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A simple, dairy-free lemon chess pie topped with lemon slices on a white counter.

Lemon Chess Pie

This sweet and tart dairy-free lemon chess pie recipe is a southern classic and a lemon lover's dream.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Southern
Keyword Chess Pie, Lemon, Lemon Pie, Pie Crust
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Dough Chill Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • cups Flour
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon Zest
  • ½ cup Crisco
  • 4 Tablespoon Ice Water
  • ¼ cup Coconut Oil melted and cooled
  • cup Sugar
  • Tablespoons Corn Meal
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 3 Eggs room temperature
  • cup Lemon Juice
  • ¼ cup Non-dairy Milk room temperature

Instructions

Pie Crust

  1. In a medium sized mixing bowl, stir together 1½ cup flour, ½ teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon lemon zest.

  2. Using a pastry cutter, cut ½ cup crisco into the flour mixture.

  3. Next, add 1 tablespoon ice water at a time turning the mixture with a rubber spatula.

  4. Mold the dough into a 4-inch disk and wrap with plastic wrap. Chill at least 30 minutes before making the pie.

  5. Preheat the oven to 450°F and roll the pie dough into a 12-inch round.

  6. Transfer to a 9-inch pie pan and bake for 8 minutes.

  7. Remove the pie crust from the oven and decrease the temperature to 350°F.

Lemon Chess Pie

  1. In a large mixing bowl, mix together 1½ cup sugar, ½ teaspoon salt, 1½ Tablespoon corn meal, and ¼ cup melted coconut oil.

  2. Next, add eggs one at a time, until all 3 eggs have been mixed in.

  3. Finally stir in ¼ cup non-dairy milk milk and ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice.

  4. Pour into the par-baked pie crust and bake 45 minutes.