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You will have to try this yourself to believe it, this is an absolute must as it’s a Mile High Lemon Meringue, with lots of that excellent lemony taste.
Mile High Lemon Meringue Recipe
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 10 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Easy
- Cuisine: South African
Ingredients
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- 2 Cans of Condensed milk
- 1 1/2 packets of Tennis Biscuits
- 4 egg yolks
- 4 egg whites
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- Lemon zest of one lemon
- 1 tsp lemon essence
- 2 spoons castor sugar
- 1/2 cup melted Stork margarine
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C / 350F.
- Spray cooking spray on the inside of the baking dish or cake tin.
- Crush biscuits add melted butter and mix together, throw into the baking container, spread onto the base and up the sides using the back of a spoon, and put in the freezer for about 10 mins.
- Beat condensed milk, lemon juice, lemon zest, lemon essence, and egg yolks together until combined.
- Pour over filling into the crust, and bake for about 20 mins.
- Take out and wait for meringue.
- Beat egg whites until it’s foamy, add castor sugar spoonful at a time and beat till it forms a stiff meringue.
- Dish the meringue over the filling using a fork to form beautiful peaks and bake for 5 mins or until the meringue is nicely brown on top.
Notes
Prepared, tried, and tested by Denzy from The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes from Home Chefs
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 625
- Sugar: 64.4 g
- Sodium: 974.1 mg
- Fat: 23.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 91.1 g
- Fiber: 1.1 g
- Protein: 15.3 g
- Cholesterol: 110.1 mg
Keywords: Lemon Meringue
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