Cold Lemon Pie Recipe
The Disney family submitted this recipe to Mamie and Ike Eisenhower when they put together their cookbook, ‘Five-star Favorites: Recipes from Friends of Mamie and Ike’.
Cold Lemon Pie
Lemon pie with a graham cracker crust.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs, separated
- ½ cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
- ½ cup water
- 1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
- 1 cup sugar, divided
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp grated lemon peel
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 6 tbsp butter, melted and cooled
- whipped cream
- grated nutmeg
Filling Ingredients
Crust Ingredients
Optional Toppings
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine the graham cracker crumbs with the melted butter and press them evenly into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie pan.
- Bake the crust for 10 to 12 minutes or until browned.
- Remove from oven and allow the crust to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, in small bowl, beat together the egg yolks, lemon juice and water until just combined. Set aside.
- In the top of a double boiler, combine ½ cup of the sugar with the salt and the gelatin.
- Add the egg yolk mixture and mix until well combined.
- Cook, over boiling water, stirring constantly until the gelatin has dissolved and the mixture has thickened.
- Remove the top pan from the double boiler and stir in the lemon peel.
- Fill a large mixing bowl with ice water and place pan containing the topping into the bowl. Be careful that none of the water splashes into the pan.
- Allow to sit for 20 minutes, or until the mixture is thick enough to create a mound when dropped from a spoon.
- While the filling cools, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
- Slowly add the remaining ½ cup of sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Once the filling has cooled, gently fold it into the whipped egg whites until just combined.
- Place the filling into the pie crust and top with nutmeg, if desired.
- Chill for several hours, or until it has set up enough to slice. Top with whipped cream before serving, if desired.
