LEMON CREAM MOUSSE PIE
By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 240). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).]
INGREDIENTS:
4-oz box lemon flavored, instant, pudding powder
1 2/3 cups milk
8-oz pkg cream cheese
¼ tsp lemon extract
Pinch of cinnamon
9-inch crumb crust
7-oz tub Cool Whip
1 cup well-crushed, lemon flavored, hard candy
Pinch more of cinnamon
INSTRUCTIONS:
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine… pudding powder and milk, beating 3 minutes. Beat in, a little at a time… cream cheese… [Then add] lemon extract and pinch of cinnamon. Pour into a store-bought, 9-inch, crumb crust… Chill until firm. Cover it entirely with Cool Whip and crushed candy, adding a touch of cinnamon, to taste. Freeze pie until firm. Cut into neat slices, serving 6-8.
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