Description
This delightful lemon cream cheese pie is an easy-to-make dessert that combines the bright flavor of lemon with creamy ingredients for a refreshing treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (6 oz) ready-to-use Nilla Wafer or Graham Cracker crust
- 2 boxes (3 oz each) lemon instant pudding mix
- 2 cups half & half
- 1 bar (8 oz) cream cheese (softened)
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 8 ounces Cool Whip (thawed)
- fresh lemon slices (optional garnish)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the instant lemon pudding mixes and half and half until it starts to thicken and is combined. Let it sit for 3 minutes to thicken further.
- Evenly spread 1½ cups of the lemon pudding mixture inside the prepared crust for the 1st layer. Set aside the remaining pudding for later.
- In a separate mixing bowl, using an electric hand mixer, beat the cream cheese and granulated sugar together until combined and creamy.
- Add the cool whip into the cream cheese mixture and beat on low speed just until combined.
- Add half of the cream cheese mixture into the lemon pudding mixture (that was set aside from earlier), and stir until evenly combined. Evenly spread this into the pie crust, on top of the lemon pudding layer already in it.
- Spread the remaining half of the cream cheese mixture on top of the pie. Alternatively, you can pipe it around the edges of the pie using a piping bag with a 1A tip.
- Cover the pie with the enclosed plastic lid (from the cracker crust) and refrigerate for at least 6-8 hours, or overnight if possible.
- Serve the pie chilled from the fridge and garnish with fresh lemon slices right before serving.
Notes
- You can use powdered sugar instead of granulated sugar for a different sweetness.
- This pie can be made a day in advance for the best flavor and texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 230mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg