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Skinny Mini Key Lime Pies

Skinny Mini Key Lime Pies are the perfect individual dessert! Quick and easy to make, with a ton of flavor!

Servings 12 pies

Ingredients

For Graham Cracker Crust

  • 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 5 TBS butter melted
  • 1 teaspoon lime zest
  • 2 TBS of sugar

For Key Lime Cream Cheese Filling

  • 2 ounces cream cheese softened (could also use neufatchel cheese to lighten up more)
  • 1 TBS lime zest
  • 1 egg yolk
  • ½ cup key lime juice or lime
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 14 ounce can low fat sweetened condensed milk

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350º.

  2. In a small bowl mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, melted butter, and 1 tsp. lime zest. Mix until completely combined.

  3. Place cupcake liners in cupcake tins.

  4. Add 2 TBS of the graham cracker mixture and press down in each cupcake liner.

  5. Bake for 8 minutes, remove from oven, and let completely cool.

  6. With a stand or hand mixer combine softened cream cheese, salt, and lime zest. Mix until combined.

  7. Add low fat sweetened condensed milk and mix until incorporated and no lumps of cream cheese remain.

  8. Mix in egg yolk and key lime juice until incorporated.

  9. Pour mixture into cooled graham cracker cupcake liners ¾ of the way full.

  10. Bake for 15 minutes at 350º.

  11. Remove from oven and place in refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Top with fresh lime zest and lime garnish if desired. Serve.

Recipe Notes

This recipe yielded 12 mini pies for me, however depending on how much graham cracker mixture you put into the tins, you could make more or less. I did have a bit of extra filling, so if you go ahead and use 2 cups of graham cracker crumbs, you could probably yield 15 mini pies!