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Another one of my favorite things about summer is this Lemon Blueberry Cream Pie! It’s the perfect summer dessert when fresh blueberries are in season.
This lemon blueberry cream pie recipe has been in my collection for many years and I always dig it out right around this time of year when blueberries are their sweetest! I originally clipped the recipe from the pages of Better Homes & Garden magazine, and credit for this wonderful pie goes to Catherine Schott from Needham, Massachusetts who entered this recipe in the magazine’s contest for custard and cream pies. She won a $400 prize for this recipe – but it’s so good – it’s a grand prize winner in my book!
It’s a super easy recipe to make! This pie has a luscious filling made from a sweet and lemony curd that takes just minutes to make. Once the curd cools, it gets mixed with sour cream and fresh blueberries. Then the filling is poured into a light and flaky baked pie crust and refrigerated until chilled – and you’re done! This pie has the perfect amount of bright lemony, creamy flavor and the burst of the sweet blueberries is pure summertime in your mouth!
The original recipe also suggests an optional topping of sweetened whip cream when serving. But this pie is so creamy and delicious as is, we’ve never added that topping – but I’m sure it would be delicious either way!
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Lemon Blueberry Cream Pie
Ingredients
- 1 9-inch baked pie crust (see our How To Blind Bake a Pie Crust)
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup milk
- 3 beaten egg yolks
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 packed tablespoon finely shredded lemon peel (approximately 2 lemons)
- 1/4 cup lemon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 8–ounce container sour cream
- 2 cup fresh blueberries, rinsed and cleaned
- Optional: Sweetened whipped cream and lemon slices for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare a baked pie crust according to your recipe instructions and let cool completely.
- In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, milk, egg yolks, butter and lemon peel. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thick and bubbly. Cook and stir for two minutes more. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice.
- Pour the mixture into a large mixing bowl and immediately cover with plastic wrap, pushing down and making sure that the plastic is touching the top of the lemon curd so that a skin doesn’t form. Let cool to room temperature.
- When the lemon curd has cooled, gently stir in the sour cream and blueberries, taking care not to break the blueberries. When mixed completely, pour into your baked pie crust.
- Cover and chill at least 4 hours.
- If desired, serve with sweetened whipped cream and garnish with lemon slices.
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This is one of my favorite pies. I can’t find the nutritional chart with the carbs listed for a serving. We have a type 1 Diabetic in our house so the carb count is important
Hi Deb – I’ve just added the information for you.
Vou experimentar! Parece ser uma delícia.
Hope you enjoy the pie Lucy!
Can sugar substitute be used for this recipe?
We haven’t tried this recipe with a sugar substitute so I can’t say for sure. You might need to make some other changes to the recipe as well.
Can this be made ahead and if so, how far ahead? I presume you would not put the whipped cream on top until ready to serve if you were making ahead? Thank you!
Hi Becky – If you want to make it ahead, I’d suggest only making the filling ahead of time (probably no more than two days ahead) and chilling it. Bake the crust the day you plan to serve it (or maybe one day ahead) – but fill the crust with the cream filling the day you plan to serve it. This will prevent the crust from getting soggy.
Could you possibly use store ought lemon curd for this recipe?
Hi Carol – it won’t be exactly the same but it could work. We’ve never tried doing so, so I can’t give you any suggestions or advice if other adjustments will need to be made.
Can i use frozen blueberries for this recipe?
Hi Jennifer – I personally wouldn’t. The frozen, when thawed, won’t be the same as using fresh berries.
So yummy taste like a lemon donut I put in sa ready made shortbread crust
Great idea Sandra – glad you enjoyed the pie!