Atlantic Beach Pie, Crazy Stupid Lemon Love
This pie is so good it's iconic now, Atlantic Beach Pie, crumb crust, lemon filling topped with whipped cream, delicious.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time35 minutes mins
Course: Dessert, Pie
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Atlantic Beach PIe, lemon, pie
For crust:
- 1 1/2 sleeves of saltine crackers or Ritz crackers about 6 ounces
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons sugar
For the filling
- 1 can 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup lemon or lime juice or a mix of the two
- 2-4 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest optional I added zest to increase the lemon flavor
Da Finish
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1-2 tsp granulated sugar
- Coarse sea salt for garnish
- lemon or lime zest for garnish
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Crush the crackers finely, but not to dust. I use my food processor or dump the crackers into a ziploc and crush with a rolling pin.
Add the sugar, then knead in the butter until the crumbs hold together like dough.
Press into a buttered 8 inch pie pan.
Chill for 15 minutes, then bake for 18 minutes or until the crust colors a little.
While the crust is cooling (it doesn't need to be cold), beat the egg yolks into the condensed milk, then stir in the citrus juice. Make sure filling is well combined.
Pour into the shell and bake for 14-16 minutes until the filling has set.
Chill until set.
Pile whipped cream on top of pie. Sprinkle with salt or garnish with zest