Description
Recipe for lemon cream pie made with a crisp butter pie crust, filled with a smooth no-bake lemon cream made with condensed milk, and finished with whipped cream.
For one 10-inch / 25 cm pie (about 10–12 slices).
Ingredients
Pie crust
- 200 g (1 ⅓ cups) flour
- 1 tbsp (25 g) powdered sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 125 g (½ cup + 1 tbsp / 1 stick + 1 tbsp) unsalted butter, very cold and cut into pieces
- 50 g (¼ cup) iced water
Lemon cream filling
- 792 g (2 cans, 14 oz each) sweetened condensed milk
- 120 g (½ cup) sour cream
- 120 ml (½ cup) fresh lemon juice
- Zest of 2 lemons
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Whipped cream topping
- 240 ml (1 cup) heavy cream – cold
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
Instructions
Pie crust
- Place the flour, powdered sugar, salt, and cold butter in a large bowl.
- Rub the butter into the dry ingredients with your fingertips until sandy.
- Add the iced water and gently bring the dough together into a ball.
- Roll the dough between two sheets of parchment paper.
- Chill for 30 minutes, then line a 10-inch pie dish and prick the base with a fork.
- Freeze for 30 minutes.
- Bake at 375°F / 190°C with pie weights for about 25 minutes, until lightly golden.
- Let cool completely.
Lemon cream filling
- Place the condensed milk, sour cream, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla in a large bowl.
- Mix until smooth and creamy.
- Pour the filling into the cooled pie crust.
- Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, until fully set.
Whipped cream
- Whip the cold heavy cream with powdered sugar on medium speed until stiff peaks form.
- Spread over the chilled lemon cream pie.
- Finish with lemon zest and serve.
Notes
Storage: Store the assembled pie in the refrigerator and serve within 24 hours for the best texture.
Tips:
- Use a kitchen scale for accurate results, especially for the crust.
- Keep all crust ingredients very cold for a crisp, flaky base.
- Zest the lemons before juicing for easier prep.
- Chill the pie fully before adding whipped cream so the filling stays clean when sliced.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: pie, dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 374
- Sugar: 37.4 g
- Sodium: 286.5 mg
- Fat: 15.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 51.3 g
- Protein: 7.8 g
- Cholesterol: 48.3 mg




