Instructions

Prepare the Crust

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Combine crushed graham cracker, melted butter, and sugar in a food processor fitted with a steel blade and process until well blended. Press crumb mixture into a buttered 9" pie plate and bake for about 8 minutes. Remove from oven and place on a rack to partially cool.

Prepare the Pie Filling

• Using a stand mixer, beat the sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks, lemon juice and salt and mix well at medium speed for about 3-4 minutes. Pour the filling into the partially baked pie crust and bake for 10 minutes.
• Remove the pie from the oven and let it rest on the counter and cool to room temperature. Chill the pie in the refrigerator for 4 hours to set.
• Just before serving, beat whipped cream, sugar, and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
• Serve the pie in slices with a generous dollop of whip cream on each slice and garnish with lemon zest or thin lemon slices if desired.