Key Lime Cheesecake is a creamy cheesecake full of tangy key lime flavor in a graham cracker crust topped with whipped cream and key lime slices.Then, more key lime zest is sprinkled on top for a little extra tartness! It is based on my popular lemon cheesecake but with key limes.You will also have to check out my Key Lime Pie! Ingredients & Substitutions Crust: Ensure the graham cracker crumbs are coated with butter; it holds the crust together! If crushing graham crackers, you will need about 7 sheets for 1 cup of crumbs.

A shortbread or vanilla wafer crust would also be delicious.Graham Cracker Crumbs Pre-Crushed vs Crushing Yourself The quality of store-bought graham cracker crumbs has changed in the last few years and they seem to be less flavorful and have a different texture.When possible, I recommend the full sheets of honey-flavored graham crackers and crushing them yourself or utilizing a food processor.

Room Temperature Ingredients: To enjoy the creamiest cheesecake, be sure the ingredients, specifically cream cheese, sour cream, and eggs, are at room temperature.Key Limes: Freshly squeezed key lime juice is best, but you could also use bottled juice.(Double-check that the bottle is key lime juice, not simply lime juice.) After juicing the key limes, get the zest from them as well.

Then, slice some for garnish.The key limes I used were really small, so I needed about 11 of them for this recipe.If you can’t find key limes, use

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