Lemon Icebox Pie

Name: Lemon Icebox Pie
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 9 , whole graham crackers, broken into 1-inch pieces; 3 tablespoons, sugar; 5 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 2 (14-ounce) cans, sweetened condensed milk; 3 , large egg yolks; 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons, lemon juice (5 lemons); 1 cup, heavy cream; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2013

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SERVES8

TIME1 hour, plus 1½ hours cooling and 3 hours chilling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For just the right balance of sweet-tart flavor and cool, creamy texture, we combine nearly a cup of fresh lemon juice with egg yolks and sweetened condensed milk, making this one of the easiest pie fillings in our repertoire. A mere 15 min...

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