I make this easy lemon cream pie during the springtime every year and I absolutely love it! It is taken from the Magnolia Table Cookbook, which is one of my favorite cookbooks.
I use this cookbook often and it has never disappointed me! If you don’t have this cookbook or even the Magnolia Table Volume 2 Cookbook, I highly recommend them both!
There’s lots of delicious recipes and desserts in them both and if you love to cook and bake like I do, you will definitely love them!
I usually make this pie around Easter. However, I missed it this year because we were at our camper for Easter and I didn’t have the ingredients there to do it.
I briefly shared about this recipe back when I was talking about my Top Five Favorite Desserts for Easter but I wanted to go into detail more about it here because it truly is one of my favorite desserts ever.
And not just for Easter, but anytime during the spring and/or summer months! I feel like citrus desserts like this are perfect because they are light and refreshing with a touch of sweetness!
This is like a lemon version of key lime pie, so if you love key lime pie, you will love this one too! I also love me a good southern lemon meringue pie recipe too.
But, you will find this recipe is much more simple! You don’t have to worry about making that fussy white meringue topping! This makes for a perfect make-ahead dessert that you can just throw in the fridge until your ready to enjoy too!
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For the Crust:
To make the crust for this easy lemon pie recipe, you just need three simple ingredients. Graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter.
The original recipe calls for crushing up actual graham crackers in a bag, but I recommend just buying the already crushed graham cracker crumbs.
You can easily find it in your local grocery stores in the baking section. This just saves you an extra step and some time to make this the easiest pie ever!
Start by combining the graham cracker crumbs with the sugar in a mixing bowl. Then, slowly pour the melted butter into the mixture as well.
This homemade graham cracker crust really steals the show in my opinion. It gives the pie a nice crunchy texture that a flaky pie crust just doesn’t have.
And doing it yourself makes it so much better than a store-bought pie crust too. I know they have the premade graham cracker crusts you can buy at the grocery store, but trust me. Making your own crust is essential!
And not to mention, it’s super easy to do! Once everything is combined well, pour mixture into a greased pie pan. Using your hands, press mixture firmly into dish.
Then bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes, or until a nice golden brown.
For the Filling:
The pie filling in my opinion is the best part and the good news is that you only need a handful of ingredients for the filling too.
Just some fresh lemon juice, sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks, and a little pinch of sea salt. You don’t want to use lemon extract. You want the real citrus juice from a lemon instead for this recipe.
Then, combine these ingredients in your electric mixer for four minutes at medium speed before pouring it into the prepared pie crust.
Once you have it all mixed, pour this creamy lemon filling onto the homemade pie crust and bake it.
Just place it back into the preheated oven for 10 more minutes, or until the mixture is set.
After you bake it for 10 minutes more, now it’s time to let it cool. Simply place pie dish on a cooling rack for 30 minutes.
Then, you can place pie dish in the fridge for several hours or overnight. You can make the whipped cream topping right before you are ready to serve it.
For the Whipped Cream Topping:
The last part of this easy lemon cream pie recipe is to make the whipped cream topping for it. Which makes it even more delicious if that’s possible!
Simply mix up the heavy whipping cream, sugar, and vanilla together in your stand mixer at high speed until soft peaks form. Then, apply it straight onto the very top of the pie.
You can basically just slap it on there because no matter what, it still looks good! Then, you can garnish it with some lemon slices and/or mint if you desire.
I usually just do lemon slices because I didn’t have fresh mint on hand. I need to start my herb garden again soon this year so I can have fresh herbs at my disposal again!
Enjoy Your Creamy Lemon Pie
And that’s it! See how easy this lemon cream pie is to make?! I promise you won’t regret making it either. It is definitely one of my favorite summer dessert recipes.
I keep it on a rotation often during the warmer months and my hubby loves it. It has the perfect balance of tart lemon flavor with a little bit of sweetness too!
And it’s such a simple pie to bake too which is always a plus. The perfect classic southern dessert with a lemon twist! Have you ever made a pie similar to this one before?
If so let me know below! And if you try this one out too, let me know! I would love to hear how it went for you too!
Lemon Cream Pie
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 1 1/2 cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
- 6 tbsp Butter
- 1/2 cup Sugar
For the filling:
- 3-4 Lemons
- 3 cups Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 3 Egg Yolks
- 1 pinch Sea Salt
For the whipped topping:
- 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
For the crust:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine the graham cracker crumbs and sugar.
- Melt the butter and slowly add it to the graham cracker and sugar mixture.
- Spray pie dish with non stick cooking spray.
- Press graham cracker mixture into pie dish.
- Bake at 350 until golden brown. About 8 minutes total.
For the filling:
- Combine sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks, lemon juice, and sea salt into stand mixer.
- Mix until combined, about 4 minutes.
- Pour mixture into prepared pie crust.
- Bake for another 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Set pie on cooling rack for 30 minutes.
- Refrigerate pie for several hours or overnight.
For the whipped topping:
- Combine the heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract, and sugar into stand mixer and mix until stiff peaks form.
- Apply whipped topping on the top of cooled pie. Garnish with lemon slices and fresh mint if desired.
Oh my goodness this looks incredible! I’m a sucker for anything lemon so I know I’d love this!
Thank you! I am a sucker for anything lemon right now too!
This looks incredible and so easy to make! I really love a lemon cream pie so I’ll have to give this a go. incredible as always x
Thank you so much girl! You should definitely try it out! It’s delicious!
Oh WOW this looks like all kinds of delicious-ness! I love a lemon cream pie. This seems really easy too, I think I’m going to have a go at making this at the weekend
Rosie
Thank you! You definitely should try it out and let me know what you think!
I really like recipes like this. I will definitely give this a try.
Thank you! You definitely should. It’s amazing!
YUMMMM!!!! I am goona try this today!!!
Thank you! You definitely should. You will love it!
Thanks for sharing, this pie looks lovely 🙂
Thank you so much. I appreciate it
Wow, that looks great and I’m sure delicious. I love lemons and it’s a perfect spring sunshine type treat. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! So glad you think so. It definitely is the perfect spring treat!
Wow this sounds so amazing, thank you for sharing your recipe. I think the cream part of this sounds amazing x
Oh it sure is! There’s nothing like a little homemade whipped cream!
I can’t remember the last time I had a lemon cream pie, but now I want to make one! This looks so good & I love that it doesn’t need that many ingredients.
Yes! Recipes with minimal ingredients are definitely the best!
This lemon cream pie looks amazing, I really want to make it for myself! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
Thank you! You definitely should. You won’t regret it!
This looks so good! I love graham cracker crusts. Thanks so much for sharing this yummy recipe!
Thank you! I love graham cracker crusts too!
Okay, not only do we love Johanna Gaines, but LEMON PIE is possibly one of my favourite desserts ever! This one looks easy and oh so yummy, so I will have to try it soon! Thank you for sharing the recipe, Charity x
I know right?! I love Joanna Gaines too and her lemon pie recipe is the BEST. So I just had to share it because I love it so much!
Your pics make the pie look so tempting. I love lemon anything. I haven’t seen that show but I ought to check it out. Thanks for the recipe.
Sue
http://www.susanberkkoch.com/blog
You definitely should. It’s amazing and so are her other recipes!
Wow, when you said easy, you weren’t joking. I suppose with this recipe; lemons could be swapped for oranges, too, for a twist on things.
Oh yes! I didn’t think of that and I haven’t tried oranges before, but now I want to. I bet it would be just as yummy and delicious!
I love lemon desserts, especially for spring. This looks so great with the lemons on top too. I have the magnolia cookbook but missed this gem!
Thank you so much! You should definitely try it out then!
This looks so delicious with easy to find recipes. I am definitely saving this for when I try
Thank you so much. It is really delicious and easy!
Wow this looks DELICIOUS! I’m vegan but I’m sure I can find vegan substitutes for some of the ingredients. Thank you for sharing!
Oh yay! I hope you can make it vegan because it really is delicious for sure!
Yummy!!!!!!!!! I can imagine that this pie tasted awesome-licious. Would like to try it. Thank you for sharing.
No problem! It is very delicious!
How easy and beautiful is this!
Thank you. It is very easy to make.
I love anything lemon and this looks like the perfect dessert for the summer! The lemon slices really give it visual appeal! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you. I love the visual appeal of the lemon slices too. It makes it look more fancy even though it’s not hard to make at all!
Great recipe! Thank you for sharing this! It sounds so simple to make and it looks delicious! I haven’t made a lemon cream pie before but I really like the sound of it so I’ll have to give it a try soon!
Thank you! You definitely should try it out, you will love it!
My mouth is watering just looking at all your gorgeous photos – I love lemon so was instantly attracted to this! Thanks for sharing this and I’ll check out Joanna Gaines Cookbook as I adore watching her show.
You definitely should get her cookbook then! It has so many good recipes to it! And thank you so much!
That looks almost too gorgeous to eat!! Yum!!
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Thank you! But I unfortunately had no problem eating it all lol
There is nothing like anything in the flavor and scent of lemons to bring the taste of spring home to me. I love the easy factor of this delicious pie, and the Magnolia Table Cookbook looks like a beautiful book to explore!
Thanks so much for sharing.
No problem at all! It is a wonderful cookbook and the pie is definitely perfect for spring!
Love this, love any kind of lemon dessert. Want to give it a go, though I’d have to use a graham cracked alternative, we don’t have them over here. We can get American goods from specialist shops, but it’s really expensive. I do treat myself to some US candy every now and then though 😂
Really? You don’t have graham crackers?? Thats crazy! I have never heard of that before. But I don’t blame you on treating yourself to some US candy though lol
Nope, not unless you can find them at a specialist US online shop…..which is becoming quite popular over here. A few things have started appearing in the big shops and supermarkets. Like Hershey, Reeses, mike and ike, never saw stuff like that in the shop when I was a kid.😂
I’m now so hungry after reading this! What a delicious recipe – I need to try it x
Lol yes I am sad all the pie is gone now too. I wanna make it again!
This looks so delicious! Just looking at it makes my mouth water.
Awe thanks so much Liz. It is pretty tasty and delicious!
Loved the post and thanks for sharing it. The pie looks lovely, delicious and not intimidating to try at all 🙂
Thank you so much. It is definitely not intimidating! You should try it!
Oh my GOODNESS I love lemon desserts, but being gluten free it’s hard to do…however, I think I can switch out crust for a gluten free one…yum yum yum! Thanks for sharing!
Oh yes. I hope you can make it gluten free then! It is so good!
Looks amazing and refreshing for summer! Totally craving for it now! Added to my to make list!
Thank you so much! You definitely need to make it! You will love it!
This looks and sounds absolutely delicious! Mind blown that you can buy graham cracker crumbs (I’m from the UK and have never seen pre-crushed biscuits in the supermarket anywhere but would save so much time!) 💕
That is so crazy! I had someone else from the UK tell me the same thing! I wonder why they don’t sell graham cracker crumbs there?!
Thanks you so much for this much needed recipe
No problem at all! Glad you enjoyed it!
This recipe sounds delicious. I only came across it today & have noticed that you have got comments from the UK stating that we can’t get graham crackers over this side of the Atlantic. I’m from Ireland.
I learnt a while ago that we can substitute digestive biscuits for them, and don’t need to add extra sugar as they are sweetened already. I thought this may be handy information for you to have. Will be making this definitely!
That is a great idea for those who can’t find graham crackers! Thanks so much for sharing that information!
It does look delicious and I read all of the reviews but not one of the individuals have actually made it according to the directions – only admired the photo. Is this usual or are you simply a great food photographer?
Looks delicious and so easy to make. I will definitely be trying it. I wonder, if I only use 3 lemons but I add some zest if it would up the lemon tang. I love lemon anything. Thanks for the recipe!!
Yes, I am sure that would be delicious too! That’s a great idea.