Lemon Lavender Chess Pie #SummerDessertWeek

This post and recipe was created for #SummerDessertWeek. While I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies, as always my opinions remain my own and I was not otherwise compensated.

All you have to do to take a traditional lemon chess pie to the next level is the simple addition of a couple teaspoons of lavender.

Today I am joining a team of bloggers to celebrate a week of summer desserts, dubbed #SummerDessertWeek! I know I’ve already shared a recipe for lemon chess pie (specifically Meyer lemon) and this recipe is nearly identical but it’s oh so different by the simple addition of a couple tablespoons of dried culinary lavender. Just enough to add an extra layer of flavor without being overpowering. And it’s just so dang pretty in a simplistic way!

After you’ve finished checking out the scads of other delicious treats shared today listed below, scroll all the way down to enter our giveaway thanks to the #SummerDessertWeek sponsors. In this particular recipe I used Dixie Crystals pure cane sugar and Adams Extract twice as strong vanilla and they provided an Instant Pot and prize-winning pound cake mix with a variety of extracts for the giveaway, respectively.

Check out the amazing #SummerDessertWeek recipes from our bloggers today!

Ice Cream Recipes:

• Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Bites from Big Bear’s Wife
• No Churn Cinnamon Roll Ice Cream from Pastry Chef Online
• Green Tea Ice Cream from Mildly Meandering

Pies of Summer:

• Mini Lemon Meringue Pies from Forking Up
• Lemon Lavender Chess Pie from The Spiffy Cookie

Sweet Summertime Cakes:

• Cinnamon Oatmeal Cake from The Food Hunter’s Guide To Cuisine

No-Bake Treats:

• Lemon Chiffon Raspberry Parfait from Desserts Required
• S’mores Mousse Parfaits from Daily Dish Recipes
• Strawberry Pretzel Salad Parfaits from 4 Sons ‘R’ Us
• No-Bake Coconut Cream Pie In A Jar from A Southern Soul

Baked Desserts:

• Strawberry Glazed Donut Bites from Eat Move Make
• Mixed Berry Fruit Pizza from The Bitter Side of Sweet
• Strawberry Cake Donuts from The Beard and The Baker
• Lemon Doberge Squares from Southern From Scratch
• Mini Blueberry Galettes from Me and My Pink Mixer
• Chocolate Churros from My Sweet Zepol
• Key Lime Fudge from The Domestic Kitchen
• Chocolate Strawberry Eclairs from Kudos Kitchen by Renee
• Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars from A Blender Mom
• Sweet Tea Bread Pudding from Sweet ReciPEAs
• Cream Puffs from For the Love of Food

Sweet Sips:

• Cherry Lime Bellini from Comfortably Domestic
• Strawberry Lassi from Shockingly Delicious

Three years ago: Chinese Fried Rice

Four years ago: Crispy Peanut Tofu & Cauliflower Fried Rice

Six years ago: Salted Nutella Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

LEMON LAVENDER CHESS PIE

Makes 1 pie, serves 12-16

Ingredients:

1 unbaked pie crust

3 eggs, separated

1-1/2 cups Dixie Crystals pure cane sugar

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 Tbsp vinegar

1-1/2 tsp Adams Extract twice as strong vanilla

2 tsp dried culinary lavender

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place crust in a pie pan and crimp edges. Set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, sugar, melted butter, lemon juice, vinegar, and vanilla until blended. Gently fold in egg whites.
4. Pour mixture into the pie crust, sprinkle lavender on top, and bake for 30-35 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean and is browned on top.

Source: Adapted from my Meyer Lemon Chess Pie.

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