Lemon-Lime Pie for my Hubby
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Updated Apr 16, 2025
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Last summer, I read about a blogger, Jennie of In Jennie’s Kitchen, who lost her husband Mikey unexpectedly. You can read the “for Mikey” post here. Mikey loved creamy peanut butter pie and so food bloggers worldwide made peanut butter pies for their loved ones to help in Jennie’s healing process. Such a bittersweet memory forever engraved in my mind. When I heard of Jennie’s story and the pie for her husband Mikey it made me think about my own husband and how I’d never made his favorite pie.
I decided this would be the year I would make him his favorite pie – I guess Jennie’s story really hit home with me and her sweet words continue to ring in my mind. Hug them like there’s no tomorrow because today is the only guarantee we can count on. I did not have the courage to make the peanut butter pie for the man I love that day, but instead I promised myself I’d make his favorite pie one day. Well that day is finally here.
I have never made a key lime pie before, and it’s very sad because it’s my hubby’s favorite dessert. When I saw this Lemon-and-lime icebox pie with a chocolate graham-cracker crust recipe on the Homesick Texan blog I knew he would love it and I told myself I’d make it for his next birthday. I don’t know what I’d do without my husband. As corny as it sounds he truly does complete me. We are total opposites and yet we balance each other out, a ying and yang of sorts. We often forget to stop and smell the roses in this crazy thing called life. Often times it’s those who are closest to us that we take for granted and really shouldn’t. So this pie is a tribute to you babe. Te amo!
I dedicate this recipe to you on your 41st birthday. Happy birthday sweetie!
What is your special someone’s favorite dessert or dish?
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Lemon Lime icebox pie with a chocolate graham-cracker crust
Ingredients
For the chocolate graham-cracker crust:
- 1 1/2 cups finely crushed graham crackers, about 8 large rectangles
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of kosher salt
- 8 tablespoons butter, melted, still warm
For the lemon and lime filling:
- 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- juice of 1 lemon, about 1/4 cup
- juice of 1 lime, about 2 tablespoons
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon grated lime zest
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- whipped cream and fresh blueberries for topping
Instructions
- To make the crust, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease a 9-inch pie pan. In a food processor or with a rolling pin, finely crush the graham crackers until they’re the texture of sand. Mix well the graham crackers with the cocoa, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla extract and salt. Stir in the warm, melted butter until a dark dough is formed.
- Pat the dough into the pie pan, using your hands, a measuring cup or a spoon to get it even. Bake for 7 minutes and then let the crust cool for one hour.
- To make the filling, in a blender mix together the cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice, lime juice, lemon zest, lime zest, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. Pour into the cooled crust, and refrigerate covered with plastic wrap for at least 2 hours to set the filling.
- Serve with whipped cream and fresh blueberries on top.
Notes
- Serve with whipped cream and any fruit you like. I enjoy blueberries with this pie but raspberries would be awesome too.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Goodness, I’ve never seen my husband eat pie so I have no idea what his favorite is. Now I’m inspired to ask and make it for him. 🙂
This is beautiful and your absolutely right. So sad for what Jennie’s family has been through this year. <3 Love them everyday.
So nice you made his favorite pie. Sometimes a little extra TLC goes a long way…
Why is it that we need a terrible “wake up call” to do what should be as natural as breathing or blinking? Yes, I know life gets in the way, work, deadlines, we’re multi-tasking. But your post and this beautiful act of kindness toward the people we love the most is a reminder to not take those closest to us–or life–for granted.
I agree Viviana! We do just need to be more kind — Why is that so hard? Seems sooo simple!
Beautiful pictures and delicious looking pie! I too remember reading Jennie’s story a couple months ago and I hope she’s doing well.
I really hope she is well too m&m!
So did he love it?!!
My husband loves anything with chocolate, especially chocolate cake.
He totally LOVED it Lisa! He said it was the BEST he’s ever had. And if you know my hubby he is VERY honest 😉 YAY!