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Apricot Meringue Pie Recipe
18 ingredients
3 hr 15 min
1 (9-inch) pie, or 8 to 10 servings
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An apricot meringue pie recipe that riffs on lemon meringue pie, with a tangy apricot filling, an almond crust, and a fluffy toasted-meringue topping.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
771
Calories
21g
Protein
24g
Fat
117g
Carbs
Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Apricot | 1 medium (35g) | 17 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Meringue | 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
- 1/4 cup whole, roasted, salted almonds (about 1 1/4 ounces)
- 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour , plus more as needed
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter , chilled and cut into small pieces
- 1/4 cup shortening , frozen until hard and cut into small pieces
- 3 tablespoons ice water
- 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 pound apricots , pitted and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 1 medium lemon)
- 6 large egg yolks (reserve the whites for the meringue in the very clean bowl of a stand mixer)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/4 stick), cut into small pieces
- 6 large egg whites , at room temperature (use the whites leftover from the filling)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Directions
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By chow ·
Recipe sourced from
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