Delepta

HomeDessertsLemon Icebox Pie

Lemon Icebox Pie

This no-bake Lemon Icebox Pie has a shortbread crust and a sweet and tart filling made from cream cheese, lemon juice, and sweetened condensed milk.

  • Prep30 min
  • Total30 min
  • Serves10
  • Rating4.2
Lemon Icebox Pie

With a buttery shortbread crust and a soft and creamy filling with a bright, tangy lemon flavor, this Lemon Icebox Pie makes a delicious and refreshing dessert for summer.

No-Bake Lemon Icebox Pie

Best of all, there’s no need to turn the oven on. Lemon Icebox Pie is completely no bake.

No-bake Lemon Icebox Pie only takes minutes of prep time. A cool and creamy dessert perfect for summer!

The crust is made from crushed shortbread cookies and melted butter, plus a little sugar to give it enough sweetness to counter the tartness of the lemon juice in the filling.

A quick 15 minutes in the freezer and the crust will hold together perfectly.

No-Bake Lemon Icebox Pie only takes minutes of prep time. A cool and creamy dessert perfect for summer time!

If you don’t want to go to the trouble of making a crust, you could always use a store- bought graham cracker crust.

But I really like the flavor and butteriness of a shortbread crust. The filling only takes minutes to mix up so this is still a quick and easy dessert even if you make the piecrust.

No-Bake Lemon Icebox Pie only takes a few minutes to prepare. A cool and creamy dessert perfect for summer!

Some fresh raspberries or blueberries scattered on top would be wonderful.

With a sweet shortbread crust and a smooth and creamy lemon filling, Lemon Icebox Pie is an irresistible southern pie.

No-Bake Lemon Icebox Pie only takes minutes to prepare. A cool and creamy dessert perfect for summer!

Sign up HERE for the Delepta Newsletter.

Recipe adapted slightly from Taste of the South Magazine

More Cool and Creamy Desserts

Lemon Lush - 4 delicious layers. This cool and creamy dessert is perfect for summer entertaining.Lemon Lush

Creamy Peanut Butter-Banana PieCreamy Peanut Butter Banana Pie

Mississippi Mud PieMississippi Mud Pie

Ingredients

Steps

  1. 1

    Use a food processor to pulse cookies into fine crumbs. Place in a medium bowl. Stir in melted butter, 1 tablespoon sugar, and salt.

  2. 2

    Press mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Place in freezer until firm, about 15 minutes.

  3. 3

    With an electric mixer, beat sweetened condensed milk, cream cheese, lemon zest, and lemon juice until smooth. Set aside.

  4. 4

    Use an electric mixer to beat heavy whipping cream and sugar until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream into condensed milk mixture.

  5. 5

    Pour filling into crust and smooth on top with offset spatula. Refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.

Notes

Instead of using heavy cream to make fresh whipped cream, you could use 1 cup of Cool Whip.

Nutrition

  • Calories451

More from this shelf