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PEEPS® Mini Lemon Pies
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PEEPS® Mini Lemon Pies

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TOTAL TIME
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SERVINGS
8
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INGREDIENTS

  • ½ cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
  • 4 oz. cream cheese
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • 1-14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 Tbsp. sour cream or plain yogurt
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tsp. lemon zest
  • 1 package PEEPS® Brand Marshmallow Chicks
  • ¾ cup fresh blueberries
  • Whipped cream
  • Daisy fondant decorations
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INSTRUCTIONS

  • Preheat oven to 425°
  • Beat Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening and cream cheese in large bowl with mixer on medium speed until fluffy
  • Beat in flour and salt until crumbly dough forms
  • Divide evenly into 8 – 4-inch mini pie or mini tart pans and press onto bottoms and sides of pans
  • Place on baking sheet and bake 7 minutes
  • Remove pie shells from the oven, reduce the oven temperature to 350° and allow pie shells to cool while preparing the filling
  • If the pie shells puff up after baking, poke them a couple of times with a fork
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, egg, sour cream, lemon juice and lemon zest until smooth
  • Divide evenly among the pie shells, return to the oven and bake for 15 minutes
  • Cool for 20 minutes then cool completely in the refrigerator
  • To serve, top with a PEEPS® Brand Marshmallow Chick, whipped cream, fresh blueberries and fondant decorations

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