Description
Creamy Lemon Pie is a refreshing dessert with a tangy lemon custard filling in a crunchy graham cracker crust, topped with whipped cream or meringue.
Ingredients
Scale
- 11 full sheet graham crackers (about 160g)
- 1/2 cup salted almonds (62g)
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (25g)
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter (71g, melted)
- 2 (14-ounce) cans full fat sweetened condensed milk
- 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice (about 4 lemons)
- 4 large egg yolks
- Garnish: lemon zest, lemon slices, almonds, whipped cream or meringue topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Pulse graham crackers and salted almonds in a food processor until fine crumbs form. Mix crumbs with granulated sugar.
- Add melted unsalted butter to the crumbs and stir until combined.
- Press crumb mixture firmly into an ungreased 9-inch pie dish, covering bottom and sides evenly.
- Bake crust for 8 minutes until lightly golden; remove and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk sweetened condensed milk, fresh lemon juice, and egg yolks until smooth.
- Pour filling into the warm crust and bake for 19-21 minutes until center is slightly jiggly.
- Cool pie to room temperature, then cover and chill in refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- Before serving, garnish with lemon zest, lemon slices, almonds, and whipped cream or meringue as desired.
Notes
- Do not overbake the filling; it should be slightly jiggly to avoid rubbery texture.
- Press crust firmly to prevent crumbling when slicing.
- Use fresh lemon juice for best flavor and strain seeds out.
- Chill pie for at least an hour to let flavors meld and filling set.
- For nut-free crust, omit almonds or substitute with crushed oats.
- Pie is best served chilled and not reheated.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 29-31 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/8 of pie)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: Creamy lemon pie, lemon custard pie, graham cracker crust pie, easy lemon dessert, summer pie recipe