
- Ritz crackers
Step-By-Step Instructions
The first step is to whisk together the sweetened condensed milk and the heavy cream until well combined.
The next step is to add the key lime zest and juice and whisk until thickened.
Step three will be to assemble your pie. You’ll spread one cup of the condensed milk mixture in the bottom of your 11-inch oval casserole dish or deep-dish pir plate. You’ll top with a single layer of the crackers.
You will repeat, alternating the layers of filling and crackers until your dish is full, finishing with a layer of the filling.
You will want to refrigerate for at least two hours to overnight. I refrigerated mine overnight. The longer you refrigerate the more the crackers will soften and meld with the filling.
Serve it cold from the fridge with a sprinkle of added lime zest on top.
It’s easy, refreshing and PERFECT for summer! And for Dad this Father’s Day too!
Please let me know if you give the recipe a try. And if you have any questions about the recipe, just drop a comment below. Enjoy!
A Few Cook’s Notes for Key Lime Cracker Pie
The recipe calls for Ritz crackers, but I’ve also substituted Townhouse crackers on occasion.
You can use fresh key lime juice and zest if you can find them. If not, you can use Nellie and Joe’s Famous Key West Lime Juice and regular lime zest. You can find Nellie and Joe’s at your market in either the baking aisle or the juice aisle.
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Key Lime Cracker Pie
Print Recipe Pin RecipeIngredients
- 2 14-oz. cans sweetened condensed milk
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 Tbsp. finely grated lime zest, plus more for sprinkling on top as a garnish
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed key lime juice, or Nellie and Joe's Famous Key Lime Juice
- 10 oz. Ritz crackers, about 85 crackers from about 3 sleeves
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk and the heavy cream until well combined. Add lime juice and zest and whisk until thickened, about 1 minute.
- Spread one cup of the mixture in the bottom of an 11-inch oval casserole dish or a deep dish pie plate. Top with a layer of Ritz crackers (as pictured above). Repeat, alternating the layers of the filling and the crackers until your dish is full, ending with a layer of filling.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight. I refrigerated mine overnight. The longer you refrigerate the more the crackers will soften and meld with the creamy filling. Serve it cold with some added lime zest sprinkled on top for garnish.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Food 52
Did you copy this recipe word for word from Kenji’s food52 recipe or did he copy you?
Hey Serena. If you look right below my recipe, you’ll see adpated from Food 52, so there’s your answer. I don’t copy other people’s recipes for your information. It’s common practice that if you do share someone else’s recipe you mention “adapted from”.