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How to make lemon meringue pie with sweetened condensed milk features a creamy lemon filling topped with sweet meringue. The recipe calls for a few simple ingredients is one of our favorite desserts. The Best Lemon Meringue PieI’ve been eating the classic lemon meringue pie recipe all of my life, and it really is the best lemon meringue pie. It’s super duper easy to make and tastes amazing. The recipe is made with just a few ingredients including lemons and sweetened condensed milk for a rich and creamy dessert. You can’t go wrong with this easy lemon pie recipe. And, who doesn’t love pie? Feeling down? Eat pie. Is it a holiday? Eat pie. Want to share some food with a neighbor in need? Make pie. Oh, and make one for yourself and eat it. Traditional Lemon Meringue Pie – An Old Fashioned RecipeMaking pie is a good, old southern tradition–one that needs to be passed on for generations. It’s an art form. Honestly, I always thought this recipe was some hidden family secret until I learned that it’s an old fashioned lemon meringue pie with condensed milk that people have been making for generations. What Ingredients Do I Need to Make the Pie?Full printable recipe with measurements and instructions listed at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.
How To Make Lemon Meringue Pie
The Love of PieI have passed my love of pie down to my kids. They will ask, on a regular basis, for pie. Lemon meringue pie, chocolate pie, caramel pie, or pretty much any kind of cream pie. We’ve been known to take trips down to Sarasota, Florida, just to eat pie. Yoder’s Amish Restaurant is famous for their pies. So famous, in fact, they sell thousands at Thanksgiving and Christmastime. Talk about a feel-good, comfort-filled kind of place. I am partial to the chocolate cream pie, but I will venture out and try others, as well. Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie is an easy recipe. Let’s start cooking! Step-By-Step InstructionsStart by lining the vanilla wafers in the bottom of the pie pan. Set aside. I try to get little pieces of cookie in between the little cookie spaces so there’s plenty of crust. For this recipe, you can use a pie crust, or a graham cracker crust. If you choose to use a pie crust, you will need to bake it first. If you want a graham cracker crust, you will need to crush the graham crackers, add some melted butter and press it into a pan. I have always made my crust with Nilla Wafers and they are so much easier to line up and prepare. Secondly, add the sweetened condensed milk to a medium bowl. I selfishly made this pie while my kids weren’t around so I could lick the can lid of sweetened condensed milk. You have my permission. It’s a mom perk! Thirdly, add the lemon juice to the sweetened condensed milk. You can either squeeze some lemons and use fresh lemon juice, or buy the store-bough jar. Either one will work well. To add a little more zing to your flavor, grate about a teaspoon of lemon rind and add it to the mixing bowl. Just a little bit will get those taste buds going. Fourthly, add two egg yolks to the lemon juice to the sweetened condensed milk mixture. Mix everything together with a whisk or a fork. Gently pour the lemon pie filling into the crust. Be careful to pour slowly, or you’ll knock cookies out of place. I speak from experience. Once you pour the sweetened condensed milk lemon pie mixture onto the crust, set it aside while you get the meringue ready. How to Make MeringueI’ve learned a few things, the hard way, about meringue over the years. I’ve ended up with styrofoam, runny, or just plain flat meringue. Here are a few tips:
Start by beating the egg whites until they form stiff peaks with an electric mixer. It will take a couple of minutes. Next, add the cream of tartar to the stiff egg whites and beat a minute more. You can also add the cream of tartar before you start beating the eggs. I have done it both ways. Add the sugar and beat until the sugar is mixed in and soft peaks form. Finally, spread it over the lemon pie mixture. Once the meringue is on the pie, I take my spatula, or the back of a spoon, and sort of give it a few taps to get some peaks. Bake it in the oven for about 10-15 minutes, or until the meringue is golden brown. Let it cool or the pie will be runny. It will still taste amazing, but runny. We impatiently wait for it to cool and then dig in to eat the delicious yumminess. If you make one, let me know what you think in the comments below. I can’t wait to hear from you. Do you need to refrigerate lemon meringue pie?After you cook the lemon meringue pie, you need to let it cool and set up at room temperature. After about two hours you need to refrigerate the pie. Do not leave the pie out longer than two hours because bacteria will begin to grow. Be sure to put the pie in a container to stay fresh longer in the refrigerator. I’ve bought several Tupperware pie holders at the thrift store that are in great condition. They are a perfect size and work great to keep your pies. IngredientsCrust
Filling
Meringue
InstructionsPreheat oven to 325-degrees.
Nutrition Information: Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1 Nutrition is approximate. How do you keep the crust from getting soggy in a lemon meringue pie?7 Tips to Help You Avoid a Soggy Pie Crust. Use less water. Use the liquid amount as a guideline and sprinkle it on a tablespoon at a time just until your dough comes together. ... . Blind-bake your crust. ... . Fight the puff a better way. ... . Egg wash. ... . Seal your crust with chocolate. ... . Drain the fruit. ... . Use thickeners.. Why does my lemon meringue pie come out watery?Don't overbake your meringue! Overbaking causes the egg whites to shrink and squeeze out small droplets of moisture. Always make sure to check on your pie at the minimum baking time. Undissolved sugar in the egg whites can also cause weeping.
How do you keep lemon meringue crispy?Refrigeration makes meringue weep more quickly, so let the pie stand at room temperature in a draft-free spot before serving it. After a few hours, however, it will need to be refrigerated. ''If the meringue is cooked before being added to the pie, it will be more stable and less likely to weep.
How can I thicken my lemon pie filling?If your pie filling is runny, add in one additional tablespoon of cornstarch to the lemon filling, and stir over medium heat. It should thicken in 1 to 2 minutes.
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