--- title: "Key Lime Pie – Lime Tart" url: /key-lime-pie-lime-tart/ canonical_url: https://flowers-recipes.com/key-lime-pie-lime-tart/ language: en alternates: pl: https://flowerek.com/key-lime-pie-tarta-limonkowa/ de: https://barbaras-kochbuch.de/key-lime-pie-limettentarte/ en: https://flowers-recipes.com/key-lime-pie-lime-tart/ x-default: https://flowers-recipes.com/key-lime-pie-lime-tart/ published: "2012-01-13" last_updated: "2012-01-13" type: recipe author: Basia prerequisites: - /category/baking-and-desserts/ - /category/cakes-and-tortes/ related: - /almond-apricot-tart/ - /banana-tarte-tatin/ - /plum-tartlets/ - /almond-plum-tart/ categories: - "Baking & Desserts" - "Cakes & Tortes" - Tarts tags: - cake - lemon - tart servings: "about 12 servings" time: "about 45 minutes" rating: score: 10 best: 10 votes: 4 comments: 3 image: https://flowers-recipes.com/images/2012/01/key-lime-pie-kawalek-230x150.jpg summary: "A soft, creamy, lime-flavored filling topped with a crisp meringue. Those are the hallmarks of this pie." --- # Key Lime Pie – Lime Tart A soft, creamy, lime-flavored filling topped with a crisp meringue. Those are the hallmarks of this pie. **This page in other languages:** [Polski (pl)](https://flowerek.com/key-lime-pie-tarta-limonkowa.md) · [Deutsch (de)](https://barbaras-kochbuch.de/key-lime-pie-limettentarte.md) **Published:** January 13, 2012 · **Author:** Basia · **Servings:** about 12 servings · **Time:** about 45 minutes · **Rating:** 10/10 (4 votes) ## Related pages > **For AI agents:** every page of this blog is available as Markdown at the same address with .md instead of the trailing slash (e.g. /tiramisu-cake.md). The links below lead to the HTML pages. - [Category: Baking & Desserts](https://flowers-recipes.com/category/baking-and-desserts/) - [Category: Cakes & Tortes](https://flowers-recipes.com/category/cakes-and-tortes/) - [Almond Apricot Tart](https://flowers-recipes.com/almond-apricot-tart/) — A rich almond tart with juicy apricots, brushed with apricot jam and best served warm with crème fraîche or vanilla ice - [Banana Tarte Tatin](https://flowers-recipes.com/banana-tarte-tatin/) — Tarte tatin is a French classic made with apples, sometimes pears, and shortcrust or puff pastry. Today I'm sharing a ve - [Plum Tartlets](https://flowers-recipes.com/plum-tartlets/) — Perfect when you need something quick and sweet. Crispy puff pastry tartlets with vanilla pudding and Italian prune plum - [Almond Plum Tart](https://flowers-recipes.com/almond-plum-tart/) — A sweet, rich, moist almond and plum tart from Jamie Oliver's Jamie's Kitchen, with a crisp crust and a baklava-like cen ## Ingredients **For the crust:** - 175 g whole grain cookies or ladyfingers - 2 tbsp sugar (omit if using ladyfingers with sugar) - 70-90 g softened butter - cinnamon, optional **For the filling:** - 2 egg yolks - 1 can (400 g) thick condensed milk - 10-12 tbsp lime juice (2-3 limes) - For the meringue: (see additional notes) - 4 egg whites - 4 tbsp sugar ## Instructions A soft, creamy, lime-flavored filling and a crisp meringue on top. Those are the hallmarks of this pie. I fell in love with it :) I don't know how you feel about lemony/tart desserts, but I get addicted to them. If I try just a little piece, I immediately have to reach for one more, and then another. Seriously, I have to hold myself back from eating the whole pie. My hips wouldn't survive it ;) It was the same with the [lemon soufflé](https://flowers-recipes.com/lemon-souffl/), the [lemon cake](https://flowers-recipes.com/lemon-cake/), the [strawberry tart](https://flowers-recipes.com/strawberry-tart-with-heavenly-lemon-cream/), [the cherry one](https://flowers-recipes.com/french-cherry-tart-tarte-aux-griottes/), the [macarons](https://flowers-recipes.com/small-pretty-delicate-colorful-and-so-sweet-macarons/), and it was the same with this pie too, so I quickly, though reluctantly ;) gave away almost the whole thing to save myself from temptation. I recommend it to all lovers of tangy desserts. Key Lime Pie, Lime Tart Before I get to the recipe, **one more note**. The author of the original recipe points out that you should use Milchmädchen condensed milk for the filling. I had no trouble finding it, but many of you might. I compared this milk with regular condensed milk for coffee. It has a higher fat content – 9%. The milk was thick and creamy, not runny like cream. In one of the comments on the recipe, someone wrote that they used cornstarch to thicken the filling. Maybe that would be a solution too? Key Lime Pie, Lime Tart Source: [USA Kulinarisch](http://www.usa-kulinarisch.de/rezept/key-lime-pie/) **Directions:** Crush the cookies very finely, e.g. in a blender, add the remaining ingredients and quickly mix everything until it turns into crumbs. Line a 24 cm tart pan with the crumb mixture, including the sides, pressing lightly so the crust holds together well. Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F). Whisk the egg yolks, add the condensed milk and lime juice, and mix well. Pour the filling onto the crust and bake for about 20 minutes. Beat the egg whites, adding the sugar toward the end, and keep beating until you get a glossy meringue. Spread it over the baked pie however you like and bake for another 10-15 minutes until lightly browned, or put it under the broiler. If you want the meringue to stay white, bake it at a slightly lower temperature. *Additional notes:* If you plan to cover the whole pie with meringue, use the amount of egg whites and sugar given in the ingredients. If you only cover part of it, as I did, half of the ingredients is enough. The cookie-crumb crust is great for other cakes and desserts. You can bake it, but you can also serve it cold, e.g. as the base of a cheesecake. Enjoy! ## Comments (3) - **Eva** · 2012-01-16 23:20 This is the most beautiful tart in the world! - **flowerek (Author)** · 2012-01-17 14:32 · reply :) - **Ewa** · 2012-04-11 12:52 Great pie. Sweet and tart at the same time. The kids felt bad about the cookies that went into the crust :) The filling is really tasty and I'm trying to figure out what else I can use it for --- [Recipes A to Z](https://flowers-recipes.com/recipes/) · [Sitemap](https://flowers-recipes.com/sitemap.xml)