Key Lime Pie Trifles
Key lime pie trifles are a delightful way to serve individual jars of key lime pie flavor to your guests. This no bake dessert features a tangy, sweet citrus filling nestled on top of crumbled graham cracker crust.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups crumbled graham crackers crumbs and small pieces
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 8 oz. cream cheese softened to room temperature
- 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- ⅓ cup lime juice from 2-3 medium limes
- 1 tablespoon lime zest from 1-2 medium limes
- 1 cup heavy cream cold
- Graham crumbs and lime zest and slices to garnish optional
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix together the crumbled graham crackers, melted butter and brown sugar; set aside
- In a large bowl, cream together the cream cheese and condensed milk until smooth. Stir in the lime juice and lime zest. Pour in the heavy cream and then whip until the mixture thickens slightly.
- Place 2 tablespoons of graham cracker crumbs into the bottom of each of six 8 oz. jars. Top with ¼ cup of the filling. Divide the remaining graham crackers on top of the lime filling, then divide the remaining lime filling into the jars.
- Chill for one hour before garnishing with a lime slice and additional zest and graham crumbs, then serve.
Notes
- Let the cream cheese sit out on the counter to come to room temperature to make mixing the filling easier.
- Real, full fat cream cheese will taste the best in these. On that note, do not substitute a lower fat dairy for heavy cream.
- Make sure you are using sweetened condensed milk and not evaporated milk.