When life gives you frozen lemonade...

I'm going to take a page out of my friends' books (blogs) and share a recipe with you that I recently tried and LOVED.

Frozen Lemonade Pie



I was too lazy (or too hungry) to take pictures of my own, so this one is definitely fancier looking than mine, but it was still delicious.

There are two things you should know about me that will explain why I love this dessert so much.


1. I love dessert. Anything sweet will do, but usually I have a craving for chocolate. However, with the recent heat index reaching over 100 degrees, my chocoholism has taken a back seat to any dessert that is cold and refreshing. This one is both.

2. I get bored easily in the kitchen. Give me a recipe with more then 5 ingredients and more than 4 steps and I'm dunzo. I want to just be able to throw everything together and, voila, it's done! I'd rather be reading or running (did I just say running?) or catching up on my favorite TV shows, anyway. Another reason why this recipe is perfect. It's only 3 ingredients (4 if you count the pie crust), involves no measuring, and you really do just throw all of the ingredients together.

Sounds too good to be true? Well, it is too good, but it's also true. Here it goes:

Ingredients:
1 12-ounce can frozen lemonade, partially thawed
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1 pint heavy cream, whipped
2 graham cracker pie crusts (I prefer the premade one--and yes, this recipe makes TWO!)

I used these brands, and the Giant brand of heavy whipping cream.






Directions:
Blend lemonade and condensed milk in large bowl. Fold in whipped cream. Pour into graham cracker pie crusts and freeze.



(Recipe from Real Simple)

Voila--it's done! It's that easy, and is delicious! One suggestion: if you do use store bought pie crust, save the plastic insert, flip it over, and use it to cover the pie while it freezes. That way you can stack them without anything sticking to the pie (this happened to me--aluminum foil, yuck!).

I'm thinking of trying a variation on key lime pie next, with frozen limeade instead. If you try this, let me know how it turns out. You won't be disappointed!