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Triple Citrus Creamsicle Pie

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Triple Citrus Creamsicle Pie with swirl design and Biscoff cookie crust
Photograph by Rana Duzyol, Food Styling by Jesse Szewczyk, Prop Styling by Marina Bevilacqua

Lemon, lime, and orange team up to create the creamy ice pop of your dreams—and in pie form. With just enough dairy to tame, not drown, the bracing acidity of winter citrus, this no-bake beauty can be assembled in less than 30 minutes. You can substitute an equal quantity (by weight) of vanilla wafers or saltine crackers for the Biscoff cookies.

For your benefit, step away from the low-fat, reduced-fat, and/or whipped cream cheese and stick to the regular full-fat version as the pie won’t set quite the same otherwise. If you’re not a fan of marmalade, use an equal quantity of raspberry jam instead; it’ll no longer be a triple citrus pie, of course, but it’ll be special in its own way.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    8–12 servings

Ingredients

Crust

Nonstick vegetable oil spray
2 cups (250 g) finely ground Biscoff cookies (from about one 8.8-oz sleeve)
6 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted, slightly cooled
1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt

Filling and assembly

2 tsp. unflavored powdered gelatin
8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 14-oz. can sweetened condensed milk
Zest of 1 large lemon
Zest of 1 large lime
¾ cup mixed fresh lemon and lime juice (from about 2 large lemons and 2 large limes)
¾ cup heavy cream
1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt
¼ cup orange marmalade

Preparation

  1. Crust

    Step 1

    Lightly coat a 9"-diameter pie dish with nonstick vegetable oil spray. Stir 2 cups (250 g) finely ground Biscoff cookies (from about one 8.8-oz sleeve), 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted, slightly cooled, and 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt in a medium bowl until crumbs are moistened and mixture holds together when squeezed in your hand. Transfer to prepared dish and press firmly and evenly across bottom and up sides of dish with a flat-bottomed measuring cup.

  2. Filling and assembly

    Step 2

    Combine 2 tsp. unflavored powdered gelatin and 2 Tbsp. cold water in small microwave-proof bowl and let sit until gelatin swells, about 5 minutes. Microwave in 5-second intervals until melted (or set in a bowl of very hot water and let sit until melted).

    Step 3

    Pulse 8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature, ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, and one 14-oz. can sweetened condensed milk in a food processor until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add melted gelatin, zest of 1 large lemon, zest of 1 large lime, ¾ cup mixed fresh lemon and lime juice (from about 2 large lemons and 2 large limes), ¾ cup heavy cream, and 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt and process until well combined. Scrape filling into crust and smooth surface with an offset spatula.

    Step 4

    Stir ¼ cup orange marmalade in a small bowl to loosen, then spoon small dollops of preserves over filling. Using a chopstick or butter knife, swirl preserves into filling. Chill pie until filling is set, at least 4 hours and up to 1 day.

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