Best Lemon Pie

The Best Lemon Pie

Lemon pie is a great citrus custard pie inside of a graham cracker crust. Top it with whipping cream and it's truly perfect.

Lemon Meringue Pie without the Meringue

Lemon meringue pie is hit and miss with most, but what's great about this recipe is no meringue. Instead, I use a lemon whipping cream that has just a hint of lemon.

If this sounds like the pie for you, let's get started!

Should you use fresh lemons or lemon juice in lemon pie?

When you make this pie, it's completely up to you on whether you use freshly squeezed lemon juice or juice from the bottle. For convenience, I typically use the lemon juice from a bottle.

Freshly squeezed lemon juice tends to make it a little more tart, but still so delicious!

Sour Lemon Pie Ingredients

Here's what you need to make this pie:

• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 3 egg yolks
• ⅓ cup lemon juice
• 2 tsp lemon zest
• 1 graham cracker crust

Here's what you need to make homemade lemon whipping cream:

• ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 1 tsp lemon juice (optional)

How to make this lemon pie

Pre-heat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Then, in a large mixing bowl, add the 1 can sweetened condensed milk and 3 egg yolks. Mix on medium for 2 minutes.

Next, add in the lemon juice and lemon zest. Then mix on medium speed againg for another 2 minutes. Finally, pour this lemon filling into an already prepared graham cracker crust.

Bake for 15-17 minutes or until the lemon filling jiggles. Let it cool for 5 minutes. Then, place the finished lemon pie into your refrigerator for 1-2 hours to chill.

When the pie has been chilled, start making the lemon whipping cream.

How to make lemon whipping cream

Add heavy whipping cream, granulated sugar, and lemon juice to your mixing bowl. Mix on high for 5-7 minutes until stiff peaks form.

Then, add it to your lemon pie. Yum!

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Best Lemon Pie

Lemon pie is the best because it is sweet and sour. This particular pie has no meringue, and instead is topped with a lemon whipping cream.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword lemon pie, sour lemon pie

Prep Time 8 minutes

Cook Time 16 minutes

let it chill 1 hour

Total Time 24 minutes

Servings 8 slices

Calories 220 kcal

Author Joanna Stephens

Ingredients

Ingredients

Lemon Pie

• 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
• 3 egg yolks
• ⅓ cup lemon juice
• 2 tsp lemon zest
• 1 graham cracker crust

Lemon Whipping Cream

• ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 1 tsp lemon juice

Instructions

Directions:

Lemon Pie filling

1. Pre-heat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Then, in a large mixing bowl, add the 1 can sweetened condensed milk and 3 egg yolks. Mix on medium for 2 minutes.
2. Next, add in the lemon juice and lemon zest. Then mix on medium speed againg for another 2 minutes. Finally, pour this lemon filling into an already prepared graham cracker crust.

3. Bake for 15-17 minutes or until the lemon filling jiggles. Let it cool for 5 minutes. Then, place the finished lemon pie into your refrigerator for 1-2 hours to chill.

Lemon Whipping Cream

1. Add heavy whipping cream, granulated sugar, and lemon juice to your mixing bowl. Mix on high for 5-7 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Top this on cooled lemon pie and refrigerate any leftovers.
   

Recipe Notes

The lemon whipped cream will start to get runny after a day, so use it as you eat the pie. If it gets runny, mix it up again with your whisk attachment.

Nutrition Facts

Best Lemon Pie

Amount Per Serving

Calories 220 Calories from Fat 135

% Daily Value*

Fat 15g23%

Saturated Fat 7g44%

Cholesterol 104mg35%

Sodium 112mg5%

Potassium 59mg2%

Carbohydrates 18g6%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 7g8%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 425IU9%

Vitamin C 5mg6%

Calcium 29mg3%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.