Lemon Icebox Pie

I had this pie for the first time a year ago at one of my favorite restaurants, Zelko's. I had no idea that it was a down home type dessert until I got home and started looking up recipes. It consists of very basic ingredients, and requires no oven--perfect summer dessert.

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I have been wanting to make this for my blog for a long time now. I love lemons, my kitchen is lemons--well lemons/yellow and turquoise. They represent everything good, sweet lemonade, a happy cheery color, and hot summer days. I just adore them! I love citrus of all kinds, but I am partial to lemons. My mom has a lime tree and I want to plant a lemon tree next spring, here's hoping! Here is a wedding present I received...one of my favorites I must admit.

On with the recipe!

You need a hand mixer, a juicer, a grater or microplane,

 condensed milk, 2 bars of cream cheese, and 2 lemons

Mix cream cheese until fluffy

the recipe calls for 1 tsp of zest but I like to just eye it. I zest until it feels right!

Schqweeeeeeze your lemon halves.

Look at that lemony goodness

Sometimes I make my own crust and put it in a beautiful pie dish. 

Sometimes I buy the crust at the store. I spent the entire weekend cleaning 

and organizing my house, today was not the day for a made from scratch crust!

Pour the filling it and smooth out the top. Chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours

This is about 1.5 hours, I was chasing daylight! 

This is an ideal dessert to enjoy on a hot day. 

Take this along to your next pool party or pot luck,

 minimal effort with maximum effect. So refreshing.

Lemon Icebox Pie

Ingredients

1-9 inch Graham Cracker Pie Crust

2-8 oz Packages of Cream Cheese, softened

1-14 oz Can of Condensed Milk

Juice of 2 Lemons

1 teaspoon of Lemon Zest

Directions

In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add condensed milk, lemon juice, and lemon zest.

Pour mixture into crust. 

Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

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