5 Minute Creamy Key Lime Pie Recipe (2024)

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5 from 1 vote

This 5 Minute Creamy Key Lime Pie will seriously only take you 5 minutes from start to finish. It's quick, simple, delicious, and requires no baking, which makes it the perfect dessert for spring and summer.

I found this 5 Minute Creamy Key Lime Pie Recipe on the back of a pre-made graham cracker crust package. Who would have thought that there could be such great recipes there?

This creamy pie seriously only takes 5 minutes to throw together (time yourself, I dare you.) and tastes amazing.

My husband was so thrilled to find it in the fridge after dinner and he couldn’t believe that I had spent so much time preparing dinner and still made this for dessert.

(Shh . . . don’t tell him I’m not super wife. It will be our little secret.)

How to make your own whipped cream:

This recipe tastes absolutely amazing with store bought whipped cream, however, it is ten times better when you make your own. It’s also incredibly easy to make your own. It only requires 2 simple ingredients, you may already have on hand.

Here is how you make it:

In a chilled metal bowl (it doesn’t necessarily have to be metal, but I feel like it keeps it a little cooler) combine 2 cups of heavy whipping cream and two tablespoons of sugar.
Using an electric mixer, (I used a hand mixer) combine the ingredients until fully incorporated, and the whipped topping forms peaks.
Store in fridge until ready to serve, or use in recipe.

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How long will this 5 Minute Creamy Key Lime Pie Recipe last in the fridge?

This pie will last nicely in the fridge for about 4-5 days. After that, it will begin to get a little soggy. We also recommend covering it with a lid, or aluminum foil to better preserve it.

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Serves: 8

5 Minute Creamy Key Lime Pie Recipe

5 from 1 vote

This 5 Minute Creamy Key Lime Pie Recipe takes 5 minutes from start to finish. It's quick, simple, delicious, and requires no baking, which makes it the perfect dessert for spring and summer.

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Refrigeration Time 4 hours hrs

Total Time 4 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Ingredients

1/4 cup water
0.3 ounce sugar free lime jello 1 package
12 ounces key lime pie yogurt
8 ounces Cool Whip thawed
1 pre-made graham cracker crust

Instructions

In a microwave-safe measuring cup, heat water for 45-90 seconds or until boiling. Whisk in Jell-o until dissolved.
In a large bowl, whisk together Jell-o mixture and yogurt. Fold in whipped topping. Carefully spread in crust. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or until set.
Garnish as desired. Store in refrigerator.

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Notes

I have never made this recipe using any other kind of Jell-o except for sugar free. I am not sure if it would work with regular Jell-o because the size of the packages are so much different.

Nutrition

Calories: 194 kcal · Carbohydrates: 30 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 7 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Cholesterol: 8 mg · Sodium: 153 mg · Potassium: 130 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 16 g · Vitamin A: 63 IU · Calcium: 83 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Equipment

Mixing Bowl

Recipe Details

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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Carey says:

This looks delicious!
I've never made a pie like this before, so question: do you have to use a non-dairy whipped topping or would real whipped topping work as well?
Camille says:

Hi Carey! I have only made this using non-dairy whipped topping. I am not sure that real whipped topping would produce the same texture, but I think that it might work! Let us know if you try it!
Melanie Schofield says:

I've only made this with the sugar free strawberry jello and yogurt. It's very tasty! I'll be trying the key lime version soon! Thanks for sharing such great recipes!
Kate says:

thanks for the reminder! I used to make this all of the time when on weight watchers...my doc is on my case, so this is a great reminder of how to make this treat...you don't have any ideas on calories do you? I can guess. ~ Kate
Gabriela says:

In the Ingredients section of your post, when you say "1/4 water", what is the measurement? I'm not sure how to measure a fourth of water. Is it a fourth of the package of Jell-O? or a fourth of a pint of water, a fourth of a quart? a fourth of what? Sorry to be so lame but my husband does all the cooking around here and he wanted me to ask you for clarification please. Thank you so much!
Anna says:

We make this alot! Fun to experiment with different flavors of yogurt and jello.
Janet says:

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Kellie says:
See Also
Key Lime Pie Bars Recipe | Little Spice Jar

Not sure if I'm correct - but I used 1/4 cup water & the whole package of jell-o. Tasted good! :-)
Marcie says:

This looks so good. May I share this on my site along with your link?
Thanks, Marcie
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CJG says:

Hi ladies! Would anyone happen to have some nutrition facts for this? WW points or calories, I'll take either :)
Camille says:

Hi CJG! We don't have the nutrition facts or WW points right now, but we are actually launching another site in the next 60 days that has all our recipes along with nutrition facts and WW points! Stay tuned!!! :)
Donna says:

I've made this recipe a lot using all different flavors. Its fun to match up yogurt and jello flavors lol. Also someone wondered about using regular jello instead of sugar free...When using regular jello I increase the water to just barely a 1/2 cup of water to dissolve the jello . Right now I have a raspberry yogurt, cranberry jello flavor combo chilling in the fridge.
Renee says:

I have also made this recipe with regular jello (not sugar free) and it turned out fine with just a wee bit more water. I found if I added too much water I had too much pie filling..lol
alice says:

I got this recipe on the back of the label on a graham cracker pie crust about 3-4 yrs ago. I have made it using all kind of flavors. It is yummy. I have always used sugar free gelatin, but I do think it will work with the regular.
J. says:

Oh my goodness. I went to make this and added cold water. Not hot :/ Should I just throw it in the trash now? Whoops.
Cyd says:

We have only followed this recipe as directed and I'm just answering comments now. How did it turn out?
Colleen says:

I have tried the orange jello and also strawberry...both delicious!
Charlene says:

I have been making this pie for many years. I DO NOT use Jello. All I use is 2 - 6oz containers of yogurt and 8oz of cool whip. FOLD the two together, put in the prepared pie crust. DONE! The nice thing about this pie you can make any flavor you like as long as they make yogurt in that flavor. We love Strawberry!
Becky says:

I bet you could use Knox gelatin as a stabilizer in whipping cream and substitute it for the cool whip. Google stabilizing cream as i'm not sure on the radio.
Brit says:

I have made this with regular jello, no water, just mix the dry powder really well into the other ingredients. It just needs to set a few hours in the fridge to letter flavors meld :) I usually use Greek yogurt as well. Love this pie Thanks for a less sugar version! I was wondering how to pull it off
Brit says:

Charlene that sounds great! Thanks 😊
Katie says:

I could only find the bigger box of the sugar free Jello, anyone know how much you use?
Kathy Salazar says:

I couldn't find sugar free & used regular lime Jello & it worked fine and was well received I should add...
Stacy gallamore says:

The last 2 times I made this it didn’t set up ? Stayed runny? What am I doing wrong
Momma Cyd says:

We have found that Cool Whip brand is thicker than store brand, and don't get low fat or sugar free whipped topping. Sugar free jello works best. If you have done those things, you could reduce the water a bit to thicken up. You could also place in freezer right before serving to thicken up. You could also use a lime flavored Greek Yogurt. It's a thicker yogurt than regular yogurt. Hopefully these options will help.
Mary Korving says:

Made this dessert for a family dinner. I used strawberry jello and yogurt and served it with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. It was a real hit!

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