Key Lime Pie Cupcakes

These Key Lime Pie Cupcakes start with soft homemade white cupcakes flavored with lime zest, filled with creamy cheesecake pudding, and topped with fluffy whipped cream cheese frosting. Don’t forget to finish with a sprinkle of graham cracker crumbs for that key lime pie finish!

Key lime pie has a very specific job: bring the creamy, the citrus, the cool and refreshing, and the graham cracker crumbs. These cupcakes understood the assignment.

We’re starting with soft white cupcakes that are light, fluffy, and full of lime flavor from both zest and juice. They bake up pale and tender, which is exactly what we want here because the filling and frosting bring the richness.

And yes, there is filling. Each cupcake gets a creamy cheesecake pudding center, which gives you that cold, smooth, key lime pie-style bite.

On top, whipped cream cheese frosting. It’s fluffy like whipped cream, but with enough cream cheese to give it body, flavor, and a little structure for piping. Not heavy. Not overly sweet. Just the right soft, creamy swirl for a cupcake that wants to taste like pie.

A sprinkle of graham cracker crumbs finishes the whole thing.

These are bright, creamy cupcakes with a soft lime crumb, a cool pudding center, and a fluffy whipped topping. Basically, everything you want from key lime pie, in cupcake form, ready for all your summer celebrations.