Serendipity's Lemon Ice Box Pie

I loved the taste of both the filling and the crust (in fact, I will most likely use this crust with another filling if I can't get this one to work on my next try), but I couldn't get the filling to set up. Even after being in the fridge overnight, it is slightly thickened but still more liquid than solid. For the flavor, I would give it five stars; to salvage it, I'll go creative and serve it as a parfait with pieces of broken crust and maybe some sliced strawberries and whipped cream. Maybe I did something wrong while preparing the filling? I wasn't entirely clear on the cooking instructions for the filling, and I'm not very familiar with custards and such, so maybe the filling was more "finicky" than I realized. It didn't feel extremely hot to me after ten minutes, so I cooked it for about five minutes more, then I was afraid that I might overcook it, so I stopped. I'm going to give this one more try because I really want this to work for me (the recipe sounded so good). Sorry, but I couldn't give it stars just for the taste when the end product just wasn't in the form it should have been. I'll post a new review once I make the second pie (hopefully, the second one will turn out as a pie - lol). EDITED FOR SECOND PIE: I made this a second time the other day, and I had much better luck than the first time. I think one of the cans of condensed milk I used for the first pie was too old or something, because it was a darker color than the other can, and the pie tasted fresher this time around. Anyhow, the second pie thickened up much better than the first one. It was still a tiny bit gooey when I cut the first piece out, so I popped it in the freezer (I didn't want the filling to creep out of the crust on me, so I thought the freezer might harden it up just enough). I think I actually like it better from the freezer! It still stayed soft after it was frozen, but firmed up just enough to keep it from oozing. This will be a great addition to my summer dessert collection (even if I don't master the filling lol). Thanks for posting!

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account