Mini No Bake Key Lime Pies

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Happy Sunday! It's a rainy Spring day here in Chicago. I don't know how I did it but I managed to pull myself out of bed to make my boyfriend one of his favorite desserts: key lime pie. But mine is with a twist! I love the idea of no bake desserts. Some might think they're too easy but I can promise you, I put in quite a bit of work for these little pies. Instead of making a whole pie, I decided to make mini, individual ones. I'm not a fan of whipped cream or key lime pie, so I wanted to make sure there was no pressure for my boyfriend to eat a whole pie. I used silicone cupcake liners and a cupcake tin and voila! Mini key lime pies. And I wanted to make sure they were Springy, so I piped the whipped cream on top like a flower, with the green sprinkles in the middle.  



No Bake Crust

Ingredients: 

  1. 1 1/2 cups honey graham cracker crumbs
  2. 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  3. 6 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
  4. Pinch of salt

Instructions:  

  1. Line cupcake tin with paper or silicone liners. 
  2. In a microwave safe bowl, melt the butter. 
  3. In a quart size bag, add in two full sized graham crackers. Crush until majority of the bag is filled with crumbs and there's 1 1/2 cups. OR buy graham cracker crumbs in a box. 
  4. Add graham cracker crumbs, sugar, salt, and butter. Combine. 
  5. Using a tablespoon, scoop one tablespoon of crust into each liner. Push down to form the crust. 

Whipped Cream Topping

Ingredients: 

  1. 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  2. 7 tablespoons powdered sugar

Instructions:  

  1. In a chilled medium bowl, add in heavy whipping cream and sugar. Using a stand or hand mixer, beat the cream and sugar until stiff peaks form. 
  2. Save ne cup of the whipped cream for the filling, refrigerate the rest for later. 


No Bake Key Lime Filling

Ingredients: 

  1. 8 ounces of cream cheese
  2. 1 cup whipped cream, saved from before
  3. 1 can of sweetened condensed milk
  4. 1/2 cup key lime juice
  5. Green gel food coloring
  6. Sprinkles

Instructions:  

  1. In a medium sized bowl, using stand or hand mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth. 
  2. Add in the sweetened condensed milk and combine. 
  3. Add in the key lime juice and combine. 
  4. Once all ingredients are combined, gently fold in the saved whipped cream from before. 
  5. Add one or two drops of green gel food coloring to ensure the green key lime color. 
  6. Scoop filling into the liners on top of the graham cracker crust. 
  7. Chill for three hours. Decorate with whipped cream and sprinkles as desired. 

If you like the tart lime flavor (like I do!), then these mini key lime pies are for you! They were so simple to make and I had a lot of fun making them. I love decorating things so it only made sense for me to add sprinkles to them. 

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