Monday, August 31, 2009

Paleo Lemon Meringue Pie

Ingredients

Lemon Filling
1 cup lemon juice
5tsp finely grated lemon rind
(approximately 4 lemons)
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 /2 cup coconut milk
4tbs arrow root
5 egg yolks

Meringue
5 egg whites
2tbs maple syrup

Crust:
2 and a half cups crushed pecans
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
4 tbsp unsalted butter melted

Chill crust in fridge until hard. Then add filling.

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

Place lemon juice, lemon rind and maple syrup in a medium size pan on low heat.

In a small bowl, combine coconut milk and arrow root powder. Add to lemon juice mixture, stirring consistently until simmering.

Beat egg yolks together in a small bowl then add to simmering lemon mixture, stir constantly for 3-4 minutes, or until mixture has thickened. Pour into a pie dish.

To make the meringue, beat the egg whites and maple syrup in a medium size mixing bowl until stiff peaks form.

Spoon the meringue on top of the lemon filling then place into oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Cool before serving.

6 comments:

  1. omg omg omg omg omg

    do you have any idea how much i love lemon pie?!

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  2. this recipe looks really good right? please let me know how it goes if you end up making it!

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  3. this looks amazing. my next excuse for baking a pie will result in this deliciousness.

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  4. I need a whole wheat or eat clean pie crust for an apple pie Any ideas?

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  5. I put this together tonight... did something different for the crust (and failed) but used the same recipe for filling and merengue. We ate the whole pie. It was awesome!

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  6. I tried this over the weekend and semi-failed. It tasted great but it looked horrible. I made the crust and filling one day, left it overnight to chill and firm up. Made the meringue the next day , cooked it and then let it chill in the fridge for a few hours before dinner. Big mistake. It turned out to have a great lemon filling layer and then an equal layer of liquid that seeped out of the filling. We scooped it out with a spoon and it was delicious, however next time I would make it and then serve it soon afterwards.

    Otherwise it was really great tasting as we all had second helpings!

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