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Atlantic Beach Lemon Pie

Lemon pie recipe with sweetened condensed milk and a saltine crust
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 29 minutes
Chilling Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 49 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 301 kcal

Equipment

  • (1) 8 or 9-inch deep dish pie pan
  • mixer with whisk attachment (optional)
  • food processor or electric chopper (optional)

Ingredients
  

Crust
  • 1 ½ sleeves saltine crackers (about 54 crackers) (can substitute Ritz crackers)
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
Filling
  • (1) 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • 4 egg yolks
  • ½ cup lemon juice
  • Whipped cream
  • ⅛ teaspoon coarse sea salt

Instructions
 

Crust
  • In a food processor, combine the saltine crackers, sugar, and melted butter. Pulse until the crackers are coarsely chopped.
  • Press the mixture into a pie dish, using a cup or a tamper to compact it well, including the sides. (See the note below for adjusting the crust amount for smaller pie dishes.)
  • Chill the crust in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake the crust for 13 minutes.
Filling
  • While the crust cools, beat the eggs in a large bowl using the mixer’s whisk attachment or by hand until well combined.
  • Mix in the sweetened condensed milk and lemon juice until evenly blended.
  • Pour the filling into the crust and bake for 16 minutes, until the center is slightly jiggly.
  • Cool the pie for an hour, then place it in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or until it is cold. Serve cold with whipped cream and the sea salt sprinkled on top.

Notes

Alternative Method for Crust Making

If you don’t have a food processor, place the crackers in a sealed bag and crush them using a rolling pin (remove the trapped air before crushing). Then, combine with melted butter and sugar in a bowl.

Pie Dish Size

This recipe is ideal for an 8- or 9-inch deep-dish pie pan. Adjust the crust amounts for a regular 8-inch pan by using these amounts:
  1. One sleeve of saltine crackers (about 36 crackers)
  2. Two tablespoons of granulated sugar
  3. Six tablespoons of melted butter

Recipe Source

Recipe adapted from Our State Magazine.

Nutrition

Calories: 301kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 5gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 134mgSodium: 94mgPotassium: 29mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 33gVitamin A: 609IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 140mgIron: 0.3mg
Keyword Atlantic Beach Pie, Chapel Hill Pie Recipe, Condensed Milk Pie, Creamy Lemon Pie, Lemon Pie, North Carolina Pie Recipe, Saltine Cracker Crust, Summer Lemon Pie Recipe, Sweetened Condensed Milk Pie
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