Easy Lemon Pie – we all should have an easy pie recipe, right? Something we can whip up for special occasions during the Spring and Summer months. This pie recipe is just that. It’s absolutely delicious and the lemon filling is so creamy and fluffy!
I love pie. Do you? I used to not like it as a kid but as an adult, give me all.the.pie. I especially enjoy pies like this lemon pie or a coconut cream pie or chocolate pie. I have come to realize that lemon desserts are definitely a favorite for a lot of people, including myself. Whenever I make anything lemon, everyone seems to jump for it. I knew that an easy lemon pie was a must make for the blog and my friends and family!
A graham cracker crust is a must for this recipe. You can use a traditional crust if you would like, but I love how the graham cracker crust soaks up the lemon filling and is so chewy when you bite into it. Plus graham crackers crusts are easy to make, hence the name EASY lemon pie. 🙂
Check out that FLUFF. I think that’s why I like this pie so much. The lemon filling is so fluffy and light and then I topped it with a sweetened whipped cream cheese to give it yet another layer of creaminess and tanginess. See how the graham cracker crust soaks up all that filling? It’s just so good!
I will have to admit. The last piece of this pie was enjoyed by yours truly straight out of the pie pan on the couch while watching Ozark. It just had to be done and I loved every minute of it. I hope you enjoy this pie as much as we did!
Easy Lemon Pie
Easy lemon filling baked in a graham cracker crust and topped with sweetened whipped cream cheese makes for an Easy Lemon Pie!
Ingredients
- CRUST:
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 8 tablespoons butter, melted
- LEMON FILLING:
- 4 large egg yolks
- 4 teaspoons lemon zest
- 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice, strained
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- WHIPPED CREAM:
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream
- 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make the crust first. You can crush the graham crackers yourself or you can use already made graham cracker crumbs. Simply mix graham cracker crumbs with sugar then melted butter. Press into a 9 1/2 inch deep pie pan and bake for 7 minutes. Remove.
- To make the lemon filling, whisk together egg yolks and lemon zest on medium high speed for 1 minute. You can use a stand-alone mixer with a whisk attachment or a hand-held one works, too. Add lemon juice, sweetened condensed, salt and vanilla and mix on high for an additional minute, scraping down sides of bowl. Pour into the crust and bake for 12-14 minutes or until the center is no longer jiggly. Mine took 12 minutes. Set aside to cool completely then place in refrigerator.
- To make whipped cream cheese, use a stand-alone mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (hand-held works, too). Add heavy cream and whisk on medium high speed until soft peaks form. Then add cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla and whip on high until creamy. Do not overwhip. It's okay if there are little bumps in the mixture - it's just the cream cheese mixing in with the cold heavy cream. Carefully spread on cold pie and place in refrigerator overnight or for several hours. Enjoy!
Notes
Keep pie covered in refrigerator.
The best lemon pie ever!! The whole family raved and so many are asking for the recipe. Love it!
awesome!!
Under the lemon filling ingredients, it says salt and vanilla, but when are we supposed to mix that in?
I updated the recipe with this information!
Tried to make this pie and I think the condensed milk was left out of the recipe. I tried to make my own condensed milk because we did not have any. Of course it never set up. The taste of the lemon filling was awesome. So disappointed we could not get the correct texture. Wasted a lot of time and ingredients. Sad 🥺
I’m sorry! That was my fault. A 14 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk.
Hi! Directions say to add “sweetened condensed” but in ingredient list I don’t see sweetened condensed milk?! Thanks!
hi! sorry! 14 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk.
Were you using sweetened condensed milk in the filling? The ingredient list doesn’t say how much or list it but your instructions do… ?? Looks delicious just want to get it right
I”m sorry! I updated the recipe. I 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk.:)
This is amazing! Very light and refreshing!