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Arizona Sunshine Lemon Pie

This lemon pie is so easy! You make the filling in your blender! Just 5 ingredients. A whole lemon is mixed with, eggs, butter, vanilla and sugar creating a creamy, tart lemon pie topped with fresh whipped cream!

Course Dessert
Keyword blender, dessert, lemon, pie
Author Adell

INGREDIENTS

For the pie

  • 1 whole lemon, washed & seeds removed (fresh from tree & in season is best)
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted (I used salted)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla (I use this)
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 (9 inch) piecrust, unbaked (I use a frozen deep dish)

For the topping

  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Take your pie crust out of the freezer or make yoru own. I used a frozen deep dish pie crust and it worked great. I placed it on a cookie sheet for support. If using a homemade pie crust in a glass dish, you don't need to do this.

  2. Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees.

  3. Wash your lemon well then cut up and remove all the seeds. (No need to peel it, you will blend the whole lemon!) Plae in your blender.

  4. Add the eggs, butter, vanilla and sugar. Blend until smooth. I start at powder 5 then go up to 10.

  5. Pour the mixture into your piecrust. Bake for about 40 minutes or until set.

  6. Let the pie cool, then chill in the fridge.

For the topping

  1. Place a bowl and beaters in the freezer for 20 minutes (not manditory). Pour in your whipping cream and sugar. Whip until peaks form.

  2. Slice pie and serve chilled with a dollop of whip cream on top. This can be enjoyed warm (it just won't be as firm) or at room temperature but we prefer it chilled.

Recipe Notes

  • There is a lot of feedback in the comments about his recipe. Here is a little info. I used a lemon that was about medium in size (not huge but not small) and right off the tree in Arizona. Some have tired this with a meyer lemon and had great success. Others have tired this pie zesting the lemon into the blender, then removing the white peel and then adding the lemon pulp (minus the seeds). I haven't made the pie this way but wanted to give some info from the comments of those that said it was too bitter. Those that made it without adding the entire lemon said the pie did not set up as well as it did when they used the whole lemon.