Smooth and Creamy Lemon Truffle Pie
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
- 1 (15 ounce) package refrigerated pie crusts
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Filling
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup water
- 1⁄4 cup lemon juice
- 2 egg yolks, beaten
- 1 tablespoon margarine or 1 tablespoon butter
- 1⁄2 teaspoon lemon zest, grated
- 6 ounces vanilla chips (1 cup)
- 1 (8 ounce) package light cream cheese, softened
- 1⁄2 cup whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon sliced almonds, toasted
directions
- Heat oven to 450.
- Prepare pie crust according to package directions for one-crust baked shell using 9-inch pie pan.
- (Refrigerate remaining crust for a later use.) Bake at 450 for 9-11 minutes or until light golden brown.
- Cool completely.
- In a medium saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; mix well.
- Gradually stir in water, lemon juice and egg yolks; blend well.
- Cook over medium heat until mixture boils, stirring constantly.
- Reduce heat; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat; stir in margarine and lemon peel.
- Transfer 1/3 cup of hot filling to small saucepan; cool remaining lemon mixture 15 minutes.
- Add vanilla milk chips to hot filling in small saucepan; stir over low heat just until chips are melted.
- In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
- Add melted vanilla milk chip mixture; beat until well blended.
- Spread over bottom of cooked crust.
- Spoon cooled lemon mixture over cream cheese layer.
- Refrigerate 2 to 3 hours or until set.
- In a small bowl, beat whipping cream until stiff peaks form.
- Pipe or spoon over pie.
- Garnish with toasted almonds.
- Store in refrigerator.
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