On Monday, we went to the place where, according to my friend, they sold the best Key lime pie on the island: Blue Heaven, an open-air restaurant in Key West’s historic Bahama Village.
And here’s a prize specimen, winking at me from a shelf in the fridge:
Now, we didn’t actually stay and eat our piece of pie on the premises. Instead, we took advantage of the Blue Heaven practice of selling off pies, which didn’t quite hit all the beauty parameters, for a bargain price of US$20.

Aw, just look at it… a bit squat compared to its supermodel cousin in the fridge, but who wouldn’t want to adopt one of those!?
They put it in a box for us and we took it home 🙂
What was the verdict?
In short, my friend was right. This KLP was top notch. I loved the meringue topping, it just works soooo much better than the sickly sweet oozings of cream, which seems to be the prevalent choice of KLP topping.
The filling was fresh, zesty and creamy, but not heavy like pottery clay, as it had been in the last one I sampled. Its only slight shortcoming was that the crust was a tad too thick in places. But considering the amazing experience in terms of taste and texture, I’m more than happy to overlook this 😉
My rating: 4.8 out of 5.
The question is: Will I find an even better one?! The mission continues…
Missed the other reviews? Here they are:
- Six Toed Cat
- Southernmost Beach Café
- The Key West Key Lime Shoppe
- Key West Cakes
- Key Lime Pie Factory
And if you want to know how my cake obsession started, click here. [Warning – contains hideous photographs of 70’s and 80’s fashion].
That looks delicious, even though it’s lime 🙂 Cant wait till I get to Florida!
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This one was divine…
Florida has all that delicious Cuban food… pork sandwiches… right down your alley!
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Oh baby! Thanks for the tip!
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Did you find it? I am going to have to lurk around your blog!
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Yes, yes, I did, and that one was IT! 🙂
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Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…….
Do you think you could make this using a lemon meringue recipe by just subbing out the lemon for lime? (True confession: I have only ever eaten KLP and never tried to make one. )
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What a great mission! 4.8 out of 5 will be pretty hard to beat though!
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Well I’m not going to turn my nose up at a 4.5. Or a 4. Or a 3… This is a win-win mission!!!
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Or a 2 or a 1. You may as well admit it 😉
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I’m so transparent…
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Same here, so I’ve no idea. But, truth be told, it wasn’t that different form a REALLY GOOD English lemon meringue. I think you’ve got a good chance of succeeding 😉
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Lemon meringue, umm, now you are talking. Not much of a dessert eater but I make exceptions. :))
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Ah, now I’m reeling you in… finally 😉
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The meringue! That looks fantastic. Agree that desserts here are all too often sickeningly sweet (but I make exception for pecan pie which is no good unless it induces diabetes)
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Agreed! pecan pie has to be like that 😉
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Not bad for a not quite good enough pie! I would be afraid to look for more, though.
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Nothing stops me looking for more, nothing, you hear!?! 😉
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Oh yum!! NOW Its time to share! However wassup with that shower voyeurism??
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It’s the KW humour… you need to be drunk to appreciate it. Which most people here are.
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Oh no, not so good to read this post right after we’ve decided to eat healthily 😉 I guess one can always argue that it is good for the soul?! Looks soooo delicious!
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It was 🙂 The thing lasted barely 24 hours in the fridge. Need to get some more today!!!
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That “imperfect” pie looks just fine to me. Who cares about looks anyway? You can never go wrong with meringue 😀
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My thoughts exactly!
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I am feeling stupid. I had assumed that this dessert was a lime pie, made with a recipe from the Florida Keys, but I’ve just learned from Wikipedia that a “key lime” is a type of lime, different from the Persian lime and the kaffir lime. So it’s a pie made from key limes. Now that I’ve shared that fact, can I have a slice of pie, please?
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That… was very enlightening 😉 I’m afraid it’s all gone!
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Looks pretty tasty to me!
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4.8 – that’s more like it! Now you’re making me jealous! (Who would envy a 2/5?!) That meringue topping looks fluffy and delicious. Best of luck finding the perfect 5!
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Oh my goodness. Mouthwatering. Please…box one up and send it my way 😉
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I’ve got several more coming up 🙂
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