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Original Eagle Brand Lemon icebox pie recipe with just 3 ingredients is an easy dessert that is perfect for summer. A thick layer of puckery lemon filling is poured into a no bake crumb crust and chilled or frozen until ready to serve. Best of all - it tastes just like you remember it.
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Chill 8 hours hrs
Total Time 8 hours hrs 5 minutes mins
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No bake pies are the sweetest answer to one of Texas's hot summers! This one has been around a long time because it's both easy and delicious!
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Table of Contents
- Everyone loved it
- 🗝️ Key takeaways
- 🧾 Ingredients
- 🔪 Instructions
- 🥫 How to store leftovers
- 💭 Things to know
- Why Eagle Brand
- 📚 Related recipes
- 👩🍳 FAQs
- 📞 The last word
- 📖 Recipe
- 💬 Comments
Everyone loved it
Everyone loved it.. easy to make..
Wendy
🗝️ Key takeaways
- Quick and easy with just 4 ingredients.
- Perfect for summer but great anytime you need a quick, easy dessert.
- If you want the pie to be firmer whisk 2 egg yolks into the sweetened condensed milk before adding lemon.
🧾 Ingredients
This simple pie goes together fast. You can keep all of the ingredients on hand without any problem. Nothing unusual or hard to find here!
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- Crumb crust of your choice - I like this homemade graham cracker crust but you can buy one to make it even easier.
- Lemon juice can be fresh squeezed or whatever you usually use (use lime juice for key lime pie)
- Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk or your favorite
- Vanilla
- Lemon zest
Have a little more time? Try this lemon meringue pie - it's amazing.
🔪 Instructions
This lemon pie is so quick and easy! It's a great recipe to start with when your kids want to learn to make things in the kitchen. Most 10-year-olds can do this without help.
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- Add the sweetened condensed milk to a bowl. Mix in the vanilla until smooth.
- Add the lemon juice and lemon zest.
- Stir until it begins to thicken. Pour into the prepared pie crust.
- Chill overnight or freeze.
And if you love lemon this tangy lemon pudding bundt cake is a must try!
🥫 How to store leftovers
Refrigerate the pie, tightly covered with plastic wrap, or in an airtight container, for up to 5 days.
You can freeze for up to 3 months, too.
One of the things that I like best about this lemon icebox pie is that you can serve it chilled or frozen. I personally like it better frozen on a hot summer day!
I take it out about 20 minutes before I want to serve it... less if it is a very hot day. I thaw it just until it softens a little but still has the consistency of ice cream.
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💭 Things to know
I used a combination of 'Nilla wafers and pretzels in the crust for this pie. If I happen to have some lemon cookies I'll use those sometimes.
Another good crumb mixture for the crust is to use lemon sandwich cookies and gingersnaps in a ratio of about 3:1. It enhances the lemon flavor.
Key lime pie
Here's something cool, too. You can substitute the lemon juice with key lime and have a no-bake lime icebox pie.
Really, any citrus juice should work. Let me know if you try something besides lemon or lime.
Why Eagle Brand
Lemon icebox pie has been served on countless tables and caused countless families to smile at dinner time.
This Southern recipe has been around for close to 100 years.
I have tweaked it a TINY bit by adding vanilla. I think it calms the tartness of the lemon down a little, soothes it, and makes it more enticing. Feel free to leave it out.
Y'all know that I am not real freaky about brand names except there are some that I feel are higher in quality and produce a better finished product.
You can get the Eagle Brand or you can use what you like best but if you get an off-brand of sweetened condensed milk I will not guarantee the recipe. I like Eagle Brand.
It's been around forever and the results are always good. They didn't sponsor the post or pay me... I just like the product that they create. End of sermon.
If you prefer a classic lemon meringue pie you'll love this one!
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I'll admit a preference for chocolate pies like this chocolate overload pie or this no-bake s'mores pie. Still, if you had this simple lemon pie and those two chocolate pies on a table and told me I could only have one there might be some tears.
OK. A lot of tears.
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- German Chocolate Pie
- The Original Texas Flood Pie
- Pecan Praline Coconut Pie
This Brazilian grilled pineapple and no bake root beer float pie are more great summer desserts you'll love.
👩🍳 FAQs
Why don't you use eggs in this recipe?
I never have. This is a very creamy lemon filling. If you like a firmer lemon custard you can whisk in 2 or 3 egg yolks. If you use the egg yolks you should probably stay away from the pie if you are pregnant or immunocompromised.
When I served the pie it was very soft and ran. What happened?
You must keep this pie chilled until you are ready to serve. The pie cuts perfectly when it first comes out of the fridge but if you leave it out it will become somewhat loose and runny.
Do I have to use a graham cracker crust?
Nope! I've used gingersnap crust, 'Nilla Wafer crust, and regular pie crust. It all comes out great!
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📞 The last word
This easy lemon icebox pie is the perfect dessert for those lemon lovers in your life! It's honestly a 3 ingredient lemon pie -- the vanilla is optional.
If you use a store-bought pie crust it goes together in about 3 minutes. The hardest part about it is waiting for it to chill completely.
If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need.
If you love this recipe please give it 5 stars!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📖 Recipe
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No Bake Lemon Icebox Pie
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Original Eagle Brand Lemon icebox pie recipe with just 3 ingredients is an easy dessert that is perfect for summer. A thick layer of puckery lemon filling is poured into a no bake crumb crust and chilled or frozen until ready to serve. Best of all - it tastes just like you remember it.
Course Dessert- Pie
Cuisine Southern
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Chill: 8 hours hours
Total Time: 8 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
Servings:8
Calories:430
Author:Marye Audet-White
Ingredients
- 1 crumb crust
- ¾ cup lemon juice
- 2 cans Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
Instructions
Mix the Eagle Brand and vanilla.
Add the lemon juice and lemon zest, stirring with a whisk until it thickens.
Pour into the chilled pie crust.
Chill for 4 hours or freeze overnight.
If frozen allow to stand at room temperature for 20 minutes before serving.
Notes
Storage:
Refrigerate the pie, tightly covered with plastic wrap, or in an airtight container, for up to 5 days.
Freeze for up to 3 months.
Tips:
- If you want the pie to be firmer whisk 2 egg yolks into the sweetened condensed milk before adding lemon.
- You don't need a mixer for this. Just whisk the filling until it gets thick.
- Don't use an off-brand sweetened condensed milk. Sometimes the quality isn't quite as good and they won't set up.
- Be sure to let this chill for at least 4 hours. Overnight is better.
You'll find more helpful tips and variations in the body of the post.
Nutrition Facts
Calories: 430kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 226mg | Potassium: 414mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 58g | Vitamin A: 265IU | Vitamin C: 11.7mg | Calcium: 289mg | Iron: 0.7mg
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
First Published: May 30, 2015... Last Updated: November 18, 2023, for updated images.
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Martee McCutchon
So….I just finished pouring the filling into the pie shell and licking the bowl-OMG. Hope I can wait until it’s actually cooled. I agree that the vanilla is just the right addition.Reply
Marye
try freezing it and eating it partially frozen - heaven
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Sandra
If I want to have this in 9x 13 pan how many servings would I enter on the recipe card?
Thank you. It looks delicious.Reply
Marye
I have no idea. i've never done it. So what you'll need to do is fill your pie pan with water then pour it from the pie pan into the 13x9 inch pan. Count how many pie pans it would take to fill up the 13x9 and multiply the servings by that many. So if it takes 4 pie pans then you'll need to multiply the servings by 4, etc.
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Debbie
I grew up having this as a favorite dessert, except instead of having just a crust, we layered the bottom of our pie dish with as many vanilla wafers as we could get in a single layer including up the sides of the dish. Then poured some of the (eagle brand sweetened condensed milk/lemon juice (no eggs) blended with our hand mixer,) mixture over the cookies just until they had a thin layer of the mix and then repeated the layer of cookies again and continued to repeat this until the dish was full with the last layer being the mixture Once we got the dish full, we crumbled any remaining cookies up and sprinkled them on the top. Refrigerated overnight to allow the cookies to soften in the mixture. My Mom would scoop out into small single serving freezer safe dishes for a special treat on hot summer days. Allowed to thaw for about 10 minutes and they were amazing. I add extra lemon juice to my 2 cans of the Eagle brand because I like my pie extra tart! I never have any trouble with it firming up. Using the hand mixer for several minutes until well mixed and creamy. Maybe it's all the cookies they help but never has it been runny as long as it is refrigerated and especially when later frozen it is like a lemon cookie ice cream treatt to die for.
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Wendy
Hello Marye! I am subscribed to your blog, I have been following you for a long time and I love most of your recipes. I am Spanish, but I live between Dubai and Guadalajara (Spain). This dessert is fantastic for Dubai at the moment but I have no idea about Eagle condensed milk, so could you tell me the amount in grams needed? Thanks in advance and Happy 2024Reply
Marye
It's sweetened condensed milk here in the states it's Eagle Brand. I don't know in grams - I don't measure that way - sorry.
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Sarah
Hi Wendy,
The can of Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk says it is 396 g. Hope that helps!Reply
Brenda
The filling was delicious, but I used a deep dish pie crust & I should have doubled it to fill the shell. Next time that is what I’ll do.Reply
Anita
If adding eggs wouldn't you HAVE TO COOK IT? If not, how is that safe to eat?
Also, in one part your recipe your adding egg whites and, in another you say egg yolks neither one safe to consume. I was excited because I was able to use a whisk but I don't want salmonella in the easy way.Reply
Marye
You'll have to make your own decisions on raw eggs. I've never had a problem - I use pasture raised organic eggs. As far as cooking it - some recipes call for that - this does not.
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María wendy
Hi Marye; I love this cake, very simple, few ingredients, no oven, I think it's perfect for me. Could you tell me what size mold you used? Thank you in advance and take care of yourselfReply
Marye
I used a 9" pie pan.
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Cindy
My family would object to only serving this in the summertime - they love it!Reply
Camden
I can't believe this lemon pie recipe is so few ingredients! I can't wait to try it!
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One Crazy House
I've been on the hunt for new Thanksgiving and Christmas dessert ideas and lemon ice box pie is definitely going on the list!Reply
Cynthia
Wow! This lemon ice box pie reminds me of something my Grandma used to make, but I had totally forgotten about it! Memory unlocked, haha!Reply
Cyndy
I am so excited to try this lemon pie recipe! Any bright lemony dessert is a must have in my household.
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Sharon
This lemon ice box pie looks so amazing! Can I swap out the lemon for a different flavor?
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Holly
I can't ever say no to a lemon pie recipe! LOL!Reply
Kristen
Rich and creamy lemon ice box pie is the best way to keep summer alive all year long!Reply
Rita Joy
I just love no bake dessert recipes - and this lemon ice box pie looks like a keeper! It will be perfect for when we have guests over.
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