My grandma’s recipe for lemon meringue pie is a family favorite that one of my uncles used to request for his birthday. Meringue looks so impressive with the peaks but it’s much easier to make than you’d think.
Author: Gravel & Dine
Recipe type: dessert
Serves: 1
Ingredients
Baked pie crust
Lemon filling:
1-1/2 c water
1-1/2 c sugar
⅔ c cornstarch
3 egg yolks
Juice of 3 lemons
Lemon zest
Meringue:
4 egg whites at room temperature
¼ t cream of tartar
6 T sugar
½ t vanilla
Instructions
Mix together water, sugar and cornstarch. Microwave for a minute and then stir. Continue microwaving and stirring in 30 second intervals until thick.
Meanwhile, mix together the egg yolks, lemon juice and lemon zest. Stir into the filling mixture and microwave for another 30 seconds to a minute until thick. Pour into crust.
Beat egg whites and cream of tartar on high until foamy. Beat in sugar, 1 T at a time. Beat in vanilla. Continue beating until stiff and glossy and stiff peaks form. Do NOT under beat.
Cover pie with meringue all the way to edge of the crust. Using a spatula or knife, pat down and lift up to form peaks.
Bake at 400 degrees for 8-12 minutes just until golden on the edges.
Recipe by Gravel & Dine at https://gravelanddine.com/lemon-meringue-pie/