Creamy Lemon Pie
Sweet, tart, creamy lemon pie - this pie needs only 3 ingredients + your crust! Use a premade crust or make your own (recipe included). Rich & delicious - no one would guess how easy it is to make!
Ingredients
- For crust:
- 1 1/2 cups fine graham cracker crumbs
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoon salted butter melted
- For Pie Filling:
- 3/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice 5-7 average sized lemons at room temp
- 4 egg yolks
- 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter until thoroughly combined.
- Press firmly into a 8" or 9" pie plate.
- Bake for 7-9 minutes.
- Cool on wire rack.
- Juice lemons. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, beat yolks and condensed milk with an electric mixer for 2-3 minutes until mixture lightens up.
- Slowly mix in lemon juice - mix well.
- Pour mixture into prepared crust.
- Bake for 22 - 25 minutes or until pie is set.
- Transfer to wire rack.
- Cool until pie reaches room temperature. Chill and store in refrigerator. Pie should be served chilled.
- Top with whipped cream if desired. Enjoy :)
Notes
Lemons juice best at room temperature, so if they're in the fridge, pull them out a few hours before bake time. 5 - 7 average sized lemons will give you 3/4 cup of juice.
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