Lemon Chess Pie

"Here's a sure-fire winning move for the next time you're in need of an easy dessert option: simply break out a ready-made Trader Joe's Lemon Chess Pie! Our take on this time-honored Southern favorite combines a phenomenally flaky shortbread crust with a luxuriously lemon-y, custard-like filling. It's made for us by a renowned bakery, whose expert bakers we consider to be grandmasters of the pie game. Every bite starts with an opening gambit of citrus and cream, which leads to a middlegame of buttery crust and sweet custard flavors, until you finally have a chance to react to the smoothness of the filling and the crumbliness of the shortbread in a decisive textural checkmate.

This Lemon Chess Pie is ideal for serving at the end of a long summer's day, especially when topped with a heaping dollop of whipped cream and paired with a strong cup of tea, like our Mango Black Tea, for instance. In fact, we'll only be carrying Trader Joe's Lemon Chess Pie in our stores for a limited time, so if you're looking to take a piece for yourself, now's the time to make your move. Fortunately, you won't have to pay a king's ransom (or a queen's or bishop's ransom, for that matter)-we're selling each nine-inch, 26-ounce Pie for $7.99, while supplies last. You can find them in our bakery section."