If you love lemon desserts, don’t miss Lemon Curd, Lemon Blueberry Cake, Layered Lemon Cake, Lemon Pound Cake, Lemon Cheesecake or Lemon Cheesecake Bars. I’ve included detailed instructions, helpful tips and a “How to Make Video” so this Lemon Meringue Pie recipe is a foolproof success – even if you’ve never made it before! OR use the “JUMP TO RECIPE” button at the top of the post to skip directly to the printable recipe card.
How to Make Lemon Meringue Pie Video
Lemon Meringue Pie Ingredients
Lemon Meringue Pie is made up of three parts, 1) the crust, 2) the lemon filling, and 3) the meringue. A full list of measurements has been provided in the recipe card at the end of this post, but let’s review the ingredients and answer any questions you might have:
For the crust:
Homemade pie crust.: I highly recommend my favorite homemade pie crust that I use it in all of my pie recipes. It’s truly a no fail recipe made with both butter and shortening to create the best flavor and texture: it’s gloriously buttery and flaky, holds together when slicing and transferring, yet soft enough so it cuts with barely any effort. The ingredients list is minimal – just flour, sugar, salt, shortening, butter, and ice water. The crust can be made ahead of time and stashed in the refrigerator or freezer. The only caveat is you’ll need to plan ahead. The dough needs to chill for at least 2 hours before rolling and then 45 minutes before baking, so I like to make it a day ahead of the pie. Store-bought pie crust: Follow the instructions on the packaging in regards to thawing. Brush with an egg wash (1 egg whisked with 1 tablespoon heavy cream or milk) and partially bake before adding the lemon filling.
For the Lemon Pie filling:
For the meringue:
How to Make Lemon Meringue Pie
Making the best Lemon Meringue Pie is easier than you think! The pie crust is blind baked before being filling with bright lemon filling and topped with billowy meringue. See below for how to make the recipe with step-by-step photos. Detailed instructions with measurements are found in the recipe card at the bottom of the post:
Step 1: Make the Crust
STEP 2: how to BLIND BAKE THE PIE CRUST
Step 3: Make the Lemon Filling
Step 4: Make the Meringue
Step 5: Bake the Pie
Step 6: Chill the Pie
Recipe adapted from Sally’s Baking Recipes Tag @CarlsbadCravings and Use #CarlsbadCravngs Leave a Review, I Always Love Hearing From You!
