- Key lime juice
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Egg yolks
- Graham-cracker crust
Key Lime Pie
A slice of Key lime pie. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Key lime pie is the Florida Keys in dessert form: tart Key-lime juice, sweetened condensed milk and egg yolks in a graham-cracker crust, topped with whipped cream or meringue. The official state pie of Florida since 2006.
The authentic version uses tiny Key limes (more acidic than Persian limes) and is yellow, not green. It is served chilled, ideally after stone crab or a Cuban sandwich in Key West.
Key ingredients
How it is eaten
The authentic version uses tiny Key limes (more acidic than Persian limes) and is yellow, not green. It is served chilled, ideally after stone crab or a Cuban sandwich in Key West.
Where to try it
- Kermit's Key West Key Lime Shoppe and the Key West pie shops
- Any Florida Keys waterfront restaurant