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?

[firesidechat]

Never seen meringue on a key lime pie. It's more like a lemon tart rather than a lemon meringue pie and therefore naked. We had it in Florida and it was naked then.

[Suefla62]

That whipped fluffy stuff Americans use would never go on a real Key Lime pie!

As someone living in Floruda and making Key Lime pie all the time it should be naked and served with a dollop of cream. It should not be green.

Key Lime are limes, just not the ones you buy in the store in the UK. Real ones are tiny and lemony green colored.

[eaiand2]

Cool whip?

[Greaterthanthesumoftheparts]

Ok so I didn't get to have another slice but can confirm that it's either whipped cream or that meringuey whipped fluffy stuff that Americans use (someone I'm sure will know what I mean!).

[itsonlysubterfuge]

Key lime pies are made with key limes, not limes.

I'd top with whipped cream and maybe a lime slice, but I imagine it taste nice with meringue or whipped cream.

[Dowser]

My fantasy key lime pie would have the very best quality fantasy vanilla ice cream with it.

Dream on.,

[TheHoundsBitch]

Whipped cream! Definitely not meringue.

[WyrdByrd]

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.

[noeffingidea]

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

[PurpleDaisies]

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

[PurpleDaisies]

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.

[TheWintersmith]

More pie

Is the best topping

[FruChristerOla]

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

[FruChristerOla]

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

[MrsBertMacklin]

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?

[Totality22]

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.

[Greaterthanthesumoftheparts]

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!

[BreconBeBuggered]

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.

[ShuShuFontana]

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.

[CurlsLDN]

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/

[eaiand2]

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

[CurlsLDN]

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

[CigarsofthePharoahs]

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

[BeachyKeen]

whipped cream, and possible toasted coconut flakes