One of my favorite desserts from my Mother was her Pink Lemonade Pie. My brother always requested it for his birthday in June. The pie recipe is easy to make and pairs perfectly with a homemade graham cracker crust. Once chilled, the pie travels well and easily slices, making it a great potluck dessert. Add red food coloring to make the pie pink, or switch it to yellow.
Pink Lemonade Pie
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz Package of cream cheese, softened
- 1 14 oz can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 1 6 oz can frozen pink lemonade from concentrate, thawed
- 1 1/2 cups frozen whipped topping
- 1 8-9 inch baked pie crust I make homemade graham cracker crust
Instructions
- Beat softened cream cheese in large bowl with electric hand mixer on medium high speed until fluffy.
- Beat in gradually the can of Eagle Brand, lemonade concentrate, and food color (optional) and blend until well mixed.
- Fold in whipped topping (do not overly mix)
- Pour into prepared crust. Chill for 4 hours or until set. Garnish with whipped cream and mint.
Nutrition
As most homemakers did in the ’60s, they got their recipes from canned goods. This Eagle Brand Lemonade Pie recipe was hugely popular. Here’s a fun article about the history of the recipe’s creation. Gail Borden introduced Eagle Brand in 1856 to fight food-borne illnesses due to lack of refrigeration. His discovery provided milk that would be safe and wholesome. Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk was credited with significantly lowering the infant mortality rate in North America. 1931, a Borden Kitchens promotion offered homemakers $25 for their original recipes. The rules called for “recipes in which Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk makes cooking quicker, easier, and surer.” Over 80,000 recipes were submitted.
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Let me know in in the comments if the Pink Lemonade Pie was part of your childhood desserts!
Hospitality is in my DNA. I founded Home with a Twist, a daughter’s twist on her mother’s traditions, in memory of my mother to celebrate her life and the gifts she shared with me. Mother loved to celebrate life’s occasions – big and small.
