Mini Key Lime Pies
Creamy, citrusy, and easy to make, these Mini Key Lime Pies are a crowd-pleasing dessert for parties, potlucks, and citrus lovers!
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With a buttery Graham cracker crust and a perfectly sweet & tangy custard, Mini Key Lime Pies are the ultimate lime dessert!
These mini pies are made with only 6 ingredients and only take about 30 minutes to make (besides cooling).
They’re limey, but also rich & creamy. The perfect sweet treat in miniature size!
Mini desserts are great for parties, holidays, baby showers, game nights, and anytime you’re feeding a crowd!
Two more of my favorite mini desserts: Mini Biscoff Cheesecakes and Mini Lemon Rose Bundt Cakes.
Ingredients needed (scroll down to recipe card for complete recipe):
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Eggs
- Limes – Key limes or regular limes
- Graham crackers
- All-purpose flour
- Butter – salted or unsalted + sea salt
📍The full recipe with exact ingredient amounts and instructions is on the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
How to serve
For the best flavor and texture, Key lime pie is best served cold.
They’re delicious as-is, but if desired, you can garnish the pies with whipped cream when getting ready to serve them.
Amp up the lime theme by serving with Hibiscus Limeade!
💡Tips & Tricks
- Lime juice: I have tested this recipe with both Key limes and regular limes. Both taste great, but there are some differences.
- Key limes can be harder to find, but their juice will give you a tangier lime flavor because it’s more acidic than regular limes.
- Regular limes are less tart. The result is delicious, just less limey.
- Crust: This recipe doesn’t have added sugar in the Graham cracker crust because the key lime filling is sweet enough.
- The crust contains a little flour, which makes the crust sturdy and less crumbly.
- Eggs: A lot of key lime pies use only egg yolks, but I’m using whole eggs because they help the pies set firmly. It’s also convenient!
Looking for more dessert recipes? Here are some favorites:
- Mini Cheesecake Sugar Cookie Cups
- Blueberry Skillet Cake
- Lemon Cheesecake Cheese Ball
- Lemon Raspberry Bundt Cake
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Mini Key Lime Pies
Equipment
- traditional muffin pan
- 2 Mixing bowls
- liquid measuring cup (optional)
Ingredients
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup key lime juice OR regular lime juice approx. 1 lb. of Key limes OR 4-5 regular limes
- 2 cups finely crushed Graham crackers (12 sheets)
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup salted butter OR unsalted butter + 1/4 teaspoon sea salt melted
- Optional topping: whipped cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉ and line muffin pan with liners.
- Add the sweetened condensed milk, eggs, and lime juice to a mixing bowl. Use a hand mixer to blend into a smooth mixture (about 15 seconds), being sure to scrape the sides and bottom of bowl with a spatula.
- In another mixing bowl add the crushed Graham crackers, flour, and melted butter, and stir to combine.
- Divide the Graham cracker mixture evenly amongst each muffin pan liner, then use a cup, shot glass, or equivalent to mash the mixture into a solid crust.
- Fill the liners with the Key lime pie batter. Optional, but for easy pouring, I like to pour it into a liquid measuring cup. Bake for 14-15 minutes, or until the edges have set and the middle has a slight jiggle to it. Let them cool on the counter for 30 minutes then refrigerate (at least 2 hours) until needed. Enjoy! *Optional – top with whipped cream when serving.
Notes
- I’ve made these with Key lime juice and regular lime juice and both are great. Key limes give it a more tart, tangy lime flavor.
- I have not tested this recipe with bottled Key lime juice.
- You can add the Graham crackers to a food processor and blend until fine or place Graham crackers in baggie and crush with a rolling pin.
- Store Mini Key Lime Pies in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days or freeze in freezer-safe packaging for up to 1 month.
Only 6 ingredients and easy to make, this crowd-pleasing dessert is perfect for parties and holidays!