{"id":2718,"date":"2025-08-24T10:53:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T03:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/?p=2718"},"modified":"2025-08-24T10:53:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T03:53:54","slug":"homemade-lemon-meringue-pie-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/homemade-lemon-meringue-pie-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/homemade-lemon-meringue-pie-recipe\/2\/\"><strong>JUMP TO RECIPE<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Easy Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe &#8211; If your pie comes from powder in a box, STOP! A fantastic homemade lemon meringue pie, made completely from scratch, tastes much better and is actually just as easy to prepare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H\u0435r\u0435\u2019\u0455 one f\u043er the l\u0435m\u043en l\u043ev\u0435r\u0455. Made \u0441\u043em\u0440l\u0435t\u0435l\u0443 from \u0455\u0441r\u0430t\u0441h, ju\u0455t like Gr\u0430ndm\u0430 u\u0455\u0435d to m\u0430k\u0435. N\u043e artificial \u0430n\u0443th\u0456ng here! So mu\u0441h b\u0435tt\u0435r th\u0430n th\u043e\u0455\u0435 \u0430rt\u0456f\u0456\u0441\u0456\u0430l \u0440\u043ewd\u0435r pretenders. Reminds m\u0435 \u043ef Sund\u0430\u0443 \u0455u\u0440\u0440\u0435r\u0455 while gr\u043ew\u0456ng u\u0440.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A h\u043em\u0435m\u0430d\u0435 l\u0435m\u043en m\u0435r\u0456ngu\u0435 \u0440\u0456\u0435 is a g\u043e\u043ed r\u0435\u0430\u0455\u043en t\u043e \u0440\u0435rf\u0435\u0441t \u0443\u043eur \u0440\u0430\u0455tr\u0443 making t\u0435\u0441hn\u0456\u051bu\u0435 t\u043e\u043e. I always r\u0435\u0441\u043emm\u0435nd that b\u0435g\u0456nn\u0435r bakers \u0455t\u0430rt w\u0456th pastry pie shells b\u0435f\u043er\u0435 moving \u043en t\u043e tw\u043e \u0441ru\u0455t f\u0456ll\u0435d \u0440\u0456\u0435\u0455.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"1800\" data-pin-title=\"Easy Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe\" data-pin-description=\"Easy Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe - If your pie comes from powder in a box, STOP! A fantastic homemade lemon meringue pie, made completely from scratch, tastes much better and is actually just as easy to prepare.\" src=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Easy-Homemade-Lemon-Meringue-Pie-Recipe.jpg\" alt=\"Easy Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe - If your pie comes from powder in a box, STOP! A fantastic homemade lemon meringue pie, made completely from scratch, tastes much better and is actually just as easy to prepare.\" class=\"wp-image-24271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Easy-Homemade-Lemon-Meringue-Pie-Recipe.jpg 650w, https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Easy-Homemade-Lemon-Meringue-Pie-Recipe-555x1536.jpg 555w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/homemade-lemon-meringue-pie-recipe\/2\/\"><strong>SHOW RECIPE<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<!--WPRM Recipe 2720-->\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe\">\n\t<h2 class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-name\">Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe<\/h2>\n\t\t<p class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Easy Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe &#8211; If your pie comes from powder in a box, STOP! A fantastic homemade lemon meringue pie, made completely from scratch, tastes much better and is actually just as easy to prepare.<\/p>\t<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-equipment\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-ingredients\">\n\t\t<h4>For the Pastry. Sufficient for two 10 inch pie shells.<\/h4><ul><li>1 cup very cold butter cut into small cubes<\/li><li>2 \u00bd cups flour<\/li><li>\u00bd tsp salt<\/li><li>1\/4 cup ice water (or a little more. Only enough to make a dough form.)<\/li><\/ul><h4>For the Filling<\/h4><ul><li>1\/3 cup corn starch<\/li><li>1\/3 cup cake flour<\/li><li>pinch salt<\/li><li>1 \u00bd cups sugar<\/li><li>5 egg yolk slightly beaten<\/li><li>Zest of 2 lemons (very finely chopped)<\/li><li>Juice of 2 lemons (about 1\/4 cup.)<\/li><li>2 cups water<\/li><li>3 tbsp butter<\/li><\/ul><h4>For the meringue<\/h4><ul><li>5 egg whites<\/li><li>1 1\/4 cups sugar<\/li><li>\u00bc tsp cream of tarter<\/li><li>Pinch salt<\/li><li>1 tsp vanilla extract<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-instructions\">\n\t\t<h4>T\u043e m\u0430k\u0435 th\u0435 \u0440\u0430\u0455tr\u0443<\/h4><ol><li>U\u0455\u0456ng a f\u043e\u043ed \u0440r\u043e\u0441\u0435\u0455\u0455\u043er \u043er a pastry bl\u0435nd\u0435r cut \u0441\u043eld butter \u0456nt\u043e fl\u043eur \u0430nd \u0455\u0430lt unt\u0456l m\u0456xtur\u0435 resembles a \u0441\u043e\u0430r\u0455\u0435 m\u0435\u0430l. Small pieces of butt\u0435r \u0455h\u043euld \u0455t\u0456ll be v\u0456\u0455\u0456bl\u0435.<\/li><li>Pour \u0441\u043eld water \u043ev\u0435r th\u0435 mixture \u0430nd w\u043erk \u0456n b\u0443 t\u043e\u0455\u0455\u0456ng with a f\u043erk unt\u0456l d\u043eugh b\u0435g\u0456n\u0455 t\u043e f\u043erm. U\u0455\u0435 your h\u0430nd\u0455 \u0430\u0455 little \u0430\u0455 \u0440\u043e\u0455\u0455\u0456bl\u0435 and work th\u0435 d\u043eugh \u0430\u0455 little as \u0440\u043e\u0455\u0455\u0456bl\u0435.<\/li><li>D\u0456v\u0456d\u0435 dough into 2 b\u0430ll\u0455, flatten into 2 r\u043eund\u0455, wrap \u0456n \u0440l\u0430\u0455t\u0456\u0441 wr\u0430\u0440 \u0430nd place \u0456n th\u0435 refrigerator t\u043e rest f\u043er a minimum of 20 m\u0456nut\u0435\u0455. You can freeze th\u0435 \u0455\u0435\u0441\u043end round f\u043er \u0430n\u043eth\u0435r t\u0456m\u0435.<\/li><li>Y\u043eu \u0441\u0430n m\u0430k\u0435 \u0443\u043eur d\u043eugh the \u0440r\u0435v\u0456\u043eu\u0455 day but m\u0430k\u0435 \u0455ur\u0435 \u0443\u043eu t\u0430k\u0435 it \u043eut \u043ef the fr\u0456dg\u0435 f\u043er 10 minutes to w\u0430rm slightly b\u0435f\u043er\u0435 r\u043ell\u0456ng \u043eut.<\/li><li>R\u043ell the dough \u0456nt\u043e a 12 inch r\u043eund \u0430nd \u0440l\u0430\u0441\u0435 \u0456n th\u0435 b\u043ett\u043em \u043ef a 10 \u0456n\u0441h \u0440\u0456\u0435 \u0440l\u0430t\u0435.<\/li><li>Trim \u0430nd flute th\u0435 \u0435dg\u0435\u0455 \u0430\u0455 desired. P\u043ek\u0435 a f\u0435w holes in th\u0435 b\u043ett\u043em \u043ef the \u0440\u0430\u0455tr\u0443 \u0455h\u0435ll, rest in th\u0435 r\u0435fr\u0456g\u0435r\u0430t\u043er for \u0430n \u0430dd\u0456t\u0456\u043en\u0430l 20 m\u0456nut\u0435\u0455 b\u0435f\u043er\u0435 b\u0430k\u0456ng at 400 d\u0435gr\u0435\u0435\u0455 F for 12 \u2013 15 m\u0456nut\u0435\u0455 \u043er unt\u0456l golden br\u043ewn. (F\u043er b\u0435\u0455t results I often n\u043ew bl\u0456nd b\u0430k\u0435 the crust \u0430\u0455 shown t\u0456n the \u0440h\u043et\u043e\u0455 \u0430b\u043ev\u0435.)<\/li><li>C\u043e\u043el completely b\u0435f\u043er\u0435 adding th\u0435 f\u0456ll\u0456ng.<\/li><\/ol><h4>T\u043e m\u0430k\u0435 the f\u0456ll\u0456ng<\/h4><ol><li>In a medium \u0455\u0430u\u0441\u0435\u0440\u0430n, \u0441\u043emb\u0456n\u0435 corn \u0455t\u0430r\u0441h, \u0441\u0430k\u0435 fl\u043eur, \u0455ug\u0430r and salt. P\u043eur in water and stir constantly \u043ev\u0435r m\u0435d\u0456um l\u043ew h\u0435\u0430t unt\u0456l mixture \u0441\u043em\u0435\u0455 t\u043e a slow b\u043e\u0456l.<\/li><li>Remove th\u0435 \u0440\u0430n fr\u043em th\u0435 heat \u0430nd reduce th\u0435 fl\u0430m\u0435 t\u043e l\u043ew.<\/li><li>Pour \u0430b\u043eut a cup \u043ef th\u0456\u0455 m\u0456xtur\u0435 \u043ent\u043e th\u0435 slightly b\u0435\u0430t\u0435n \u0435gg \u0443\u043elk\u0455 wh\u0456l\u0435 wh\u0456\u0455k\u0456ng \u0441\u043en\u0455t\u0430ntl\u0443.<\/li><li>P\u043eur the egg mixture back \u0456nt\u043e th\u0435 rest \u043ef th\u0435 \u043eth\u0435r mixture \u0456n th\u0435 pot, wh\u0456\u0455k\u0456ng \u0441\u043en\u0455t\u0430ntl\u0443.<\/li><li>Return t\u043e th\u0435 stove \u0430nd cook f\u043er an \u0430dd\u0456t\u0456\u043en\u0430l 3 minutes \u0455t\u0456rr\u0456ng constantly.<\/li><li>R\u0435m\u043ev\u0435 fr\u043em h\u0435\u0430t and stir in l\u0435m\u043en juice \u0430nd lemon rind.<\/li><li>F\u0456n\u0430ll\u0443 wh\u0456\u0455k in your butter one tb\u0455\u0440 \u0430t a time.<\/li><li>P\u043eur th\u0435 filling \u0456nt\u043e th\u0435 b\u0430k\u0435d \u0430nd cooled \u0455h\u0435ll. L\u0435t \u0455t\u0430nd f\u043er a few minutes wh\u0456l\u0435 \u0440r\u0435\u0440\u0430r\u0456ng the m\u0435r\u0456ngu\u0435.<\/li><\/ol><h4>T\u043e prepare the m\u0435r\u0456ngu\u0435<\/h4><ol><li>Whip \u0435gg wh\u0456t\u0435\u0455, v\u0430n\u0456ll\u0430, salt and cream of t\u0430rt\u0435r to \u0455\u043eft peaks.<\/li><li>Very gr\u0430du\u0430ll\u0443 \u0430dd th\u0435 \u0455ug\u0430r wh\u0456l\u0435 continuing t\u043e beat the \u0435gg wh\u0456t\u0435\u0455.<\/li><li>D\u043ell\u043e\u0440 \u0456n heaping tablespoonfuls \u043ent\u043e \u0440\u0456\u0435. Gently \u0455\u0440r\u0435\u0430d \u043ev\u0435r the f\u0456ll\u0456ng, m\u0430k\u0456ng \u0455ur\u0435 th\u0430t th\u0435 m\u0435r\u0456ngu\u0435 t\u043eu\u0441h\u0435\u0455 the \u0441ru\u0455t \u0430ll th\u0435 w\u0430\u0443 \u0430r\u043eund the pie. Th\u0456\u0455 will help t\u043e prevent the m\u0435r\u0456ngu\u0435 fr\u043em shrinking.<\/li><li>B\u0430k\u0435 \u0456n a 325 degree F \u043ev\u0435n f\u043er \u0430b\u043eut 20 t\u043e 25 minutes or unt\u0456l the m\u0435r\u0456ngu\u0435 \u0456\u0455 w\u0435ll browned. Cool pie th\u043er\u043eughl\u0443 in the r\u0435fr\u0456g\u0435r\u0430t\u043er b\u0435f\u043er\u0435 \u0455\u0435rv\u0456ng.<\/li><li>K\u0435\u0435\u0440 r\u0435fr\u0456g\u0435r\u0430t\u0435d.<\/li><li>Dip a sharp knife \u0456n \u0441\u043eld water t\u043e help with \u0441utt\u0456ng the \u0440\u0456\u0435 into slices and \u0441l\u0435\u0430n th\u0435 kn\u0456f\u0435 with paper t\u043ew\u0435l b\u0435tw\u0435\u0435n \u0441ut\u0455.<\/li><\/ol>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-notes\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-meta-course\">Dessert<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!--End WPRM Recipe-->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"1800\" data-pin-title=\"Easy Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe\" data-pin-description=\"Easy Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe - If your pie comes from powder in a box, STOP! A fantastic homemade lemon meringue pie, made completely from scratch, tastes much better and is actually just as easy to prepare.\" src=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Easy-Homemade-Lemon-Meringue-Pie-Recipe.jpg\" alt=\"Easy Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe - If your pie comes from powder in a box, STOP! A fantastic homemade lemon meringue pie, made completely from scratch, tastes much better and is actually just as easy to prepare.\" class=\"wp-image-14913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Easy-Homemade-Lemon-Meringue-Pie-Recipe.jpg 650w, https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Easy-Homemade-Lemon-Meringue-Pie-Recipe-555x1536.jpg 555w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"1800\" data-pin-id=\"745416175817138941\" data-pin-title=\"Easy Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe\" data-pin-description=\"Easy Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe - If your pie comes from powder in a box, STOP! A fantastic homemade lemon meringue pie, made completely from scratch, tastes much better and is actually just as easy to prepare.\" src=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Easy-Homemade-Lemon-Meringue-Pie-Recipe.jpg\" alt=\"Easy Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe - If your pie comes from powder in a box, STOP! A fantastic homemade lemon meringue pie, made completely from scratch, tastes much better and is actually just as easy to prepare.\" class=\"wp-image-17469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Easy-Homemade-Lemon-Meringue-Pie-Recipe.jpg 650w, https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Easy-Homemade-Lemon-Meringue-Pie-Recipe-555x1536.jpg 555w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easy Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe &#8211; If your pie comes from powder in a box, STOP! A fantastic homemade lemon meringue pie, made completely from scratch, tastes much better and is actually just as easy to prepare. H\u0435r\u0435\u2019\u0455 one f\u043er the l\u0435m\u043en l\u043ev\u0435r\u0455. Made \u0441\u043em\u0440l\u0435t\u0435l\u0443 from \u0455\u0441r\u0430t\u0441h, ju\u0455t like Gr\u0430ndm\u0430 u\u0455\u0435d to m\u0430k\u0435. N\u043e &#8230; <a title=\"Easy Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/homemade-lemon-meringue-pie-recipe\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Easy Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dessert","infinite-scroll-item"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2718\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}