Did you know that the first recorded recipe was attributed to Alexander Frehse, a Swiss baker from the canton of Romandie? Although lemon flavored custards, puddings and pies have been enjoyed since Medieval times, meringue was perfected in the 17th century. Pastry, lemon curd filling and a fluffy merinque topping is what makes a lemon meringue pie so special and delicious. Today, there are so many recipes and variations of Lemon Merinque pies. Here is our choice of The Top 10 Best Lemon Meringue Recipes:
Lemon Marmalade, Pistachio + Meringue Biscuits
Ingredients: unsalted butter, brown sugar, vanilla pod or vanilla extract, honey, wholemeal flour, baking powder, pistachios, sea salt. Full recipe at fingerforkknife.com
Lemon Meringue Baked Alaska
Full recipe at miravalresorts.com
Lemon Meringue Cake
Ingredients: unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla bean paste, caster sugar, cake flour, corn flour, ground almond, dessicated coconut, plain flour, whipping cream, lemon curd. Full recipe at bakingoncloud9.blogspot.com
Lemon Meringue Cupcakes
Ingredients: flour, vanilla sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, eggs, oil, milk, vanilla bean paste, lemon extract, lemon zest. Full recipe at ohsweetbakery.blogspot.com
Lemon Meringue Hand Pies
Ingredients: egg whites, cream of tartar, salt, sugar, lemon extract, vanilla ice cream, graham cracker sheets, lemon curd. Full recipe at tasteandtellblog.com
Lemon Meringue Martini
Ingredients: Pinnacle Whipped vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup, cream or half & half, whipped cream topping. Full recipe at hungrycouplenyc.com
Lemon Meringue Phyllo Plates
Ingredients: phyllo dough, butter, sugar, cream of tartar, lemon zest, lemon juice, eggs, cornstarch. Full recipe at sheknows.com
Lemon Meringue Tartlets
Ingredients: butter, lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar, eggs, tartlet shells. Full recipe at babble.com
Lemon Tart with Meringue
Ingredients: tart shell, corn starch, granulated sugar, unsalted butter, lemon juice, eggs, salt. Full recipe at eugeniekitchen.com
Classic Lemon Meringue Pie
Full recipe at theprettyblog.com