MainMan’s birthday was in January and I surprised him in the morning with key lime pie bites. We couldn’t eat them all by ourselves on our post-holiday/New Year’s resolution “diet,” so I insisted he bring some of them to work, like a first grader shipping off to school with birthday cupcakes.

I’ve eaten a lot of key lime pie, but this recipe I discovered on Joyful Healthy Eats, combined with an old friend’s classic recipe from The Blue Point restaurant in Duck, N.C. and finally Martha Stewart’s recipe for graham cracker crust, is the best I’ve ever had. I know, why did I have to make it so complicated? Trust me, it’s worth it. I wanted to make bites. I wanted homemade graham cracker crust. And I wanted the Blue Point filling because I remember loving it when I was in college. The bites had the most perfect texture. To me key lime pie is best when it’s firm, to the point of almost crumbly, as opposed to some restaurants that serve it with a more gooey, custard-like texture. No. Thanks. This may just be the tastiest dessert I have ever made and we’re beyond due for a rebatch.

On their way to the zoo!