Recipe for cooking luscious lemon cheese pie

Desserts to Go with Coffee and Tea :: Perfect Pies

Luscious Lemon Cheese Pie

Posted by CookinMom at recipegoldmine.com May 3, 2001

1 9-in. unbaked pie shell (for frozen, use deep-dish style)

Cheese Layer
8 oz. regular or light cream cheese, softened
1/4 c. sugar
1 egg

Lemon Layer
1/2 c. corn syrup
2 tsp. grated lemon rind
1/3 c. lemon juice
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. butter or butter replacement, melted
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
Lemon rind, for garnish (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cheese layer - Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add egg and blend well. Spread evenly in pie shell.

Lemon layer - Beat all ingredients until smooth. Pour over cheese layer.

Bake 50 to 55 mins. or until set and golden. Cool on rack. Garnish with lemon rind, if desired. Makes approximately 8 servings.

Tip: To prevent spillage, place pie on oven rack before adding lemon layer. Pour lemon filling into pie and bake as directed.