In April, my dad and I embarked on a road trip through the Florida Keys. What started out as a good old-fashioned drive from Key Largo to Key West turned into a quest to find the best slice of key lime pie.

We ate a lot of key lime pie. We ate it as pie and on sticks. We tried it in jars and covered in syrup. We tried it with merengue and without. We ate it outside and inside. We even tried a gluten-free version. We ate it every which way and, while each had their own distinct flavor and texture, there was one that stole our hearts.

The Best Key Lime Pie in the Florida Keys

The final stop on our key lime pie quest was Kermit's, which is said to be the holy grail of key lime pie. We tried blueberry, strawberry, gluten-free, Belgian chocolate-dipped, and of course good-old fashioned traditional served up with a dab of homemade whipped cream. No meringue here!

Here is the recipe for their classic key lime pie. Try it and let us know what you think. Do you agree that it is the best?