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Easy Lemon Pie

This easy lemon pie seems too good to be true! It's a no bake dessert that features a homemade lemon pudding filling topped with luscious whipped cream! It uses only 5 ingredients not including the crust, but using a store bought crust cuts down time even more!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Resting time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: icebox pie, lemon pie
Servings: 8
Calories: 270kcal
Author: Mrs Major Hoff

Ingredients

For the Lemon Pie Filling

  • 5 Tablespoons corn starch
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 cups Tampico Old Fashioned Lemonade with Lime
  • 2 egg yolks

For the Pie

  • 1 cookie pie crust
  • 1 cup homemade whipped cream or store-bought whipped topping

Instructions

  • In a medium saucepan over medium heat, whisk corn starch with sugar.
  • Slowly pour in the Tampico Old Fashioned Lemonade with Lime, and mix thoroughly.  
  • Continue stirring for about 10 minutes, until the mixture begins to thicken and has it's "magic moment". 
  • Temper your egg yolks with some of the lemon mixture as instructed above in the blog post. Once they are tempered, add them back to the lemon pudding mixture.
  • Continue to cook while the mixture is boiling for 1 minute more, stirring constantly with a whisk (to ensure egg yolks are cooked). 
  • Pour lemon pudding mixture into a pre-made cookie pie crust and place in the refrigerator for 40 minutes or until cool.
  • Top with your favorite homemade whipped cream, or storebought whipped topping. Serve immediatly.
    If using stabilized whipped cream, you can refrigerate for 1 - 2 days. 
  • ENJOY!

Nutrition

Calories: 270kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 112mg | Potassium: 29mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 282IU | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg