To ask for a ruling on what goes on top of a key lime pie?

[MrsBertMacklin]

Prompted by a shit version I bought in Waitrose yesterday, which is topped off with a vapid plasticky lime mousse and the actual lime filling is only about a centimetre thick. Rubbish.

I thought it was either naked, or had meringue topping. Having Wiki'd it, they say whipped cream?

Meringue topped, definitely.

Nigella's version appears to be naked.

Meringue please, and lots of whipped cream.

Then a second helping.

Googled and it's condensed milk with lime and eggs {http://www.jamieoliver.com/news-and-features/features/proper-key-lime-pie/#ZqiJ5o8bHIGyQviz.97 like this?]]

I make key line pie all the time. Has to be thick layer of the actual pie stuff- condensed milk, egg, lime etc. Topped by whipped cream. Only lemon
meringue pies have meringue.

No meringue. Whipped cream if you must, but bare is better.

Link again

whipped cream, and possible toasted coconut flakes

Italian meringue, in the version I make.
It's got to have a thick layer of the lime filling though.

Ate a lot of it on key West on honeymoon, most of the time it was naked, or a bit of whipped cream.
We also ate entire slices of it, on a stick, dipped in chocolate and frozen. Now that was sickly

The pie itself is naked, but served with a dollop of whipped cream on top of each individual slice!

This guy seems to be the king of key lime pie, and he does mostly bare with a squirt of cream round the edge www.keylimeshop.com/

it's one of these American cream pie family members, so I my mind I'd expect a base of some sort, maybe pastry or buttery biscuit base. Then a limey dense-ish filling, possibly cheesecakey or maybe more lime curd egg based and then most definitely a great big whoosh cloud of whipped cream on the top

i'd have candied lime peel shards and curls of grated chocolate too and maybe a lime syrup drizzle too.

A few bits of lime zest on the top and that's your lot. Certainly no meringue - the very idea.

It doesn't last long enough to make an unbiased judgement anyway.

I'm on holiday in the keys at the moment, I will sacrifice an extra inch of waist line to let you know. I had a frozen one the other night, dipped in chocolate which was yummy, if a bit sickly per the previous poster. We're leaving today but I will try to get in a final slice!

Key Lime Pie is my absolute favourite dessert although I mainly buy- from M&S - and don't make it often

No meringue at all.

Greaterthan, that is a very noble offer, thank you

I've made it before - no topping. I mistook last night's topping for meringue, thought I'd give it a go, but guessing it cuts away the sharpness of the lime somewhat?

I found a great recipe for key lime pie here on MN. Will try to find it for you.

Ah - there are two here www.mumsnet.com/food/advanced-search/q?keyword=key+lime+pie&rating=0

More pie

Is the best topping

www.firstsearch.co.nz/chocolate-key-lime-pie.html

This one by Nigella is lovely-it had dark chocolate in the biscuit base and a dusting of cocoa and lime zest on top. I serve it with pouring cream for those who want it but I prefer mine without.

I suppose technically mine is a Tesco lime pie because they don't come from the Florida Keys.

Ina Garten puts cream (of course) and lime slices on hers.

I'm marking my place as I love the idea of Key Lime pie but all the bought ones I've ever had have been decidedly meh and I've never got round to making one.

I would have said small whirls of cream round the edge and sprinkle of freshly grated lime zest for topping.