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Refreshing Lemon Meringue Pastries
These delicious and airy lemon meringue pastries are the perfect ending to a cozy dinner. The soft and sweet meringue combined with the fresh and slightly sour lemon filling is a match made in heaven! No stress, it may sound complicated, but with these step-by-step instructions, you can't go wrong. And you know what? These pastries are full of vitamin C from the fresh lemons!
Prep time
40 min
Difficulty
Gemiddeld
Servings
4
Ingredients
- 4 small pie crusts (ready-made)
- 4 fresh lemons
- 4 egg yolks
- 50 grams sugar
- 60 grams butter
- 4 egg whites
- 120 grams powdered sugar
Nutrition facts
fat
10 grams
kcal
300
protein
6 grams
carbs
50 grams
Instructions
- 1 Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- 2 Juice the lemons and zest the peel of half a lemon.
- 3 Bring the lemon juice, sugar, and butter to a boil in a saucepan.
- 4 Whisk the egg yolks in a bowl and add them to the saucepan, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens. This will be the lemon filling.
- 5 Divide the lemon filling over the pie crusts.
- 6 Whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form, then gradually add the powdered sugar. This will be the meringue mixture.
- 7 Spread the meringue mixture over the pastries.
- 8 Bake the pastries for about 10 minutes until golden brown in the oven. Note: this happens quickly, so keep an eye on them to prevent burning!
- 9 Let the pastries cool before serving. Enjoy!
