This Lemon Meringue Pie is sunshine in dessert form! 🍋☀️

Here’s the Lemon Meringue Pie recipe in its simplest form:

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Ingredients

Crust:

• 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
• ⅓ cup melted butter
• 3 tbsp sugar

Lemon Filling:

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp flour
• 3 tbsp cornstarch
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 ½ cups water
• 2 lemons (juice + zest)
• 2 tbsp butter
• 4 egg yolks, beaten

Meringue:

• 4 egg whites
• 6 tbsp sugar

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Instructions

1. Crust: Mix crumbs, butter, sugar; press into 9-inch pan; bake 8–10 min at 350°F (175°C).
2. Filling: Whisk sugar, flour, cornstarch, salt; stir in water, lemon juice, zest; cook until boiling; add butter. Temper in egg yolks; cook 2 more min; pour into crust.
3. Meringue: Beat egg whites to soft peaks; gradually add sugar to stiff peaks; spread over filling sealing edges.
4. Bake: 10–12 min at 350°F (175°C) until golden. Cool, then chill 1–2 hours.

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If you want, I can also give a super quick 20-minute no-bake version. Do you want me to?