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Lemon Lovers Luscious Cheesecake Pie Recipe

Recipe by: Alexis Bonavitacola

"Fabulous creamy lemon cheesecake pie! A little lemon curd and whipped topping make this a lemon lover's delight."

Directions

1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2In a bowl, beat the cream cheese, eggs, sugar, lemon extract, 1 1/2 teaspoons of lemon zest, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
3Spoon the mixture into the graham cracker crust.
4Bake the pie in the preheated oven until the filling is set and no longer gooey inside, about 35 minutes.
5Remove pie from oven, let stand until it cools to room temperature, and cool in refrigerator until thoroughly chilled, at least 4 hours.
6Spread the lemon curd evenly over the top of the cheesecake filling.
7Spread the whipped topping over the lemon curd.
8Sprinkle the top of the pie with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest. Refrigerate leftovers.