whole lemon pie

An easy and refreshing summertime dessert idea! The filling is made in the blender and uses one whole lemon!

Whole Lemon Pie

butter,

sugar

all-purpose flour

(more or less as needed) very cold water

lemon*

salted butter, softened

eggs

vanilla extract

Lemon

Place butter, sugar, and flour into a food processor or blender, and pulse until you have coarse (pea sized) crumbs. Scrape down sides as needed. Slowly add chilled water and pulse, until the dough begins to come together. It should still be slightly crumbly. Pour the dough onto a piece of plastic wrap and knead a few times to bring together. If the dough is too crumbly, sprinkle a little water over it and knead again. Wrap the dough up in the plastic wrap and chill for at least 3 hours.

To roll out the crust, allow the dough to sit at room temperature for about 15 minutes. Then unwrap and place the dough on a well-floured surface. Roll the dough out so you have a large circle that is a few inches wider than your pie tin. Be patient as you roll, turning the dough to check for sticking and adding more flour as needed. Roll the dough around the rolling pin to transfer it to the pie dish.

Without stretching the dough, place it into the pie dish, and trim excess dough around the edges, leaving about a 1-inch overhang. Roll the edge under, and then crimp.

For the Crust

Trim both ends off the lemon, and cut into quarters. Add lemon, butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract to a blender, and blend until smooth and creamy. Pour into unbaked pie shell, and bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Cover edges of pie with tin foil if they brown before the pie is done.

Allow to cool completely before slicing. Can be refrigerated and served chilled or at room temperature. Dust with powdered sugar just before serving.

For the Filling

I made this recipe today (twice) and I just LOVE it! I used large Meyer lemons that I brought home from California. They were so large that I only used 3/4ths of a lemon (for each time I made the recipe). I made it in my Vitamix. After I filled my shells, I had about a half pint leftover each time. I kept it in my Vitamix, turned it on high, and in about 5-6 minutes I had the fluffiest lemon curd I have ever made. Best part? No cooking and constantly stirring on the stove!!! My photos are on Instagram (ephemerista_botanika). This one was definitely a winner.

Went the easy route, used a deep dish Pillsbury crust -- definitely a family-pleaser (including 13 year old who just got braces).

Thanks for this super-easy and effective recipe!  I am NOT a baker or cook of anything, but these directions worked for me.

I love the idea of using the whole lemon, and the taste from that inclusion is spectacular.

I made this for the Fourth of July yesterday. It was SO easy! I made it in my NutriBullet. I used a pre-made crust. Everyone loved it! I’ll be sure to make it again. Thanks for the great recipe!

My cousin gave me this recipe and of course I’ve mixed it into one of my many cookbooks and can’t find the original. Her recipe called for 2 lemons. I had a bag of lemons given to me so I took 2 and blended them, put ‘this into a small zip bag and froze this lemon. IT WORKS,! I can have  whole lemon pie any time of the year. And makes a quick dessert at the last  minute.

Not impressed with my outcome but I don’t think that  I  blended it long enough. I will give it a second try!

I made this pie today because I needed to use up my Immaculate brand refrigerator pie crust. I had all the ingredients on hand. It was quick and easy and delicious!

I’ve made this twice. The first time it turned out beautifully but was too sweet for anyone to finish. The second time I used two whole lemons and cut the sugar to 1 cup instead of 1-1/2 cups, and it was a huge hit.

My pie turned out runny. I re-read the recipe and I did it perfectly. It was golden brown on top but totally runny inside. We ate it anyway, but I would love to know how to have it as a pie instead of ice cream syrup!  Also I agree less sugar, more lemon would be better.

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