Lemon Sour Cream Pie
December 1st, 2009 by katie
I love to make pies for the holidays and one of my favorites is lemon meringue. There is nothing like a fresh lemony dessert after a long, heavy meal. The lemon curd base can get a little overly tart though, and if you don’t like meringue then, well, it’s kind of a deal breaker. This year, I made a lemon cream pie topped with sweetened whipped cream instead. It is still sweet/tart but the lemon pudding filling is creamy and smooth with a bright lemony flavor that’s not quite as lip-puckering as the lemon curd.
Sour Cream Lemon Pie
makes 1 pie, prep 15min, cook 10 min, adapted from Recipezaar- 1 9-inch pie crust
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 1/2 tbsp corn starch
- 1 tbsp lemon zest, grated
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 cup sour cream
- whipped cream, for topping
- Carefully pat pie crust into a pie dish and flute the edges. Prick all over the bottom and sides with a fork. Bake at 350°F abour 8 minutes or until golden brown.
- In a sauce pan combine sugar, cornstarch, lemon zest and juice, egg yolks and milk. Heat over medium, whisking constantly.
- Cook filling until very thick, whisking constantly, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in butter.
- Allow filling to cool slightly, then stir in sour cream until well combined.
- Pour filling into pie shell and refrigerate until completely cold and set.
- Top with sweetened whipped cream before serving
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December 1st, 2009 at 11:46 am
Damn, nice edges!
December 1st, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Looks real creamy and yum!
December 1st, 2009 at 5:57 pm
What a yummy recipe! I featured it today in our “National Pie Day” blog post 🙂 Cheers!
December 1st, 2009 at 11:40 pm
My mouth is watering just thinking about this pie!
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:36 am
Oh that is my kind of pie! Looks delicious!
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:59 am
I love anything lemon and I know I would love this pie. I want to make this soon. I’m a first time visitor. My sister-in-law Aggie from Aggie’s Kitchen told me about your site. Your pictures are amazing and I already see several recipes I want to try.
December 2nd, 2009 at 8:14 am
Lemony goodness! I love anything lemony and creamy! -Chris Ann
December 2nd, 2009 at 11:57 am
What a pretty pie – envious of your pastry crimping skills! I love all things lemon, and this looks glorious 🙂
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Looks sooo creamy! I’m going to try this one, too. Our lemon tree has a ton of lemons!
December 2nd, 2009 at 2:47 pm
I love lemon pie. It looks so yummy and creamy 😀
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:43 pm
What a simple, delicious pie idea, I love the flavors of lemon and cream.
February 24th, 2010 at 8:04 pm
That looks luscious!
May 8th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
Oh. My. Heck. That looks so creamy and delicious. And you have some serious pastry bona fides, don’t you? That is one gorgeous crust. I might make one of these for my Momma. She loves lemon goodies even more than I do, and that’s saying something!
March 10th, 2011 at 11:24 am
I just made this and it is delicious! I substituted plain yogurt for the sour cream once the mixture had cooled down quite a bit and it worked great.