Lemon Meringue Slab Pie
By Lizzie on June 26, 2021
Happy Pride month my friends! I hope you are having a great June so far. I love how this month is all about celebrating Pride and Equality, so I used a bunch of adorable props that my sweet son, Sammy, bought me to honor this special month!!
I just adore summer recipes and especially fresh and bright flavors like lemon!! I decided to create a lemon meringue pie recipe that is a bit out of the ordinary by making it into a slab pie 🙂 I created a buttery shortbread crust, luscious lemon filling and a silky meringue on top so that it tastes like a traditional pie but is actually even better!!! 🙂
I hope you love this scrumptious pie as much as I do!!
xoxo
I love the way these lemons look!!
I got this adorable dish from Williams Sonoma!
The shortbread crust is so buttery!
Press the dough into the pan and bake it fully so you can add the filling when it’s cooled!
Here’s the lovely, golden brown crust after it’s been baked to perfection!
I ate way too much of the lemon filling while I was creating this recipe!
Pour the cooled filling into the chilled shortbread dough!
Make the meringue while the pie is chilling!
I used this handy little mini torch by Jo Chef to torch the meringue for that toasted marshmallow taste and pretty finish!
Now, tell me you don’t want to dive into this face first? 🙂
This was what the pie looked like when it was just me tasting it. I ended up eating two pieces when it was finished!! 🙂
Living my best life by eating this pie 🙂
Dessert should always come first 😉
As always, made with love 😉
Lemon Meringue Slab Pie
Makes: 1, 1/4 sheet pie that feeds 20 Prep time: 90 minutes Bake time: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Shortbread Crust
3 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup Dixie Crystals powdered sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 and 1/2 cups unsalted butter
2 teaspoons Nielsen Massey pure vanilla extract
Lemon Filling
2 and 1/2 cups Dixie Crystals granulated sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 and 1/2 cups water
1 tablespoon lemon zest
3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
5 large egg yolks
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
Meringue
6 large egg whites at room temperature
1 teaspoon Nielsen Massey vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
3/4 cup Dixie Crystals granulated sugar
Directions
Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Set aside your 1/4 sheet pan.
In the bowl of your stand mixture, mix the 1 and 1/2 cups softened butter, cornstarch and powdered sugar until well combined.
Add in the salt, and vanilla and mix until combined.
Slowly mix in the flour until until the dough comes together into a ball.
Press into the bottom and up the sides of your 1/4 sheet pan.
Bake in your preheated oven for 25 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Set aside and cool completely.
In a heavy bottom sauce pan, mix the 2 and a half cups granulated sugar, cornstarch and salt.
Stir in the water, lemon zest and lemon juice.
Whisk until combined.
Turn the heat to medium high and heat until the mixture boils.
Boil for 1 minute whisking constantly until the mixture is thick.
Remove from heat and set aside.
In another bowl, whisk together the egg yolks.
Slowly, stir about a cup of the hot mixture into the egg yolks, whisking constantly so the eggs won’t curdle.
Slowly stir the egg mixture back into the hot lemon mixture, whisking constantly.
Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly until the mixture starts to slowly boil.
Cook another 2 minutes while you continue to whisk.
Remove from heat and add in the 5 tablespoons butter bit by bit.
Whisk until the butter is fully incorporated.
Pour the mixture into a glass bowl and let cool down.
Place mixture into the fridge until the crust is completely cool.
Turn the oven up to 350 degrees.
Pour the lemon mixture into the cooled crust and place in the fridge while you make the meringue.
In a large, clean mixing bowl, beat the egg whites, vanilla and cream of tartar on medium speed for about 1 minute or until soft peaks form.
Slowly add in the 3/4 cup of sugar beating on high for about 5 minutes or until stiff peaks form and the sugar is completely dissolved.
Drop spoonfuls of meringue onto the lemon filling making sure to completely cover the crust so it won’t burn.
Bake the pie for 25 minutes so that the meringue will be completely cooked through and the top is lightly golden brown.
If you have a mini torch, you can torch the meringue to add some darker parts of the meringue.
Let the pie cool a bit before you slice it.
Place the pie in the fridge until you are ready to serve it.
Once the pie is completely cool, cut into individual pieces and place in plastic containers in the fridge or freeze up to a month.
Enjoy!!
xo
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