Lemon Butter Meringue Dessert Recipe

Lemon Butter Meringue Desserts

A lemon butter sauce and vanilla ice cream on a meringue shell gives this dessert a new twist on an old favorite.

20 min.prep time 2:10total time
8 servings

Ingredients

Pan Preparation

Parchment paper

Meringue Shell

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
6 tablespoons sugar

Lemon Butter Sauce

1 cup sugar
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
6 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Butter
2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest

Ice Cream

1 pint (2 cups) vanilla ice cream
Lemon slices, if desired

Directions

Heat oven to 300°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.

Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in small bowl at high speed until foamy (1 to 2 minutes). Continue beating, gradually adding sugar, until glossy and stiff peaks form (2 to 4 minutes).

Spoon 8 (3-inch) meringue circles onto parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Build up sides to make a bowl shape on each circle. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until meringues are golden. Turn oven off. Leave meringues in oven for 1 hour. Remove from oven. Cool completely.

Meanwhile, combine 1 cup sugar, lemon juice, butter and egg yolks in 2-quart saucepan with wire whisk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is slightly thickened (8 to 10 minutes). Stir in lemon zest. Refrigerate 1 hour.

To serve, spoon ice cream and sauce into each meringue shell. Garnish with lemon slices, if desired. Serve immediately.

Recipe Tip

This recipe is naturally gluten-free. To date, the FDA and USDA have not defined the term "gluten-free." Therefore, to the best of our knowledge, the ingredients in our Process Cheese (example: American Process Cheese) and our natural dairy products (examples: natural cheese and butter) do not contain gluten. Learn about gluten-free baking.

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Nutrition Facts (1 serving)

Calories: 310

Fat: 14g

Cholesterol: 115mg

Sodium: 50mg

Carbohydrates: 43g

Dietary Fiber: 0g

Protein: 4g

Recipe #12387C©2005Land O'Lakes, Inc.

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