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Lemon Meringue Cheese Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Lemon Meringue Cheese Cake

10 ingredients 11 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

721
Calories
21g
Protein
44g
Fat
64g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Biscuit 1 medium (45g) 166
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream Cheese 1 oz (28g) 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cracker 5 saltine crackers (15g) 66
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Tea not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs or tea biscuit crumbs
  • 1/4 melted butter
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 (8 ounces) can condensed milk
  • 2 eggs (seperated)
  • 1 lemon, rind of, grated
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup caster sugar (fine grain sugar)
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Directions

1

Combined biscuits and butter.

2

Press into a 20cm (9 inch pie dish) pan, bringing it up the sides.

3

Place in fridge to chill while making the filling.

4

Beat cream cheese till smooth.

5

Add condensed milk, lemon rind and lemon juice, then add egg yolks one at a time mixing well.

6

Pour into crust (note: this is a runny mixture).

7

Whip egg whites till stiff, then gradually add castor sugar.

8

Place spoonfuls of the egg white mixture all over the lemon mixture and smooth over to cover lemon mixture.

9

Add your own design of pecks.

10

Bake for 10 mins in hot oven of 350.

11

Chill well before serving.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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