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– 1 deep dish pie crust, cooked & cooled – Filling: – 1 ¼ cups sugar - divided – 6 tablespoons cornstarch – ½ teaspoon salt – 1 ¼ cups water – 2 tablespoons butter – 2 teaspoons lemon zest – 4-5 drops yellow food coloring (if desired) – ½ cup lemon juice – Cream Cheese Filling: – 11 oz cream cheese, softened – ¾ cup powdered sugar – 1 ½ cup cool whip – 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Here are the easy directions!
1
Filling: In a saucepan combine ¾ cup sugar, cornstarch, salt, water - stir until smooth and bring to a boil over medium high heat Reduce heat and stir in remaining sugar, cook 2 minutes
2
Remove from heat and stir in butter, lemon zest, and food coloring if using Gently stir in lemon juice and set aside to cool to room temperature
3
Cream Cheese Filling: Beat together cream cheese, powdered sugar, and lemon juice until smooth Fold in cool whip then place in cooled pie shell spreading evenly Pour cooled lemon filling over cream cheese mixture
4
Refrigerate overnight Serve with additional cool whip and lemon zest Enjoy!
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