French Lemon Meringue Tart

The Lemon Meringue Tart is such a deli­cious French dessert, I just had to find the per­fect recipe! After try­ing mul­ti­ple recipes, I found a deli­cious one: not too sweet, not too lemo­ny, just the right com­bi­na­tion of flavors!

Recipe

You can find the recipe in French here.

Ingredients

Tart Crust:

The best crust to use is the French sweet “pâte brisée: recipe here. If you don’t have much time, then use a store-bought sweet pie crust.

Lemon Cream Filling:

5 oz. (140g.) Pow­dered Sugar

3 oz. (80g.) Unsalt­ed Butter

6 Eggs

2 Lemons (the zest of 1 lemon + the juice of 2 lemons)

Meringue:

5 oz. (140g.) Pow­dered Sugar

4 Egg Whites

A pinch of salt

Utensils

You will need an elec­tric mix­er to make the meringue. If you don’t already have one, you can buy an inex­pen­sive one here:

 

Making the Lemon Cream

Step 1

Using a Grater, zest 1 lemon.

Step 2

Squeeze the 2 lemons to get lemon juice. (Make sure to remove the seeds). 

Step 3

Cook the lemon juice and the zest in a pot, on medi­um heat. Add the but­ter, and let it melt in the lemon mixture.

Step 4

Add the pow­dered sug­ar, and mix well.

Step 5

Beat the eggs. Then, add the beat­en eggs to the pot, and mix until the mix­ture becomes thick like cream. Please be patient as this takes some time. 

Step 6

Remove from the stove. Cov­er, and set aside. 

Pre-baking the Tart Crust

The crust needs to be pre-baked. Roll out your dough to fit into the tart pan. After plac­ing it in the fridge for 15 min­utes, bake it for 15 min­utes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Baking the Lemon Tart

Take the tart crust out of the oven. Pour the lemon cream into it. 

Bake the lemon tart for 20 min­utes at 335 degrees Fahrenheit.

Making the Meringue

Step 1

Beat the egg whites until stiff. To do this, put a pinch of salt in the egg whites and use an elec­tric mix­er  or sim­i­lar, always turn­ing in the same direc­tion, first on low speed, and then grad­u­al­ly increas­ing speed.

Step 2

Once the egg whites are stiff, add the pow­dered sug­ar grad­u­al­ly, and con­tin­ue mix­ing with the elec­tric mix­er for 2–3 minutes.

Step 3

Pour the meringue on the baked lemon tart. Using a Spat­u­la, try to give a pret­ty shape to the meringue.

The Final Touches

Broil the tart in the oven for 5 minutes. 

Let the tart cool down. Place it in the fridge for a min­i­mum of 1 hour (overnight is bet­ter). The Meringue Lemon Tart is eat­en cold. The cold­er, the bet­ter. Enjoy!

Bon Appétit! 

French Mom

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