28 ounces sweetened condensed milk or sweetened condensed coconut milk
1 cup plain (unsweetened whole milk Greek yogurt)
2 Tablespoons grated lime zest
¾ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
Whipped topping (see notes at the bottom - I used 1 tub of Cocowhip)
Garnish with a thin slice or more of fresh lime and extra zest if you have it
Steps
Position oven rack to the middle position of the oven and preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Prepare the crust: process all crust ingredients in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade until it resembles wet sand. If you don’t have a food processor, you can combine graham cracker crumbs, coconut oil, maple syrup and salt in a large bowl. Transfer mixture to a 9-inch pie plate and press crumbs firmly into the bottom and up the sides of the dish making an even layer. The crust should be about ¼-inch thick. You can use the bottom of a cup to do this. The better you press the crust, the better it will hold together.
Bake for 10 minutes, until just slightly browned. Remove from the oven and let the crust cool if you have time. This can be done a day in advance.
Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl (I like to use something with a spout) whisk together the condensed milk, yogurt, lime zest, and lime juice until smooth. The mixture will become white and creamy. Pour the mixture into the graham cracker crust. Bake for 15 minutes, until the filling is almost set; it should wobble a bit like jell-o. Let cool at room temperature for 30 minutes, then place in the refrigerator to chill thoroughly, about 3 hours.
Dollop topping over pie, if using and serve immediately.
Reviews
Sue on 2026-06-03 (5 stars): This was so creamy and delicious. Minor problem is that the yogurt tends to start breaking down and oozing it’s watery liquid on day 3. The crust gets a bit soggy then. So eat up fast, that shouldn’t be hard to do!
Do you think this would work with sour cream instead of yogurt?
Alice Angeli on 2026-04-04 (5 stars): Such a great recipe to welcome Spring/Easter. I have used lower fat yogurt vs whole milk yogurt and it still turns out perfectly. For the crust I used Simple Mills Honey Cinnamon Sweet Thins made with watermelon seed flour. This pie is loved by everyone. I always seem to have filling leftover so I make a "dolly pie" for my young nieces....something my mom used to do. :)
Nicole on 2025-02-13 (5 stars): Second time making this pie in a week. Prepared exactly as written, using traditional limes. Excellent key lime pie, dare I say the best I have had. Better than any I tasted in Key West.
Loie on 2022-08-01 (5 stars): Confession - I toured various cities in FL due to needing a Key Lim Pie fixes. I could not make this wonderful sounding pie as I would consume the entire pie with tea in one day, it sounds that good. My hubby only likes fruit pies so I would not even have to share. But we do have a picnic coming up where I could be adult like and let others enjoy it as well.
Bonnie on 2022-07-23 (5 stars): This recipe is delicious!!! And so easy! Key Lime Pie is my favorite dessert, but I'm VERY particular about it. It's hard to find KLP with just the right flavor AND texture. This is it! Thank you, Pamela!
Valerie on 2022-06-17 (5 stars): WOW - this recipe is such a winner!!! You’ve done it again Pamela I’ve made the same key lime pie for my husband for 10 years (from Smitten Kitchen). He always loved it. Then you posted this gem and I made both for him to taste test and decide on his favorite. Go figure… yours won!! You don’t miss the eggs at all, in fact the bit of tang and texture from the yogurt puts this one over the top in how great it is. Definitely a winner and I’m sure I’ll be making this by request for many years to come! Oh.. and I didn’t change a thing. It’s perfect as written
Luisa on 2022-06-10 (5 stars): I love key lime pie and I was very curious about this recipe since it doesn't require the typical egg yolks found in a number of like recipes. This is the best key lime pie I have ever had!! However, I made one change. I had some sour cream that I wanted to use up and it worked perfectly instead of Greek yogurt. I will definitely be making this fav of mine again!
