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No bake lemon icebox cream pie - lemon juice, sweetened condensed milk. #TexasHomesteader

No-Bake Lemon Ice Box Pie

This Lemon icebox pie recipe uses only sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice & vanilla extract mixed & poured into a graham cracker crust. Delicious and refreshing for those hot summer days. And you can make this lemon icebox pie in only about 5 minutes! #TexasHomesteader

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword graham cracker crust, lemon, lemon zest
Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings 8 people
Author TexasHomesteader.com

Ingredients

No-Bake Lemon Ice Box Pie Ingredients

  • 1 9"-10" Graham cracker crust (or see homemade crust recipe below)
  • ¾ cup Lemon juice, approximately 2-3 large lemons
  • 2 14-oz cans Sweetened condensed milk (or see homemade sweetened condensed milk recipe below)
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon zest, optional

Instructions

Optional Homemade Graham Cracker Crust:

  1. * 8 whole graham crackers, crushed

  2. * 4 Tablespoons butter, melted

  3. * 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar

  4. DIRECTIONS: Mix all together & press into 9" to 10" pie pan.

Optional Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk:

  1. * 1 cup of boiling water

  2. * 2 cups nonfat dry milk

  3. * 1 ⅓ cup sugar

  4. * 6 tablespoons melted butter

  5. * ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

  6. DIRECTIONS: Mix all ingredients together & proceed with the recipe.

Instructions For Lemon Pie Filling

  1. Into a large bowl add the sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract and lemon juice, stirring with a whisk until it thickens. (approximately 1-2 minutes)

  2. Pour thickened filling into pie crust. (chilled if homemade) Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of lemon zest evenly on top of pie if desired.

  3. Cover & chill pie in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight. Serve cold.

Recipe Notes

NOTE: Pie may be frozen, but allow to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.