I feel certain that a whole cookbook could be written on Southern lemon desserts. There's lemon chess pie, lemon bars, lemon meringue pie, lemon curd, lemon cream pie, lemon icebox cookies, lemon poppyseed cake, lemon squares, lemon pound cake, and lemon this and lemon that! It seems that Southerners love lemon in more things than just sweet tea. I’m slowly making my way through the lemon-flavored classic desserts and scaling down the recipes to serve two. When I came to mini lemon meringue pie, I found that I preferred it in a tart pan in order to achieve the perfect lemon curd to meringue ratio in each bite. If you prefer mile-high meringue, double the ingredients for the meringue (minus 1 teaspoon sugar) and proceed. This recipe has a lot of steps, however the crust and lemon curd can be made 1-2 days ahead of time.
A delicious and easy mini lemon meringue tart.Lemon Meringue Tart
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 309Total Fat: 18gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 220mgSodium: 96mgCarbohydrates: 31gFiber: 1gSugar: 17gProtein: 7g
sweetlife says
ohh what a lemony treat!! i love your scaled down versions, a chance to have a small treat every night!! yummy
sweetlife
Amber | Bluebonnets & Brownies says
Girlfriend! You have made my *perfect* dessert. I adore lemon meringue pie, it's my flat out favorite lemon dessert ever. It was my grandpa's too. We were the only two in the family that loved it, so Nan would make a pie, and we'd get it to ourselves! But I don't love miles and miles of meringue, it just tastes like.. I dunno.. mattress or something that you're trying to chew! So as I said.. PERFECT. FOR. ME.
Tracy says
I love lemon desserts, and this looks fabulous! Yum!
Lindsey @ Gingerbread Bagels says
Oh my does that look sooo good. I LOVE lemon meringue tarts! I wish I had a slice of that tart right now! YUM :)
Allie says
I feel like the older I get the more obsessed I become with lemon flavored/scented things! I love lemon bars so I'm sure I'd really enjoy this. So what do you recommend with a slice of tart...some sweet tea? Hehe :)
Pat Amsden says
I love home-made lemon pie but unfortunately the rest of my family doesn't . This will be my own sweet indulgence.
Kirsti says
Just had to comment and say your lemon curd here, is exceptional. Absolutely scrumptious!
I came across your blog looking for a small batch - love it - and tried this recipe last night. My only changes were to add half teaspoon lemon zest - I like it extra tart - and make a speculoos crust as I had some in the house. Winner!