Key lime pie with coconut cream instead of condensed milk

This vegan key lime pie is irresistibly creamy, slightly sour, and not too sweet! It’s the perfect dessert to bring to your next spring or summer gathering. Everyone will love it and no one will ever know how much healthier it is!

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What Makes This Recipe So Good
Key Ingredients
Chef’s Tips
More Delicious Vegan Recipes
Reader Interactions
Can I substitute lime juice for Key lime juice?
How do I substitute Key lime juice?
What is coconut cream pie made of?
Can I use regular limes instead of Key limes for pie?

What Makes This Recipe So Good

It’s the perfect balance between tangy and sweet! Sour key lime juice is perfectly complimented by a subtly sweet can of sweetened condensed coconut milk. This recipe keeps the sugars low, but the flavors intense.
Coconut milk makes it lighter yet just as creamy as traditional key lime pie. Though the key lime juice is very strong, therefore you will barely taste any coconut!
It’s surprisingly simple to make! The crust alone is just two ingredients, and the filling is just five ingredients. A few easy steps and some time in the refrigerator is all it takes to make this delicious vegan treat.

Key Ingredients

Vegan Graham Crackers – Most graham crackers are already vegan! Take a look at the ingredients on the back of a graham cracker box and there’s a very good chance they’ll be unintentionally vegan.

Full-Fat Coconut Milk – Make sure to use full-fat coconut milk in this vegan key lime pie recipe. The extra thickness from a can of full-fat coconut milk with make your pie oh-so creamy!

Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk – The only sugar in this recipe comes from the sweetened condensed coconut milk. I’ve been able to find sweetened condensed coconut milk at most of my local grocery stores. If you’re having a hard time locating it, try looking around baking supplies and/or canned coconut milk.

Key Lime Juice – You can either purchase key limes from the store and juice them yourself, or buy key lime juice in a bottle. For ease, I used bottled key lime juice and made a delicious pie! And if you can’t find key limes or key lime juice, you can use regular lime juice instead.

Cornstarch – Since this recipe doesn’t contain the typical dairy ingredients found in regular key lime pie, we need cornstarch to help this pie set. Make sure to stir your filling really well after you’ve added all ingredients to a saucepan. If you see any cornstarch lumps left behind, keep stirring and cooking, they’ll eventually dissolve.

Chef’s Tips

Be patient when waiting for your vegan key lime pie to set in the fridge. Do not try to slice it before it’s fully set! If your pie isn’t left to chill long enough, the filling will spill out when served.
If you don’t have a pie dish, you can use a tart pan for this vegan key lime pie. Follow every step the exact same, just place your crust and filling in a tart pan instead of a pie dish!
Don’t forget to top this pie with vegan coconut whipped cream! You can either buy coconut whipped cream from the freezer section at the grocery store or make it yourself. If making it yourself, use a hand or stand mixer to beat cold coconut cream on high until light and fluffy.

More Delicious Vegan Recipes

Vegan Biscuits and Gravy
Vegan Marshmallows
How to Make Vegan Overnight Oats
Vegan Potato Soup
Vegan Apple Pie

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For the Crust

▢ 1 ½ cups vegan graham crackers crushed, see Notes
▢ ⅓ cup vegan butter melted, see Notes

For the Filling

▢ 1 13.5-ounce can full-fat coconut milk see Notes
▢ 1 7.4-ounce can sweetened condensed coconut milk
▢ ½ cup key lime juice
▢ 1 tablespoon key lime zest
▢ 5 tablespoons cornstarch

9-inch pie dish
Small bowl
Saucepan

Preheat your oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
Mix the graham crackers crumbs and melted butter together in a bowl. Transfer mixture to a lightly greased 9-inch pie dish and press into dish to form crust. Bake for 10 minutes to set.
Add all filling ingredients to a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer and cook for 8-10 minutes, stirring constantly.
Once the filling has thickened, remove pie crust from the oven and pour filling into crust.
Refrigerate for at least 5 hours and up to overnight until set.

Vegan Graham Crackers: Most graham crackers are unintentionally vegan!
Vegan Butter: Any vegan butter will work in this recipe, and you could use melted coconut oil instead if you’d like.
Full-Fat Coconut Milk: Make sure that the coconut milk is full-fat, if not your pie won’t set. Full-fat coconut milk is most often sold in a can, not a carton.

Recipe yields approximately 10 servings. Nutritional values shown reflect information for 1 serving. Macros may vary slightly depending on the specific brands of ingredients used.

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 132kcal, Carbohydrates: 16g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g, Monounsaturated Fat: 0g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 0mg, Sodium: 139mg, Potassium: 49mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 294IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 13mg, Iron: 1mg, Erythritol: 0g, Sugar Alcohols: 0g, Net Carbs: 15g

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

Reader Interactions

Can I substitute lime juice for Key lime juice?

In general, when substituting the lime and lemon juice mixture for Key lime juice, you should adjust the amount so it is 2 to 3 times less than the amount of Key lime called for in a recipe. In other words, if you need 3 tablespoons Key lime juice, you will use 1 to 2 tablespoons lime and lemon juice mixture.

How do I substitute Key lime juice?

You may substitute the key lime juice with a mixture of 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice and 1/4 cup fresh lime juice. Saved!

What is coconut cream pie made of?

Most of the time, coconut cream pie is nothing more than vanilla pudding with some coconut thrown on top. Let's make a REAL coconut filling using thick coconut milk. Since coconut milk doesn't have a very strong flavor, we'll add sweetened shredded coconut and a splash of coconut extract.

Can I use regular limes instead of Key limes for pie?

Ordinary limes make an exceptional Key lime pie, and they are a much better alternative to bracingly tart bottled Key lime juice. This pie tastes every bit as authentic as the real deal — plus it's easier to make.