Use freshly squeezed lemon juice instead of juice from a bottle for this recipe. Use fresh berries such as raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries.Top with whipped cream and a lemon slice.Allow to cool at room temperature, then chill in the fridge or freezer for at least 6 hours to set. Pour the mixture into the pie crust and bake for 25-30 minutes or until the top looks set and there’s a slight wobble in the middle.ĬHILL + SERVE. Then gently mix in the sweetened condensed milk and lemon juice.īAKE. In a separate large bowl, beat together the egg yolks and lemon zest until frothy and lighter in color. In a large bowl, whisk together the lemon juice and sweetened condensed milk. Then pop it in the freezer as you make the filling.įILLING. Press into the bottom and up the sides of the pie plate to form the crust. In a medium bowl, stir together the graham crumbs, sugar, and melted butter. Preheat the oven to 325☏ and lightly grease a 9-inch pie plate.ĬRUST. This recipe for a lemon icebox pie is simple, but does take some time to chill. The lemon flavor is refreshing, which makes this pie perfect for summer. It has a luxurious, creamy texture, and a sweet, tangy lemon flavor. Lemon icebox pie is the cousin to Key Lime Pie. If you put it in the freezer, it’s firmer – which is also delicious. This recipe relies on an egg-based custard which needs to be baked in order for the filling to thicken and set and then is chilled in the ice box. Scroll to the bottom of the page to rate ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and comment on this recipe.Have you had an icebox pie before? Today’s recipe is our favorite!Ī traditional icebox pie does not need any baking and is kept in an ice box (refrigerator) and served chilled. But that's one of my favorite parts of this no-bake lemon icebox pie - it is completely reminiscent of its origin dessert, Lemon Fluff. It's not your typical sturdy, cookie pie crust. That crust isn't baked, so it's pretty fragile. A delicate crust: Your cookie crust will have been chilling in the fridge or freezer while the jell-o sets, so it's ready for the filling.There is lemonade gelatin to make, cream to whip, and butter to melt! You won't regret it. Get a set of mixing bowls: I've never promised this dessert is a one-bowl creation! You'll use quite a few of your mixing bowls! But really, how hard is it to wash a few bowls? Not hard at all.Blend it until it's fluffed quite a bit (incorporating air is key for this dessert), and then fold in your whipped cream. It should just be starting to jiggle and solidify. You want to set the lemonade gelatin only partially, so keep checking.Take convenience foods like lemon Jell-o, canned milk, and boxed cookies and make a more elaborate treat! The women's magazines jumped on board and Lemon Fluff heralded from that exact philosophy. You had to add to it and create a process using the convenience food! There was no just making Jell-o and serving it. Housewives would use convenience foods within a more complicated recipe to feel like they were cooking from scratch. This will be your go-to easy summer lemon pie recipe. I made a no-bake lemon icebox pie by creating a fluffy, tangy filling in a cookie crust. By the 50s it was felt that using convenience food was cheating, and housewives were better than that! By then, Jell-o had been around for quite some time.Ĭonvenience foods had a grand introduction in the decades before. The main ingredients and method say 50's as well. I'm pretty sure my little brother had named it as his favorite dessert, so for years it was "Taylor's favorite dessert," instead of Lemon Fluff. Inspiration for This Lemon Icebox Pie Recipe Inspiration for This Lemon Icebox Pie Recipe.
This lemon fluff pie may even rival my award-winning Mango Pie with Coconut Crust at summer parties, it's just that good. I love a creamy, silky fruit custard pie. This lemon icebox pie recipe is one of my favorite desserts for summer.
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