This healthy Key Lime Pie Smoothie recipe is creamy, tangy, and a delicious way to start your day (plus it’s a dead ringer for the classic dessert!)
At this point in my healthy smoothie obsession, any smoothie that doesn’t involve a vegetable feels like a treat (although green smoothies can be treats too, of course).
And if it’s a treat you’re looking for, this Key Lime Pie Smoothie is it! It has protein-packed Greek yogurt, sweet banana, fresh lime juice, and honey.
When that all comes together with a quick blitz in the blender, the result is a creamy and sweet lime smoothie that’s a dead ringer for Key Lime Pie!
Reader rating
“This smoothie is one of my new favorites – so tart and refreshing for these hot summer days!! I didn’t use vanilla extract, but I added a lot of spinach and ice to make it thick and the color was so vibrant! It looked as yummy as it tasted! Thanks for this amazing recipe 😍” —Shaylee
Ingredients for this Key Lime Pie Smoothie
- Banana: Freeze your banana slices ahead of time to make this lime smoothie cold and frosty.
- Yogurt: Plain Greek yogurt makes this smoothie rich and creamy. You could also throw in a dollop of cream cheese for a more decadent, cheesecake-y smoothie.
- Lime: You can use key lime juice or regular lime juice, but aim for fresh juice where possible.
- Sweetener: I love honey in this smoothie, but you could also use sugar, agave, or maple syrup.
- Vanilla: Finish it off with a dash of vanilla extract to bring that pie feeling!
Variations on this Key Lime Pie Smoothie
More Creamy: For an even creamier smoothie, replace 2 tablespoons of the yogurt with cream cheese.
Add Color: To give this key lime pie inspired smoothie more green color, add a few leaves of fresh spinach. The spinach flavor is undetectable and it makes this smoothie even more fun!
Make It Lemon: This recipe also works great with fresh lemon juice and zest!
Make Popsicles: In the mood for popsicles? Add a touch more honey then freeze the mixture into homemade popsicles!
Add Protein: Give it a boost of protein by adding cottage cheese.
More healthy smoothie recipes to try
Find our ultimate guide to making smoothies here, or check out our favorites below!
- Wake Me Up Coffee Smoothie
- Orange Dreamsicle Smoothie
- Strawberry Watermelon Rind Smoothie
- Pink Power Beet Smoothie
- How to Make Green Smoothies
- Nutella Green Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 banana sliced and frozen
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt 130 g, or dairy-free alternative
- ¼ cup key or regular lime juice 60 mL
- 1 Tbsp honey 15 mL, or sweetener of choice
- ½ tsp finely grated lime zest
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract 1.2 mL
- Optional for texture: ice
- Optional for color: spinach
- Optional garnish: graham cracker crumbs, lime wedge
Instructions
- Blend: Blend all ingredients until smooth, adding ice as needed to reach a consistency to your liking. If you want a slightly green smoothie, add a few leaves of fresh spinach.
- Serve: To garnish, rub lime juice around the rim of the glass, then roll it in crushed graham cracker crumbs. Pour in smoothie and serve immediately.
Kristina Padgett says
Key lime pie is one of my favorite desserts! I never thought about making it into a smoothie, it looks and sounds amazing!
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Sarah says
Right? I LOVE key lime pie but haven’t had in ages. Now it’s always just 5 minutes away!
Chrissa - Physical Kitchness says
Key lime pie = LIFE! This makes me want to dip my toes in the sand and sip every sweet gulp of that beautiful smoothie!!
Sarah says
Hahaha I feel ya, Chrissa!
Leah says
Oh, this sounds like a wonderful treat! I adore key lime pie, and this sound so yummy!
CourtneyLynne says
Omg can we say yum!!? I just love smoothies! So need to give this a try!
Ashley says
Sounds like just the thing I need to get me in the mood for sunshine! Looks absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing.
Sarah says
You’re very welcome, Ashley! Thanks so much for stopping by 🙂
klauss says
Looks great. Quick, easy, delicious! Keep it up!
Kate - Highlights Along the Way says
I cannot wait to try to make this! Sounds so tasty!
Summer @ Coffee With Summer says
UMMMM DELICIOUS! I am so making these for my girls day brunch the next time we all get together. Yum!
Sarah says
They’d be perfect for brunch! I’m usually all about green smoothies but those tend to scare off people, especially in a brunch setting. These are healthy but sweet and I hope you love them! 🙂
Ashley says
Yum! This looks delicious! Key lime pie s one of my favorites!
xo Ashley
Brittany says
Smoothies with greek yogurt in it are the best! 🙂 I’ll have to try this one out!
Sarah says
Definitely, I buy a giant tub of low fat Greek yogurt at the start of each week and use it everyday for smoothies!
Chantal says
This looks so yummy! I make a smoothie similar to this every morning but with mango instead of lime.
Sarah says
Oh yum I bet that’d be great! Unfortunately I just do not have the patience to peel and cut a mango in the mornings, but perhaps I’ll give it a go some afternoon 🙂
Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
Love key lime pie, so I’m pretty sure I’d love this smoothie — it looks fab! 🙂
Mimi Rose says
This looks amazing!! Key Lime Pie is pretty much my ultimate dessert, and I would love to try it in a smoothie. Thanks for sharing, can’t wait to try it out!
The Southern Thing says
Sounds like dessert in a glass!
Charlotte {Sweet Sundays} says
This sounds so refreshing! I’ve never thought to enjoy key lime as a smoothie but now I can’t wait to give it a go!
Cassandra says
That smoothie looks divine! So perfect for summer. Yum!
Matt Lusk says
I just made this and it is really good. Usually a banana in a smoothy overpowers everything else but the lime juice was perfect and lime is definitely the aftertaste. Even though it has yogurt in it, it feels very light. It’s a winner.
Sarah says
So happy you liked it, Matt! The lime adds so much more flavor than you would expect, doesn’t it? 😀
Dindrane says
Truly, thank you so much. I have ulcerative colitis AND a gastric sleeve AND I’m vegetarian, so finding healthy, but low fiber, high protein, but a complete protein AND low fiber (I miss quinoa so much)… well, it’s a pain. But smoothies make it easy and affordable! I can always add unflavored or whatever flavor protein powder, and it’s supposed to be thick!
You are so creative; I’ll never be bored or feel sorry for myself. :p
Sarah says
Aw I’m happy you found this smoothie then!! Enjoy! 😀
Toni-Ann Fletcher says
Just love this lime pie smoothie
Sarah says
Happy to hear, Toni-Ann! 😀
Shaylee says
This smoothie is one of my new favorites – so tart and refreshing for these hot summer days!! I didn’t use vanilla extract, but I added a lot of spinach and ice to make it thick and the color was so vibrant! It looked as yummy as it tasted! Thanks for this amazing recipe 😍
Sarah says
YAY! So happy to hear it, Shaylee! Enjoy! 😀
Patricia S says
That was yummy! And so refreshing! I didn’t have any lime zest on hand, but it was delicious anyway. Thanks for sharing!
Sarah says
So happy to hear it, Patricia! Enjoy! 😀
Judy says
The Vegan version of this smoothie tastes absolutely dreadful. After a few bites I threw it away. Such a waste of money.
Sarah says
Sorry to hear it, Judy! Dairy-free yogurts can be hit or miss, so be sure to find a brand you like for next time you try this.
Beth says
Judy, I just made this, so delicious! I am wondering if the vegan yogurt you used was already sweetened or had a flavour? If so the addition of banana and another sweetener would make it sickly sweet! Also if agave was used to replace honey, would need less of it, but I’m sure you already know that.
Candice says
Very good smoothie! Just the right amount of sweet and tangy..good substitute when you don’t have any key lime pie in the house 🙂 Thanks.
Cloey says
SO creamy!!
Kelly says
Absolutely delicious!! Exactly like the pie!
Jennifer Carruth says
This was sooo good! I used flax milk instead of yogurt and added frozen spinach/kale. Loved the flavor! All of my kids enjoyed it too. Thank you for my new favorite smoothie recipe!!!
Sarah Bond says
I’m so happy to hear it, Jennifer! Enjoy! 😀