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Lemon-Lover’s Lemon Sour Cream Pie

Here's how you make Lemon-Lover’s Lemon Sour Cream Pie
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 0m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 cup sugar (can add in more while cooking the filling)
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon zest
  • 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (use only fresh)
  • 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
  • 3/4 cup light cream (such as half and half cream)
  • 1/4 cup heavy unwhipped whipping cream (33 to 35%)
  • 1/4 cup butter, cut into pieces
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 1 (9-inch pie) baked pastry baked and cooled
  • Sweetened whipped cream
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: In a large microwave-safe bowl (I use my 8-cup Pyrex measuring cup) whisk together the sugar with cornstarch, lemon zest, lemon juice, egg yolks, light cream and whipping cream.

  • Step 2: Microwave on HIGH removing every minute to stir; cook until thickened and bubbly (this will not take long).

  • Step 3: Stir in butter until melted, the stir in the sour cream until well blended.

  • Step 4: Pour into cooled pie crust, then refrigerate until cold.

  • Step 5: Top with sweetened whipped cream when pie is cold.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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