Lemon custard pie is a classic dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its creamy, tangy filling and flaky crust, this pie is sure to please everyone at the table. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting out, there's a lemon custard pie recipe out there that's perfect for you. We've compiled a list of the best lemon custard pie recipes, so you can find the one that's perfect for your taste and skill level.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
MOM'S LEMON CUSTARD PIE
My mother often made this lemon pie back when we were growing up. You might say it's stood the test of time because today it's still my 75-year-old brother's favorite! The beaten egg whites give it a delicate texture and make this custard pie quite unique! It's a great way to finish off any meal. -Jeannie Fritson, Kearney, Nebraska
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h20m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate while preparing filling., In a large bowl, beat sugar and butter until well blended. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add milk, flour and salt; mix well. Stir in lemon juice and zest; set aside. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; gently fold into lemon mixture., Pour into crust. Bake until lightly browned and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool on a wire rack. If desired, garnish with whipped cream, lemon and mint. Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 315 calories, Fat 14g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 37mg cholesterol, Sodium 217mg sodium, Carbohydrate 45g carbohydrate (27g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
LEMON CUSTARD PIE
This lemon custard pie with meringue topping is a great dessert after a meal with seafood.
Provided by Timothy
Categories Desserts Pies Custard and Cream Pie Recipes Meringue Pie Recipes
Time 1h45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Combine milk, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir constantly until mixture thickens to the consistency of pudding, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Whisk egg yolks in a bowl until smooth. Add lemon juice and whisk until smooth.
- Return pudding to the heat; slowly stir in egg yolk mixture. Increase heat to high and boil, stirring constantly, for at least 2 minutes. Stir in butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Pour thickened custard into the pie shell.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Combine egg whites, remaining vanilla extract, and brown sugar in a large bowl. Whip with an electric mixture until a fluffy meringue forms. Spread meringue over the custard.
- Bake pie in the preheated oven until meringue is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Let cool. Chill for at least 1 hour before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 418.4 calories, Carbohydrate 64.3 g, Cholesterol 108.7 mg, Fat 15.6 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 6.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 356.9 mg, Sugar 44.4 g
LEMON BLUEBERRY CUSTARD PIE
Tart and refreshing with a smooth, creamy, meringue-like consistency. Blueberries can be omitted if necessary, but it won't be nearly as good!
Provided by M. Parker
Categories Desserts Pies Fruit Pie Recipes Blueberry Pie Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.)
- In a large bowl, cream butter. Mix in sugar, flour, lemon juice and lemon zest. Beat in egg yolks, then milk.
- In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into the lemon mixture. Pour filling into pie crust. Scatter blueberries evenly over the top.
- Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 50 minutes, or until filling is set. Cover the pie with foil after about 30 minutes to avoid browning. Allow to cool slightly before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 250.3 calories, Carbohydrate 35.3 g, Cholesterol 57.5 mg, Fat 10.7 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 155.9 mg, Sugar 21.5 g
LEMON CUSTARD PIE
Provided by Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez
Categories Milk/Cream Food Processor Egg Dessert Bake Thanksgiving Lemon Lemon Juice Gourmet Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Make graham cracker crust:
- Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Lightly butter pie plate.
- Stir together all crust ingredients, then press onto bottom and up side of pie plate. Bake until crisp, 12 to 15 minutes, then cool completely, about 45 minutes.
- Make lemon custard filling:
- Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
- Pulse sugar and zest in a food processor until zest is finely chopped, then transfer to a small heavy saucepan with water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved, then boil, without stirring, 5 minutes. Stir in cream and salt, then cook until hot (do not let boil).
- Whisk eggs in a large bowl. Add hot cream mixture in a slow stream, whisking constantly, then whisk in lemon juice.
- Strain custard through a fine sieve into another bowl, then pour into crust.
- Bake until filling is set 2 inches from edge but center is still wobbly, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely (filling will continue to set as it cools).
LEMON BUTTERMILK CUSTARD PIE
My Grandma always made this in addition to any other pie she was baking. After she passed away in 1984, the recipe was no where to be found. She must have had it memorized! After several years of baking every recipe I could find, I decided to develop my own. This is good warm or at room temp, but if you can wait, it is better...
Provided by Stephanie Van Den Berg
Categories Pies
Time 1h25m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- 2. Line a 9" pie plate with pastry. Trim and flute edges, set aside.
- 3. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt. In a large mixing bowl beat together the buttermilk, eggs, melted butter, lemon juice, lemon peel and vanilla. Add to the dry ingredients, mix well. Pour into pie shell and sprinkle with nutmeg.
- 4. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 degrees, bake 40-45 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Serve at room temperature or chilled. Store in refrigerator.
LEMON-BASIL CUSTARD PIE WITH RED BERRIES
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes
Time 10h45m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Crust: Pulse flour, salt, and sugar in a food processor to combine. Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some larger pieces remaining. Add ice water; pulse until dough just starts to come together. Pat dough into a disk, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Let dough stand at room temperature until pliable. Roll out on a lightly floured surface to an 11-inch round, about 1/8 inch thick. Fit into a 9-inch pie plate, fold over edge, then crimp. Freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line pie-crust with parchment and fill with weights or dried beans. Bake 25 minutes, then remove parchment and weights and continue to bake until golden, about 15 minutes. Let cool.
- Filling: Meanwhile, bring milk, cream, and lemon basil just to a boil in a medium pot. Remove from heat, cover, and let steep at least 2 hours (or overnight in the refrigerator).
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Return milk mixture to a simmer; remove lemon-basil sprigs. Whisk together egg yolks and sugar in a bowl, then whisk in cornstarch and salt until mixture is pale and thick, about 2 minutes. Slowly whisk in hot milk mixture until smooth. Pass mixture through a fine sieve into piecrust; skim any foam from surface with a spoon. Bake just until set in center (if browning too quickly, tent edges with foil), about 30 minutes. Let cool completely. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 4 hours or up to overnight.
- Berries: Gently toss strawberries, raspberries, and elderberry clusters with sugar in a bowl. Let stand until juicy, about 5 minutes. Spoon berries and juices over chilled pie, top with lemon-basil flowers, and serve.
LEMON CUSTARD FREEZER PIE
Not too sweet, but not too sour either, this lemon custard freezer pie makes a very light and refreshing dessert. Serve with fresh whipped cream.
Provided by ashleyforavon
Categories Desserts Pies Custard and Cream Pie Recipes Lemon Pie Recipes
Time 9h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Mix sugar, flour, and salt together in a 3-quart pot. Slowly add milk and half-and-half and bring to a boil. Cook until slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Whisk in lemon juice, lemon zest, and butter. Return to medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and set custard aside.
- Bake empty crust in the preheated oven for 3 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- Fill cooled crust with lemon custard filling and allow pie to cool completely. Place in the freezer and freeze for 8 hours to overnight.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 252.9 calories, Carbohydrate 33.7 g, Cholesterol 14.4 mg, Fat 12.4 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 440.7 mg, Sugar 19.8 g
LEMON CUSTARD PIE
This is my first attempt at a custard pie. Granny made them all the time...From her hand written recipe I tweaked it, with less sugar and added lemon juice for a tart taste. Hers was always way to sweet for me. I baked this on 7/2/12..today 7/4/12 it dissappeared! Just went poof! right before my own eyes! and I live...
Provided by Nancy J. Patrykus
Categories Other Snacks
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. Heat oven to 375. Prepare 9 inch pie pan with crust. I prick the crust all over with a fork, bottom and sides. Bake crust for five minutes. Remove...set aside.
- 2. In a bowl mix together sugars,& salt. Scald milk, remove from stove. Beat together corn starch, lemon juice,and beaten eggs . Beat well in to the hot milk. I cooked all for a couple minutes on the stove...stirring all the time., to start the setting process. ****Optional...you can add a couple drops of yellow food coloring..to your liking. Only for color. MIX in well....
- 3. Pour into the crust.. Sprinkle top with nutmeg. Place on center rack. I put a sheet of aluminum foil on the rack under the pie...incase of drips! Bake for abour 50-60 minutes... When half way baked..carefully cover edges with aluminum foil.....so they do not get to brown...like mine did!! Test with a knife. edge of pie will thicken first...center will be almost set. Remove to a rack to cool. Refrigerate till serving time.
Tips:
- For a richer custard, use heavy cream instead of milk.
- If you don't have a lemon zester, you can use a fine grater to remove the zest from the lemon.
- Be sure to whisk the eggs and sugar together until they are light and fluffy. This will help to prevent the custard from curdling.
- When adding the hot milk to the egg mixture, do it slowly and whisk constantly. This will also help to prevent the custard from curdling.
- If you are using a pre-made pie crust, be sure to pre-bake it according to the package directions.
- Bake the pie until the custard is set and the top is golden brown. This will usually take about 45 minutes.
- Let the pie cool completely before serving. This will help the custard to firm up.
Conclusion:
Lemon custard pie is a classic dessert that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With its creamy filling and flaky crust, lemon custard pie is sure to be a hit at your next gathering.
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