Lemon Meringue Tart
Lemon Meringue Tart
The recipe is split into 3 parts: Crust, Meringue, Filling...so make each in that order.
1 hour 45 minutes
1 tart
This Lemon Meringue Tart is so lemony, sweet and delicious! The shortbread crust is a tasty twist on the classic lemon meringue pie.
For Father’s Day my husband asked for a Lemon Meringue Tart so of course I had to make one…I mean who can say no to Lemon Meringue?! Not I. This tart is out of this world amazing! Scrumptious. Lemon-y. Sweet. Tart.
Don’t be intimidated by the long recipe – it’s not as bad as it looks – trust me!
Lemon Meringue Tart Recipe Tips:
- Use a 25 cm (or close to) flan/tart pan that has a removable bottom.
- Make sure to turn your crust out onto an oven-proof serving dish, as it has to go back in to the oven for extra baking.
- If you want a mile-high meringue, with pretty fluffy peaks, you will have to double the meringue recipe.
- You can serve this tart after it has cooled, or hours later.
Lemon Meringue Tart
The recipe is split into 3 parts: Crust, Meringue, Filling...so make each in that order.
Ingredients
The Shortbread Crust:
- 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- pinch salt
- 1/2 cup butter cut into chunks
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 large tart pan
The Meringue
- 3 tsp cornstarch
- 1/3 cup water
- 4 egg whites
- pinch of cream of tartar
- 8 tbsp berry sugar or superfine sugar
The Filling
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- pinch salt
- 1 cup water
- zest from 4 lemons you can use 3 but 4 makes it extra lemon-y
- juice from 3 lemons
- 2 tbsp butter
- 4 egg yolks beaten
Instructions
Shortbread Crust:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a food processor, process the flour, sugar and salt for about 10 seconds.1 1/4 cup all purpose flour, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, pinch salt
- Then add the chunks of butter and process until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.1/2 cup butter
- Add the egg yolk and process again until the egg is thoroughly combined.1 large egg yolk
- Press the mixture into a 10 inch tart pan (making the sides slightly higher than the centre because the lemon filling needs somewhere to sit).1 large tart pan
- Refrigerate for at least 25 minutes. Or you can put it into the freezer for 15 minutes.
- Then bake for about 15-18 minutes, or until the crust is slightly browned. Make sure to prick the tart with a fork several times while baking, and watch it carefully.
- Cool.
- Remove from tart pan. Make sure to put your crust onto an oven-proof serving plate. Set aside.
- Now on to the meringue.
Meringue:
- Now that your crust is done and set off to the side, preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a sauce pan set to med-high heat, whisk together the cornstarch and water. Whisk until the mixture is thick and clear.3 tsp cornstarch, 1/3 cup water
- Set aside. Cool.
- In a mixer beat egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form.4 egg whites, pinch of cream of tartar
- Then add sugar one tbsp at a time, while still beating.8 tbsp berry sugar
- Beat until the meringue looks glossy and has stiff peaks (see picture below). At this point add the cornstarch mix, and beat until thoroughly combined.
- Set aside.
- Now on to the filling.
The Filling:
- In a saucepan over med-high heat, whisk together sugar, flour, cornstarch, salt, water, zest and lemon juice.1 cup white sugar, 2 tbsp all purpose flour, 1/4 cup cornstarch, pinch salt, 1 cup water, zest from 4 lemons, juice from 3 lemons
- Mix until the liquid is boiling, then add butter and remove from the heat. Stir until combined.2 tbsp butter
- In a separate small bowl, mix together 1/4 cup of the hot lemon filling with the 4 egg yolks. This is to prevent the eggs from cooking.4 egg yolks
- Then add this mixture to the remaining filling.
- Bring to a boil, and stir for about 1 minute.
Putting it all together:
- Pour the hot lemon filling into tart shell.
- Spread on meringue, sealing the edges.
- Bake in your preheated 400 degree F oven until the meringue is golden brown (like a marshmallow). About 10 minutes. Watch closely.
- Remove from oven, and let cool.
Notes
Things to note:
- Use a 25 cm (or close to) flan/tart pan that has a removable bottom. That way the crust comes out easily.
- Make sure to turn your crust out onto an oven-proof serving dish, as it has to go back in to the oven for extra baking.
- If you want a mile-high meringue, with pretty fluffy peaks, you will have to double the meringue recipe.
- You can serve this after it has cooled, or hours later. I think you could make it ahead a couple of hours.
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(adapted from homemadesimple)
Like I said, this tart is amazing, and well worth the effort! I bet you could make mini-tarts with this recipe too!
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Signing off, your tart,
I swear my fav dessert!
looks delicious! it’s definitely something I want to bake C:
Wow girl! That is one recipe I’ve always been terrified of making! But it looks incredible, and your recipe seems very easy to follow! I might just have to try it 🙂
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I usually don’t like lemon flavors, but this sounds like the right balace 🙂
It really is a nice balance – definitely not too lemony!