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Lemon Icebox Pie

Condensed milk and lemon juice baked just until set in a graham crust, chilled several hours, then covered in whipped cream.

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Cook
30 min
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Ingredients

  • 9 whole graham crackers, broken into 1 inch pieces
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 5 teaspoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 (14 ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
  • 3 large egg yolks
  • ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons lemon juice (5 lemons)
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla

Directions

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Process graham crackers and sugar in food processor until finely ground, about 30 seconds.
  3. Add melted butter and pulse until combined, about 8 pulses.
  4. Transfer crumbs to a 9 inch pie plate. Using the bottom of a measuring cup, press crumbs into the bottom and up the sides of the plate.
  5. Bake until crust is fragrant and beginning to brown, about 15 minutes.
  6. Let crust cool completely on a wire rack, about 35 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 375 degrees.
  7. Reserve 3 tablespoons condensed milk. Whisk remaining condensed milk and egg yolks together in a bowl until smooth.
  8. Slowly whisk in lemon juice.
  9. Pour filling into cooled pie crust.
  10. Bake pie until edges are beginning to set but center still jiggles when shaken, about 15 minutes.
  11. Let cool for 1 hour on a wire rack. Refrigerate until chilled and set, at least 3 hours or up to 24 hours.
  12. Using a mixer with the whisk attachment, whip cream, reserved condensed milk and vanilla on medium-low speed until foamy, about 1 minute.
  13. Increase speed to high and whip until stiff peaks form, 1-3 minutes.
  14. Spread whipped cream evenly over top of pie and serve.

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