Tofu Quick Lemon Cream Pie Recipes

SOUR CREAM-LEMON PIE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°., Line crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edge is golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack., In a large heavy saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch. Whisk in milk and lemon juice until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat. , In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in butter and lemon zest. Cool without stirring., Stir in sour cream. Add filling to crust. Top with whipped cream. Store in the refrigerator.

EASY LEMON CREAM PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, add lemon creme filling (or homemade lemon curd), lemon zest, and lemon juice. Blend until fully incorporated.
• In a large bowl, whip heavy whipping cream to stiff peaks. Do not over whip or it will turn into butter. (If desired, reserve 1/2 cup whipped cream for garnish, add 1/2 Tbs powdered sugar to sweeten).
• Fold lemon mixture into whipped cream.
• Scoop and smooth lemon cream into 9" graham cracker crust.
• If desired, pipe reserved whipped cream on top and add small wedges of lemon as a garnish.
• Enjoy immediately, freeze for later or store in the fridge until ready to serve.

MAPLE-LEMON TOFU

Steps:

• Wrap tofu in a clean dish towel and weight it with something heavy, such as a large can; leave it to drain for 30 minutes.
• Slice tofu crosswise into 12 skinny slices, then cut those in half so you end up with 24 skinny half slices.
• Mix maple syrup, soy sauce, and lemon juice together in a bowl.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Arrange tofu in a single layer in skillet and cook, undisturbed, until golden and crisp on bottom, 5 to 7 minutes. (It won't get very dark, but it will look nice and appetizing.) Turn all pieces over and cook another 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce heat to low, add garlic and cook, moving garlic around with a spatula in spaces between tofu, 1 minute.
• Increase heat to medium-low. Add maple syrup, soy sauce, and lemon juice, shaking to distribute sauce. Cook a minute or so, then turn and cook another minute or so, until sauce is reduced to a syrupy glaze and tofu looks nicely coated. Transfer tofu to plates and scatter with chives or scallions.

LEMON OR LIME TOFU PIE

Steps:

• Dissolve jello in one cup hot water.
• Cool in refrigerator until slightly thickened.
• Drain tofu and blend in blender until smooth.
• add lemon juice, jello, and half of cool whip.
• Blend mixture.
• Pour into pie crust.
• Spread remaininng cool whip on top of jello mixture.
• Refrigerate several hours.
• Optional: decorate pie with mandarin oranges.

TOFU QUICK LEMON CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Blenderize tofu, lemon juice and sugar.
• Add lemon peel.
• Fold in thawed whipped topping.
• Brush graham cracker crust with slightly beaten egg white. Bake at 375 degrees F for 5 minutes.
• Allow crust to cool.
• Pour lemon filling into cooled pie crust. Chill.
• When ready to serve, garnish with fresh berries or other fruits. Can also be frozen.