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May 16, 2023

20 Luscious Key Lime Desserts

20 Key Lime Desserts – When life gives you limes, make desserts! Here are 20 incredibly delicious key lime desserts you’ll want to make all year round. If you’re a fan of all things citrusy, sweet and tangy, these delicious key lime dessert recipes are perfect for you.

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If key lime desserts are something you enjoy, then you’ve come to the right place. Choose from the best lime desserts on planet Earth and learn how to make them in no time. These refreshing lime dessert recipes are especially perfect for the sunny season, but they are so good you’ll want to make them all year round. Whether you’re hosting a spring brunch or need some bake sale goodies, your plans should definitely include some of these tangy and sweet key lime desserts.

This post is about the Best Key Lime Desserts that are worth-trying.

20 WORTH-TRYING EASY LIME DESSERTS

1. KEY LIME POKE CAKE

Let’s start with one of my favorite dessert cake – key lime poke cake. Bring summer onto your table with this flavorful, citrusy Key Lime Poke Cake! This poke cake has a moist yellow cake mix base, is poked and filled with a citrusy lime curd, then topped with limes and covered with whipped topping.

key lime poke cake

2. KEY LIME CHEESECAKE

I love all things cheesecakes, so the next key lime dessert worth-trying is this amazingly smooth and delicious key lime cheesecake. This easy, delicious key lime cheesecake has a graham cracker crust and a smooth, creamy lime cheesecake filling! It uses sweetened condensed milk and key lime juice that can easily be found at any grocery store!

key lime desserts

3. KEY LIME PIE TRUFFLES

These key lime pie truffles have a silky smooth, white chocolate key lime ganache rolled in graham cracker crumbs. If you love key lime pie, you’ll love these fresh key lime truffles, and they’re surprisingly easy! I really love the texture and consistency of these citrusy truffles. They are perfect for all the summer get-togethers.

key lime pie truffles

4. KEY LIME CHEESECAKE TRIFLE

Next recipe might be one of my absolute favorite key lime desserts – an easy and pretty dessert made with layers of graham cracker crust, cubed pound cake, and a key lime cheesecake filling. It is a very refreshing and citrusy key lime trifle recipe that will look absolutely incredible on your brunch table.

key lime cheesecake trifle

5. KEY LIME PIE MACARONS

Have you ever tasted key lime macarons? If not, here’s a super simple and delicious recipe for you. These key lime pie macarons are filled with a tangy key lime cream cheese filling and sprinkled with crushed graham crackers! They are so pretty and will also make cute edible gifts for your friends and family.

key lime pie macarons

6. LIME BUNDT CAKE

If you love lime desserts, then baking this easy lime cake need to be put on your to do list! This key lime cake looks so incredibly pretty and appealing, it is the perfect cake recipe for Mother’s Day brunch.

key lime cake

7. KEY LIME COOKIES

Key lime cookies are are delicious, huge, chewy cookies topped with an awesome combo of buttercream frosting and lime pie filling! This key lime pie cookie recipe is so fun to make and tastes like summer vacation in a cookie.  Serve it with other warm weather favorites like mango jalapeno margarita or pineapple rum punch!

frosted key lime cookies

8. NO CHURN KEY LIME PIE ICE CREAM

This key lime pie ice cream is a creamy, no ice cream maker required, ice cream with the perfect tangy lime flavor, and swirls of graham cracker crust. It’s like a slice of key lime pie all wrapped up into a bowl of ice cream.

key lime pie ice cream

9. KEY LIME PIE BARS

Key lime pie bars are made with graham cracker crust and a zesty creamy key lime custard. These bars are easy to make and full of flavor! Key lime pie bars are such a simple, yet flavorful dessert bar. I love the contrast of zesty lime custard against a buttery graham cracker crust.

key lime pie bars

10. KEY LIME PIE

This wouldn’t be a proper key lime desserts list without a good old key lime pie! No-bake key lime pie is a refreshing dessert that is perfect for summer and spring. Key lime pie is an easy recipe that comes together in under 20 minutes. It’s refreshing, creamy, zesty, and delicious. This recipe is super easy to follow and will make the most magical key lime pie ever.

key lime desserts

11. KEY LIME PIE MADELEINES

This next dessert is super unique in my opinion. Key Lime Pie Madeleines are a delicious mini dessert recipe! With French and Italian roots, these mini cakes, also thought of as cookies, are soft and full of lime citrus flavor plus graham cracker flavor just like the pie! This recipe is perfect for when you have to serve a large crowd and you want to surprise them with something sweet, citrusy and extremely delicious.

key lime pie madeleines

12. KEY LIME SOUFFLE

Light, airy, tart and bright, this Key Lime Soufflé is a fun and special dessert that is perfect for spring.  Or any time of the year. It is one of the best seasonal desserts for spring and summer. This key lime souffle also makes a great individually portioned dessert! Made with the perfect amount of key lime flavor, they’re a perfect summertime treat!

key lime souffle

13. KEY LIME PIE RUM CREAM JELLO PUDDING SHOTS

These pudding shots with rum are seriously delicious. Tasty ingredients like lime pie cream or liqueur, fresh lime zest and juice, milk, graham crackers, and more pair up to make these unique key lime shots. These are one of my favorite summertime pudding shots to make and to serve for my friends and family. All the flavors you love in key lime pie are featured in these key lime rum cream shots made with Blue Chair Bay or KēKē Cream Liqueur for these. There’s no heating or cooking required either!

key lime rum pudding shots

14. KEY LIME POPSICLES

Key lime pie popsicles are the best summer dessert, we love to eat all year long! These lime popsicles are sweet, tangy, creamy, complete with a graham cracker crust. It’s like eating frozen key lime pie on a stick! My whole family (and all my friends) have been loving these this summer. They are easy to make and taste absolutely insane!

KEY LIME POPSICLES

15. MINI KEY LIME PIES

Mini Key Lime Pie, cute little no-bake pies that will have your family raving for more! These individual frozen pies are an easy, mini version of your favorite summertime dessert. Fantastic individual key lime dessert recipe that is perfect for a large crowd.

key lime dessert recipes

16. KEY LIME CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Moist key lime cake with sweet cream cheese frosting. A light and fluffy citrus lime cake with the perfect lime buttercream frosting! In my opinion this is the BEST Lime Cake Recipe. It is so extremely pretty and will make a great Mother’s Day gift.

key lime cake

17. KEY LIME PIE JARS

These quick and easy Keto Key Lime Pie Jars are the perfect blend of tart and sweet. They are also fresh and light, making them an amazing summer dessert. This is one of the easiest yet extremely delicious key lime desserts you’ll want to make over and over again. So simple, so easy! With minimal ingredients and just a few minutes of your time, you will be enjoying a rich and delicious sugar free key lime pie in no time flat.

key lime desserts

18. KEY LIME PIE MILKSHAKE

This key lime dessert recipe is a true show-stopper! This Key Lime Pie Milkshake is a lighter take on the classic dessert and one you can enjoy on the go! It’s refreshingly cold and creamy, sweet, and macro-friendly. It is just perfect for when you want something refreshing, healthy and quick. It is a very delicious milkshake recipe, perfect for hot summer days. And there are so many fun ways to dress it up and make it the dessert of your dreams!

key lime desserts

19. KEY LIME ECLAIR CAKE

This key lime eclair cake is a very unique dessert in my opinion. It has layers of creamy filling bursting with key lime flavor between graham crackers, topped with vanilla frosting. Tastes just like a key lime pie, but much easier!

key lime desserts

20. TEQUILA KEY LIME PIE

Looking for a Cinco De Mayo dessert recipe? You’ve come to the right place. This Tequila Key Lime Pie recipe is next level delicious and gets a twist from classic key lime pie with the addition of margarita flavors. This key lime dessert is perfect for Mexican themed parties. I love the flavor combination of this unique  lime pie so I wanted to include this amazing dessert with a boozy twist!

tequila key lime pie
I hope you’ll find something for your taste from these amazing key lime desserts. From boozy key lime pudding cups, to key lime macaroons and more. Let me know in the comments below which of these lime desserts you’re going to be making this summer!
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