Keto Lemon Meringue Pie

I wanted to make a keto lemon meringue pie because my husband loves lemon meringue pie. It is his favorite next to pumpkin pie, but because it is spring and not fall I decided to do a lemon meringue.  I will get to pumpkin in the future. This pie is so lemony and good that you will swear that it is full of carbs and sugar, it is that good. It is tangy and sweet, just the way a lemon meringue pie should be.

This is another recipe I tested several times, but I think I just nailed it with this recipe. It is so good that I wanted to recreate the scene from Mrs. Doubtfire and just go face first, “Hellooooo,” but I kept myself from doing that…Maybe 🙂

To me, lemon meringue pie just screams spring and we need some spring around here. I live in New York and it is still snowing in April, therefore anything we can do to make it seem more spring-like is definitely needed.

I hope that you try this recipe for yourself and Happy Spring… hopefully, it will be spring here soon too. We also have a delicious chocolate pie recipe that was my great grandmother’s recipe that I converted to keto.

Nutrition for the recipe is on My Fitness Pal just search Certainlyketo-Keto Lemon Meringue Pie

Keto Lemon Meringue Pie

Certainly Keto

I love Lemon Meringue Pie and this is the perfect lemon meringue pie keto or not you will love this.

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 40 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 8 Pieces

Calories 250 kcal

Ingredients

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Filling:

• 4 egg yolks
• 2 Tbsp liquid stevia or to taste
• 1 Tbsp butter
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• ¾ cup water
• 1 ¼ tsp xanthan gum
• ¼ tsp lemon emulsion or extract

Meringue:

• 4 egg whites
• ¼ tsp cream of tartar
• 4 Tbsp erythritol powdered
• ½ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

• Filling:
• In a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat, add water, lemon juice, and butter until the butter is melted.
• Whisk everything together.
• Add a little of the lemon mixture to the egg yolks and blend to bring the eggs up to the temp. of the lemon mixture (temper the egg yolks).
• Add egg yolks when tempered and whisk into the lemon mixture, stirring constantly.
• Add xanthan gum and whisk to combine cook until mixture thickens.
• Pour into a prebaked pie crust. You can use our pie crust recipe .
• Make sure you always blind bake the pie first.
• Meringue:
• In a medium bowl, beat egg whites, cream of tartar, and vanilla extract with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form.
• Add powdered erythritol 1 tablespoon at a time; continue beating until peaks are stiff and glossy.
• Spoon onto hot pie filling.
• Spread over filling evenly, carefully sealing meringue to edge of crust to prevent shrinking or weeping. With the side of a rubber spatula create peaks on top of the meringue.
• Bake at 325°F for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown on top.
• Let cool on the counter for 2 hours.
• Then place in the fridge until serving.
• It will set up more the longer it is in the fridge. I find it best the next day.

Notes

Nutrition includes the crust
We use granular erythritol and then just use a coffee grinder to powder it yourself.

Nutrition Facts

Keto Lemon Meringue Pie

Amount Per Serving (1 piece)

Calories 250 Calories from Fat 216

% Daily Value*

Fat 24g 37%

Carbohydrates 4g 1%

Fiber 2g 8%

Sugar 1g 1%

Protein 7g 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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