Lemon Meringue

Lemon Meringue is a side dish that serves 8. Watching your figure? This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 281 calories, 3g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. For 63 cents per serving, this recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is liked by 1 foodies and cooks. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. This recipe from Foodista requires sugar, salt, lemon juice, and baked pastry shell. Overall, this recipe earns a rather bad spoonacular score of 11%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Lemon Meringue Pie, Family Stories and Meringue Tutorial, Lemon Meringue Pie, Family Stories and Meringue Tutorial, and Meyer Lemon Meringue Pie with Ginger Lemon Cookie Crust.

  • Serves: 8
  • Time: 45 Mins
  • Category: side dish
  • Health Rating: 0.0

Ingredients


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Instructions

Step 1: Combine sugar, salt, cornstarch and lemon rind in sauce pan.

Ingredients:

  • corn starch
  • lemon peel
  • sauce
  • sugar
  • salt

Equipment:

  • sauce pan

Step 2: Add boiling water, stir to blend well. Cook slowly for about 7 minutes, stirring constantly. Color will become transparent.

Ingredients:

  • water

Step 3: Beat egg yolks, then add slowly to hot filling. Cook 5 minutes. Cool slightly and pour into baked pastry shell.

Ingredients:

  • pastry shells
  • egg yolk

Step 4: Meringue: Oven temp 325F for 15-20 minutes.

Equipment:

  • oven

Step 5: Add salt to egg whites and beat until foamy, then add baking powder. Beat until stiff, adding sugar gradually by spoonfuls beating well after each addition.

Ingredients:

  • baking powder
  • egg whites
  • sugar
  • salt

Step 6: Add flavoring. Continue beating until mixture piles up fluffy and sugar is well blended and dissolved.

Ingredients:

  • sugar

Step 7: Spread meringue on pie, bringing it out to the pastry shell.

Ingredients:

  • pastry shells
  • spread

Step 8: Spread in careless strokes, leaving surface irregular.

Ingredients:

  • spread

Step 9: Bake as directed until a golden brown.

Equipment:

  • oven


Dietary Information

  • Vegetarian

Nutrition Facts

NutrientAmount% Daily Needs
Calories281.21 kcal14.06%
Fat4.78 g7.36%
Saturated Fat1.55 g9.66%
Carbohydrates58.89 g19.63%
Net Carbohydrates58.56 g21.29%
Sugar47.38 g52.65%
Cholesterol74.24 mg24.75%
Sodium167.32 mg7.27%
Alcohol0.0 g100.0%
Alcohol %0.0 %100.0%
Protein2.87 g5.75%
Vitamin C13.01 mg15.77%
Selenium8.0 µg11.43%
Vitamin B20.12 mg6.82%
Folate21.23 µg5.31%
Phosphorus38.05 mg3.8%
Vitamin B10.04 mg2.91%
Vitamin B50.27 mg2.67%
Iron0.45 mg2.5%
Vitamin D0.36 µg2.43%
Vitamin B120.14 µg2.38%
Vitamin A115.25 IU2.31%
Calcium22.92 mg2.29%
Manganese0.04 mg2.19%
Vitamin B60.04 mg2.05%
Copper0.04 mg1.85%
Potassium63.9 mg1.83%
Vitamin E0.27 mg1.79%
Zinc0.22 mg1.49%
Vitamin B30.29 mg1.45%
Magnesium5.38 mg1.34%
Fiber0.33 g1.33%