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Lemon Meringue Pie

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, French

Ingredients
  

  • coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
  • 6 Medjool dates
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup Maizena
  • pinch salt
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 3 lemons juiced (1/2 cup)
  • 6 large free-range egg yolks keep the egg whites for the meringue
  • 2 tbsp lemon zest
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 vanilla pod seeds
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar blitzed in a food processor until fine

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a tart dish with some coconut oil.
  • Add the base ingredients to a food processor and blitz until combined. Press into the tart tin to form a base.
  • In a medium-sized pot over medium heat, combine the sugar, Maizena, salt, water and lemon juice. Cook until it just starts to bubble.
  • While the sugar mixture is heating up, in a small bowl combine the egg yolks and lemon zest. Whisk to combine.
  • As soon as the sugar mixture just starts to bubble and turns translucent, temper the egg yolks by slowly pouring in a ladleful of the hot sugar mixture while whisking the egg yolks. Once combined, add all the egg yolks to the sugar mixture. Cook until it just starts to bubble.
  • Once it bubbles, turn off the heat and add in the coconut oil. Whisk until it melts. Set aside.
  • After the lemon curd is off the heat, make the meringue. Pour the egg whites into a bowl attached to a stand mixer and whisk until bubbly, then add the vanilla and lemon juice. Continue mixing and once the egg whites are fluffy, add the sugar one tablespoon at a time until stiff and glossy.
  • Pour the curd into the crust, top with the meringue and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the meringue is lightly golden.
Keyword comfort food, dessert, lemon meringue pie