Refrigerator Lemon Pie Recipe
The refrigerator lemon pie is a dessert pie prepared with a graham wafer crumbs. Made with a cooked filling of egg, lemon juice, rind and sugar, the refrigerator lemon pie is frozen and served cold.
Ingredients
2 egg yolks
1/3 cup lemon juice
Grated rind of 1/2 lemon
1/2 cup sugar
2 egg whites
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup icy cold evaporated milk, whipped
Graham wafer crumbs
Directions
Combine egg yolks, lemon juice, lemon rind and sugar in top of double boiler.
Cook over hot water until thickened.
Cool.
Beat egg whites until stiff, add sugar and fold into cooled custard.
Fold in whipped evaporated milk.
Butter freezing trays and spread with graham wafer crumbs.
Pour in lemon mixture, cover with crumbs and return to refrigerator.
Let stand 6 hours before serving.
Cook over hot water until thickened.
Cool.
Beat egg whites until stiff, add sugar and fold into cooled custard.
Fold in whipped evaporated milk.
Butter freezing trays and spread with graham wafer crumbs.
Pour in lemon mixture, cover with crumbs and return to refrigerator.
Let stand 6 hours before serving.
