Description
A delightful pie with a creamy custard filling and a magically formed crust that captures the essence of fresh lemons.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter (melted)
- 4 large eggs
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 lemons)
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 ½ cups whole milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a 9-inch pie dish.
- Blend ingredients: In a blender, combine the granulated sugar, melted butter, eggs, flour, lemon juice, lemon zest, whole milk, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt. Blend until smooth.
- Pour the mixture into your prepared pie dish.
- Bake for 35–40 minutes until the top is golden and the center has a slight jiggle.
- Cool and serve: Let the pie cool at room temperature before slicing and serving chilled or at room temperature.
Notes
This pie can be made a day in advance for enhanced flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 115mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 105mg