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A bowl of key lime ice cream topped with lime zest.
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5 from 6 votes

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.
Prep Time20 minutes
Freezing Time6 hours
Total Time6 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 277kcal

Equipment

  • Large Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/2 cup lime juice (key lime if you can, but Persian limes work too)
  • 2 tsp lime zest (key lime if you can, but Persian limes work too)

For the graham cracker crust:

  • 3 graham cracker sheets
  • 1/2 TBS sugar
  • 2 TBS melted butter

Instructions

  • Pulse the graham crackers into a fine crumb with a food processor, or blender.
  • Add them to a small bowl and stir in the sugar and melted butter. Set the bowl aside.
  • Pour the heavy cream into a large mixing bowl and whip over high speed until medium stiff peaks form.
  • Combine the sweetened condensed milk, lime juice and lime zest in another large bowl.
  • Add the whipped cream to the condensed milk mixture and fold together till thoroughly mixed.
  • Scoop about 1/3 of the ice cream into a 2 qt container. Then sprinkle about 2 to 3 TBS of the graham cracker crumble over the ice cream.
  • Repeat with more ice cream, more graham cracker crumble, more ice cream, and the final graham cracker crumble.
  • Cover the pan tightly and place in the freezer for at least 6 hours, up to overnight.
  • Let the ice cream sit out at room temperature for about 10 minutes before scooping.

Nutrition

Calories: 277kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 91mg | Potassium: 179mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 735IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 125mg | Iron: 0.3mg