With summer just around the corner, we are all seeking a refreshing hassle-free dessert to get us through the burning heat. Well, our No Bake Kool-Aid Key Lime Pie recipe for today is about unlocking some of your favorite childhood summer memories.
This creamy No Bake Kool-Aid Key Lime Pie recipe is the product of a combination of four simple ingredients. Serve this simple Kool-Aid Pie during your next BBQ gathering, and have your guests experience the unmistakable taste of South’s warm childhood summers.
No Bake Key Lime Pie
As a little girl, one of my best memories was watching my mom’s passion for cooking translate into so many amazing recipes. She used to collect many creative food recipes from her other teacher friends at school.
Since I am a complete sucker for effortless tasty desserts, I had to take this one and add my own twist on a classic favorite. This No Bake Kool-Aid Key Lime Pie recipe is the perfect go-to treat when you are craving something refreshing, effortless, and amazingly suitable for any occasion!
The Cool Story Behind Key Lime Pie
Light, tangy, and clearly summery, few things are more compatible with Florida than the famous Key lime pie. But how did the Sunshine State’s most famous dessert come about? No one really knows for sure, but it’s still a madly argued topic.
The most well-known Key lime pie legend is Aunt Sally, a chef who, in the late 19th century, worked for self-made billionaire William Curry. There is debate over whether Aunt Sally borrowed the idea from Key West’s sponge fishermen, whose rations included canned milk and citrus fruit, or whether she merely substituted limes for the lemons in her lemon icebox pie recipe.
After all, Aunt Sally is credited with creating the famous dessert in the kitchen of the historic Curry Mansion Inn in Key West.
What About Limes?
You can’t make a key lime pie without limes. How did these delicious green fruits get to America in the first place? The answer goes back much further than you think.
Wild limes are not native to the southern United States but are believed to have been brought to Europe from Indonesia by the Crusaders in the 12th and 13th centuries. Hundreds of years later, in 1493, Christopher Columbus brought citrus seeds to the West Indies, Mexico, and Florida.
Kool-Aid Pie Recipe Variation
If you love making no-bake desserts as I do, then you will also love my award-winning Cookie Butter Pie and my Oreo Dirt Pudding recipe. But right now, our main star earned her moments for fame because it is simply divine!
Here are a few reasons why I am sure you are about to fall head over heels for this No Bake Kool-Aid Pie recipe.
The first reason that justifies this recipe’s perfection is the fact that your taste buds are not tied to one flavor. Satisfy all your cravings by switching between the Kool-Aid flavors such as blue raspberry, cherry, watermelon, orange, or fruit punch! The possibilities are quite endless!
Second, the possibilities of transforming this Key Lime Pie into variations of sweet treats are endless! You might want to try Kool-Aid in cookies, cocktails, a fluffy cake, a creamy pie, or Hooters.
If you are into makeovers, then you can serve this Kool-Aid Pie in Hooters. It is perfect for transforming a plain recipe into fancy servings at celebratory gatherings. Simply place bought or handmade Graham crackers crumbs in Hooters with the same pie filling, and enjoy!
Kool-Aid Pie Hooters
Tips For the Best Kool-Aid Pie
- Make sure you check the weight measurement of each Kool-Aid flavor before trying this recipe. The measures change according to flavor.
- If you want your pie filling to reflect the flavor it represents properly, then you might want to add a few drops of food coloring to your mixture.
- Decorate your pie with some whipped cream, sprinkles, or slices of fresh fruit. A proper presentation would enhance its appeal!
Frequently Asked Questions
Well if you are not a fan of condensed milk, then use softened cream cheese instead. There will be a slight change, but don’t worry it will still be very enjoyable!
If you find yourself with extra pie on your hand, then store the leftovers for later. Place the pieces in an airtight container in the fridge. It should hold for 3 to 4 days for later enjoyment!
If you feel like your Key Lime Pie needs a little more thickening, then beat one cup of whipping cream into your mixture with an electric mixer or by hand.
The key lime pie may seem runny if you haven’t chilled it in the fridge for not less than 3 hours,
If you store limes at room temperature, the moisture will gradually evaporate and the skin will become hard. To store lime juice, place it loosely in a plastic bag in the vegetable compartment.
Let’s Get Mixing!
The Ingredients You Need
- Condensed milk
- Lemon-lime Kool-Aid Packages
- Key lime yogurt
- Key lime juice
- Cool whip
- Graham cracker crust
Follow These Simple Instructions
In a large bowl, add condensed milk, Kool-Aid, yogurt, cool whip, and key lime juice.
Mix all of the ingredients together, then pour the mixture over your graham cracker crust.
Let the pie chill in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
Creamy Goodness!
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No Bake Key Lime Pie (Kool-Aid Pie)
Ingredients
- 2 packages Lime Kool Aid
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 8oz cool whip
- 2 premade graham cracker crust
- 2 key lime yogurts
- 2 tbsp key lime juice
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add condensed milk, Kool-Aid, yogurt, cool whip, and key lime juice.
- Mix all of the ingredients together, then pour your mixture over the graham cracker crust.
- Let the pie chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours. Pie is best if made the night before.
Such a delicious summer treat! It definitely can’t get any easier to make, thank you for sharing.
Yes, it is the perfect no bake summer dessert!
Key lime pies are my fave!! Never seen them done this way before!! Such an easier version.
I know right Aline, full of flavor. Thank you!!
Oohhh! I bet this was a big hit!!
Yes, simple and light! Thank you Desiree!!
Key lime pie is my favorite during the warmer months and I love the ingredients that you used for this recipe, especially the yogurt and Kool-Aid!
Thank you LaKita!!!
This reminds me of a pie my aunt used to bring to family gatherings. Definitely a hit!
So easy and a big hit!!
This pie looks delicious and so easy to whip up.
Thank you Jayne!!
This is such an interesting way to make key lime pie–thanks for sharing!
Thank you Jazz!!
Yes, thank you Jazz!!
This is genius! I love that it uses simple ingredients to make something so classic. Great recipe!
Thank you Mila!!
Yes, so simple and a great no bake dessert!
I live for a good key lime pie and yours is def on my to-make list!
Thank you Kaluhi!!
Thank you Kaluhi!! I hope you try it!!
Thanks for sharing such a fun recipe! I can’t wait to make this for my next party. I am sure it will be a hit!
Thank you Capri!!!
I tried Katrina’s Key Lime pie at the mercantile and it’s amazing!!! My mother made a pie like this for me growing up and I was so excited to get Katrina’s cookbook!
Thank you so much Brenda!! I am so glad you loved it!