Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes Lemon Cream Pie 3.8 (216) 16 Reviews By Martha Stewart Test Kitchen Martha Stewart Test Kitchen The recipes developed by our test kitchen team have undergone a rigorous process of development and testing, ensuring that every element is optimal, from ingredient amounts to method and cooking time. This process includes triple-testing recipes to ensure they meet our high standards. The many stellar cooks and food editors who have been part of our team include Sarah Carey, Lucinda Scala Quinn, Jennifer Aaronson, Shira Bocar, Anna Kovel, Greg Lofts, Riley Wofford, Lauren Tyrell, and Lindsay Leopold. Editorial Guidelines Updated on July 18, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 30 mins Total Time: 3 hrs Servings: 8 Serve up a slice of sunshine with this fluffy cream pie Ingredients FOR THE PIE AND FILLING 1 recipe Our Favorite Pie Crust, unbaked 4 large eggs 1 cup sugar ½ cup sour cream ¾ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 4 lemons) ¼ teaspoon salt FOR THE TOPPING 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin (from a ¼-ounce envelope) 1 ½ cups heavy cream ¼ cup sugar Directions Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line crust with aluminum foil; leave an overhang and fold over edge. Fill crust with dried beans, pie weights, or uncooked rice. Place crust on a baking sheet; bake until set and lightly golden, about 20 minutes. Remove foil (and beans). Bake without foil, 5 to 10 minutes more; if crust bubbles up, press down gently. Cool. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, sour cream, and salt; gradually whisk in lemon juice. Pour mixture into crust. Place on a baking sheet; bake until barely set (center of pie will still wiggle slightly), 25 to 35 minutes. Cool completely. Make topping: Place 2 tablespoons cold water in a small saucepan, and sprinkle with gelatin; let soften about 5 minutes. Heat mixture over very low heat, stirring, until gelatin dissolves. Let cool. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream and sugar until very soft peaks form. While beating, slowly add gelatin mixture, and continue beating until soft peaks form. Using a rubber spatula, spread over cooled pie. Refrigerate until ready to serve, at least 1 hour or, loosely covered, up to 1 day. Cook's Notes Gelatin stabilizes the whipped cream so it stays firm on the pie when made ahead. If you plan to serve the pie soon after making it, you can omit the gelatin. Rate it Print