Lemon Meringue Pie Filling. My lemon meringue pie recipe has a billowy and toasty meringue topping, a balanced sweet/tart lemon filling, and an extra thick and flaky pie crust. I worked on this recipe for a long time, making at least a dozen meringue pies in the past few months. Both my kitchen and head were exploding.
A Lemon Meringue is a single crusted pie.
There are often debates on which is better, a pastry crust (used here) or a graham cracker crust.
I will leave that up to you to decide.
You can cook Lemon Meringue Pie Filling using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Lemon Meringue Pie Filling
- You need of egg whites.
- It's of vanilla extract.
- You need of sugar.
- Prepare of egg yolks.
- Prepare of sweetened condensed milk.
- Prepare of lemon juice.
But for this recipe I'm using a pastry crust which does need to be prebaked (recipe and video here) because the lemon filling is. This easy Lemon Meringue Pie recipe is made with a tangy-sweet homemade lemon pie filling and topped with a gorgeous vegan meringue. If you're looking for the best lemon meringue pie, this dairy-free and egg-free recipe is perfect! Then try this lemon meringue pie.
Lemon Meringue Pie Filling instructions
- And separate bowl beat egg whites with vanilla extract until soft peaks form gradually beat in sugar and continue beating egg whites until soft peaks form meringue on pie..
- In a large bowl, beat egg yolks and can of sweetened condensed milk with an electric mixer until doubled in volume..
- Gradually beat in lemon juice while continuing to mix. Pour lemon mixture into crust...
- Bake for 15-20 minutes in preheated oven set at 350°F.
It's bursting with fresh citrus flavor and a sweet, creamy meringue topping. Immediately drop spoonfuls of meringue onto hot lemon filling, and carefully spread. It's good too: I made one this past weekend and left it on the counter with a note for my husband and kids to try it. Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe that always works! Making Lemon Meringue Pie seems like an involved process, and it can be, but it's worth it.