Best Alabama Sunshine Lemon Pie Recipes

CREAMY LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C).
• Using a food processor, pulse the graham crackers and almonds together into crumbs. A few larger pieces of nuts is OK. Pour into a medium bowl and stir in the sugar. Add the melted butter and stir until combined. The mixture will be thick, coarse, and sandy. Try to smash/break up any large chunks. Pour the mixture into an ungreased 9-inch pie dish. With medium pressure using your hand, pat the crumbs down into the bottom and up the sides to make a compact crust. Do not pack down with heavy force because that makes the crust too hard. Simply pat down until the mixture is no longer crumby/crumbly. Tips: You can use a small flat-bottomed measuring cup to help press down the bottom crust and smooth out the surface, but do not pack down too hard. And run a spoon around the bottom "corner" where the edge and bottom meet to help make a rounded crust⁠-this helps prevent the crust from falling apart. For more shaping technique tips, see the graham cracker crust recipe page.
• Pre-bake crust for 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave the oven on.
• Whisk the sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice, and egg yolks together. Pour into warm crust.
• Bake the pie for 19-21 minutes or until only *slightly* jiggly in the center. You want it mostly set. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely on a wire rack. Once cool, cover and chill for at least 1 hour (and up to 3 days) before serving.
• Garnish as desired. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

ARIZONA SUNSHINE PIE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350
• 2. Fully wash and cut whole lemon into smallish chunks (leave the rind on it). remove seeds and ends
• 3. Place in food processor or large blender - lemon chunks, butter sugar, vanilla, salt and eggs. Blend until smooth and creamy
• 4. Pour into pie crust and place in oven
• 5. If top is becoming too brown, cover loosely with foil and continue baking. COOL and serve with whipped cream.

ARIZONA SUNSHINE PIE

Steps:

• Put all ingredients in food processor and blend for about 1 min till very smooth but it will be runny. Pour into pie shell and bake 30 min at 350 till just slightly brown and doesnt jiggle. Serve with whip cream

ALABAMA SUNSHINE LEMON PIE

Steps:

• 1. In a large mixing bowl (spouted is easiest), beat together the lemon juice and condensed milk.
• 2. In a clean, chilled bowl, whip cream with chilled beaters until it reaches stiff peaks.
• 3. Gently fold cream into lemon-milk mixture until mixed well. Pour into graham cracker pie crust. Chill in refrigerator until firm, at least 3 hours. Store covered in refrigerator.
• 4. OPTIONAL: Top with sweetened whipped cream or meringue, if desired.