How To Make Lemon Custard Pie
Impress your party guests with a tangy serving of our creamy custard pie! It’s loaded with rich lemon flavors for a more tasteful dessert.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1¾cupsmilk
- 1½cupswhite sugar
- ½cupcornstarch
- ½tspsalt
- 4eggs,separated
- 1cuplemon juice
- 3tbspbutter
- 2tspvanilla extract,divided
- 1pie shell,9-inch, baked
- 2tbspbrown sugar
Instructions
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Combine the milk, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
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Stir constantly for 8 to 10 minutes until the mixture thickens to the consistency of pudding. Remove from heat.
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Whisk the egg yolks in a bowl until smooth.
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Add the lemon juice, then whisk until smooth.
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Return the pudding to the heat, then slowly stir in the egg yolk mixture.
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Increase the heat to high, then boil, stirring constantly, for at least 2 minutes.
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Stir in the butter and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
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Pour the thickened custard into the pie shell.
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
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Combine the egg whites, remaining vanilla extract, and brown sugar in a large bowl.
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Whip with an electric mixture until a fluffy meringue forms.
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Spread the meringue over the custard.
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Bake for 10 minutes until the meringue is golden brown.
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Let cool, then chill for at least 1 hour.
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Serve chilled, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 422.81kcal
- Fat:Â 15.46g
- Saturated Fat:Â 7.16g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.18g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 5.26g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1.63g
- Carbohydrates:Â 66.60g
- Fiber:Â 0.68g
- Sugar:Â 43.30g
- Protein:Â 5.41g
- Cholesterol:Â 96.77mg
- Sodium:Â 318.61mg
- Calcium:Â 80.95mg
- Potassium:Â 159.30mg
- Iron:Â 0.78mg
- Vitamin A: 95.38µg
- Vitamin C:Â 11.80mg
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