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cream cheese lemon dream pie

★★★★★ 2
jgliddon45 avatar
a recipe by
Jeanne Gliddon
@jgliddon45
Los Banos, CA

I am so proud of this recipe that I created! I was inspired by another recipe I posted called Cherry Delight Cheesecake but I pretty much changed all the ingredient amounts in this recipe. I also added the lemon curd instead of the cherries. Everyone who has tasted this pie has been wowed and always beg me to make it again and again. I hope you will make it for your family and friends.

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What a light and refreshing lemon pie! It's easy to make and can be prepared ahead of time. Tangy, creamy, and crunchy with a tart lemony flavor, your family and friends will be coming back for seconds. A delicious dessert for spring and summer.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
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★★★★★ 2
serves 6-8
prep time 1 Hr 55 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Refrigerate/Freeze

Ingredients For cream cheese lemon dream pie

  • 2 c
    graham cracker crumbs
  • 2 Tbsp
    sugar
  • 1 stick
    plus 3 tablespoons butter
  • 12 oz
    cream cheese
  • 1 1/8 c
    powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 1 c
    chopped walnuts
  • 1 lg
    container Cool Whip, 16 oz
  • 12 oz
    Trader Joe's lemon curd (or brand of your choice)

How To Make cream cheese lemon dream pie

  • Graham cracker crust baking in the oven.
    1
    Mix first 3 ingredients together and press in a 9" pie plate. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool crust on a wire rack.
  • Powdered sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla mixture spread on the crust.
    2
    Blend together well the powdered sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla. Spread on completely cooled crust.
  • Chopped walnuts sprinkled on top.
    3
    Sprinkle chopped walnuts over cream cheese mixture.
  • Whipped topping spread onto the pie.
    4
    Spread the whipped topping over the walnuts. You will not need to use the whole container of topping.
  • Lemon curd spread on pie.
    5
    Place pie in freezer for 30 to 45 minutes until whipped topping is firm enough to spread the lemon curd on top of it.
  • Lemon pie decorated with whipped topping and walnuts.
    6
    Decorate the edges and center with the Cool Whip. Add a few chopped walnuts if you desire. Then refrigerate.
  • 7
    Note: This pie freezes well, that is if you have any left over to freeze!
  • Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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