Simple Light Lemon Pie Recipes

LIGHT LEMON PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in cold water and sugar substitute. Refrigerate until partially set., In a fine strainer, drain the cottage cheese. Place cottage cheese in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl; stir in gelatin mixture. Fold in whipped topping. , Pour into crust. Refrigerate until set. Just before serving, cut into slices; garnish each with 1 tablespoon spreadable fruit and two strawberry halves.

EASY LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Unroll crust into a 9-in. pie plate; flute edge. Refrigerate while preparing filling., In a bowl, mix sugar and flour until blended. Whisk in eggs, corn syrup, lemon zest, lemon juice and melted butter until blended. Pour into crust., Bake on a lower oven rack until filling is golden brown and thickened, 40-45 minutes; cover edge loosely with foil during the last 15 minutes if needed to prevent overbrowning. Remove foil; cool 1 hour on a wire rack. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours or until cold., For whipped cream, in a bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until soft peaks form. Serve pie with whipped cream.

WORLD'S BEST LEMON PIE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt. Gradually stir in water. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from the heat. Gradually stir 1 cup of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to saucepan. Bring to boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in the butter, lemon juice and zest until smooth. Pour into pastry shell. In a bowl, beat egg whites and salt until stiff but not dry peaks are formed. Gradually beat in sugar until soft peaks form. Spread over pie, sealing edges to pastry. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until meringue is golden. Cool. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator.

SIMPLE LEMON PIE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine pudding mix and gelatin. Add water and lemon juice; stir until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Cook and stir 1-2 minutes longer or until thickened. , Remove from the heat; cool slightly. Pour into crust. Cover and refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight. Spread with whipped topping.

NO-BAKE LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Place cream cheese in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave at 50% power for 45 seconds.
• Blend sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth. Add softened cream cheese and blend until smooth.
• Pour filling into graham cracker crust. Refrigerate until filling sets, about 1 hour.

GRANDMA'S LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• To Make Lemon Filling: In a medium saucepan, whisk together 1 cup sugar, flour, cornstarch, and salt. Stir in water, lemon juice and lemon zest. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a boil. Stir in butter. Place egg yolks in a small bowl and gradually whisk in 1/2 cup of hot sugar mixture. Whisk egg yolk mixture back into remaining sugar mixture. Bring to a boil and continue to cook while stirring constantly until thick. Remove from heat. Pour filling into baked pastry shell.
• To Make Meringue: In a large glass or metal bowl, whip egg whites until foamy. Add sugar gradually, and continue to whip until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue over pie, sealing the edges at the crust.
• Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, or until meringue is golden brown.

SIMPLE "LIGHT" LEMON PIE

Steps:

• In small saucepan, combine pudding mix and gelatine.
• Add water and lemon juice.
• Stir until smooth.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil.
• Cook and stir 1-2 minutes longer or until thickened.
• Remove from the heat; cool clightly.
• Pour into crust.
• Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or until set.
• Spread with whipped topping.

EASY LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Prick pie shell with a fork and bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes, or until crust is lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool.
• In a medium mixing bowl blend egg yolks and condensed milk. Stir in lemon juice. Heat this mixture in a double boiler, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until it thickens. Pour into piecrust and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

LIGHT LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a blender or food processor container, crumble the graham crackers and process until crumb consistency, gladly add in the melted margarine and continue processing until combined.
• Press the mixture into a 9-inch pie plate and bake in preheated oven for 5 to 8 minutes; allow to cool completely before adding the filling.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine the boiling water and stir the gelatin for 3 to 4 minutes or until dissolved.
• Add enough ice cubes to the cold water so that the water measures 3/4 cup, add to the gelatin mixture and continue to stir until ice is melted and the gelatin thickens.
• In blender container, combine the cottage cheese with Splenda granular and process until smooth, scraping sides of container as needed; add in the thickened gelatin and process lightly to combine well.
• Gently fold the whipped topping into the cottage cheese mixture, combining well; pour into cooled crust and place in refrigerator to chill for at least 4 hours before serving.
• To serve, cut the pie into 8 equal slice, place on plate, warm the spreadable fruit and drizzle a few tablespoons over each slice of pie.
• Make strawberry fans by cutting from tip to stem 3 to 4 times depending on size of strawberries, without cutting completely through the stem, fan the strawberries and place on plate with pie slices.