Lemon Supreme Pie One 9 inch baked pie shell (prepared as directed by recipe or package)
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Lemon Pie, Supreme
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 6 hourshours
Total Time 6 hourshours20 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Author Cookie Madness
Ingredients
Lemon Topping:
1 ¼cupsgranulated sugardivided use
¼cupplus 2 tablespoons cornstarch
½teaspoonsalt
1 ¼cupswater
2tablespoonsunsalted butter
2teaspoonslemon zest
½cupfresh lemon juice
4-5drops yellow food coloring
Filling:
11ouncescream cheesesoftened
¾cuppowdered sugar
1tablespoonfresh lemon juice
2cupswhipped topping plus more for garnishingdivided use
Instructions
Prepare topping. Combine ¾ cup of the sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium saucepan. Add water and whisk until smooth. Place over medium heat and cook, whisking almost constantly, until mixture begins to boil. Add remaining ½ cup granulated sugar and reduce heat. Cook and whisk for 2 minutes or until mixture thickens and boils.
Remove from heat and whisk in butter, lemon zest and lemon juice. Let cool for one hour.
Prepare filling. Beat together 11 ounces softened cream cheese, powdered sugar and lemon juice. Fold in half of the whipped topping. Spread over bottom of baked pie shell. Spread lemon mixture over cream cheese mixture.
Put remaining whipped topping in a freezer bag, snip of the corner and pipe dollops around the perimeter of the pie plate.