Best Lemon Meringue Ice Cream Pie Recipes

LEMON MERINGUE ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Combine cracker crumbs, pecans, sugar and butter; press onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Bake 10-12 minutes or until crust is lightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack. Freeze 30 minutes., Spread 2 cups ice cream into the crust. Freeze 30 minutes. In a small bowl, combine lemon curd and lemon juice. Spread over ice cream and freeze until firm, about 1 hour. Top with remaining ice cream. Freeze 2 hours or until set., In a large heavy saucepan, combine egg whites, sugar and cream of tartar. With a hand mixer, beat on low speed 1 minute. Continue beating over low heat until mixture reaches 160°, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl; beat until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved., Immediately spread meringue over ice cream, sealing to edges of pie. Heat with a kitchen torch or broil 8 in. from the heat 3-5 minutes or until meringue is lightly browned. Freeze at least 1 hour before serving.

LEMON MERINGUE ICE CREAM PIE IN TOASTED PECAN CRUST

Steps:

• For lemon curd:
• Whisk eggs and egg yolks in medium bowl. Melt butter in medium metal bowl set over large saucepan of simmering water. Whisk in sugar, lemon juice, lemon peel, and salt; gradually whisk in egg mixture. Whisk until thick and thermometer inserted into curd registers 178°F to 180°F, about 8 minutes. Transfer to small bowl. Press plastic wrap on top of curd; chill 4 hours. DO AHEAD Can be made 2 days ahead. Keep chilled.
• For crust:
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix pecans, sugar, and butter in medium bowl until moistened. Press pecan mixture onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish (mixture will be crumbly). Bake until crust is lightly toasted, about 12 minutes (crust will slip down sides of dish). Use back of spoon to press crust back into place. Cool crust on rack. Freeze crust 30 minutes.
• Dollop 1 1/2 cups ice cream over crust; spread into even layer. Spread lemon curd over ice cream; freeze until firm, about 2 hours. Dollop 1 1/2 cups softened ice cream over lemon curd; spread into even layer. Cover and freeze until firm, about 2 hours.
• For meringue:
• Using electric mixer, beat egg whites in medium bowl until frothy. Beat in cream of tartar. With mixer running, gradually add sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form. Spoon meringue over pie, spreading to seal at edges and swirling decoratively. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Freeze pie. Using kitchen butane torch, toast meringue until golden in spots or place pie in a preheated 500°F oven until meringue is golden in spots, watching to prevent burning, about 3 minutes. Cut pie into wedges; serve immediately.

LEMON MERINGUE ICE CREAM PIE IN TOASTED PECAN CRUST

Steps:

• For lemon curd:
• Whisk eggs and egg yolks in medium bowl. Melt butter in medium metal bowl set over large saucepan of simmering water. Whisk in sugar, lemon juice, lemon peel, and salt; gradually whisk in egg mixture. Whisk until thick and thermometer inserted into curd registers 178°F to 180°F, about 8 minutes. Transfer to small bowl. Press plastic wrap on top of curd; chill 4 hours. DO AHEAD Can be made 2 days ahead. Keep chilled.
• For crust:
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix pecans, sugar, and butter in medium bowl until moistened. Press pecan mixture onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish (mixture will be crumbly). Bake until crust is lightly toasted, about 12 minutes (crust will slip down sides of dish). Use back of spoon to press crust back into place. Cool crust on rack. Freeze crust 30 minutes.
• Dollop 1 1/2 cups ice cream over crust; spread into even layer. Spread lemon curd over ice cream; freeze until firm, about 2 hours. Dollop 1 1/2 cups softened ice cream over lemon curd; spread into even layer. Cover and freeze until firm, about 2 hours.
• For meringue:
• Using electric mixer, beat egg whites in medium bowl until frothy. Beat in cream of tartar. With mixer running, gradually add sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form. Spoon meringue over pie, spreading to seal at edges and swirling decoratively. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Freeze pie. Using kitchen butane torch, toast meringue until golden in spots or place pie in a preheated 500°F oven until meringue is golden in spots, watching to prevent burning, about 3 minutes. Cut pie into wedges; serve immediately.
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LEMON MERINGUE ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• For the pretzel crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Combine the pretzels, brown sugar and melted butter in a food processor; pulse until finely ground. Press the crust evenly into 5-inch pie molds. Bake for 4 minutes. Let cool completely.
• For the lemon ice cream: Combine all the ingredients in a large metal bowl. Place over a double boiler and whisk until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Let cool completely, then transfer the custard to an ice cream machine; spin for 20 minutes, until thick. Transfer to the freezer; freeze for 2 hours. Evenly fill each of the pie molds with the ice cream; freeze until ready to top with meringue.
• For the simple meringue: Combine the egg whites and sugar in a bowl; whisk to stiff peaks.
• Top the pies with the meringue. Toast the meringue with a kitchen torch, and serve.

FROSTY LEMON MERINGUE ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 400^. Crust: Combine cracker crumbs, pecans and sugar. stir in butter and press into the bottom and sides of an ungreased 9-inch pie plate. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until crust is lightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack. Freeze at least 15 minutes.
• 2. Filling: Spread 2 cups of the ice cream into the crust. Freeze 30 minutes. In a small bowl, combine lemon curd,and lemon juice; spread over ice cream layer. Freeze about 1 hour. Spread remaining soft ice cream over lemon layer. Freeze until set , about 1 to 2 hours.
• 3. Meringue: In a large heavy saucepan, combine the egg whites, sugar and cream of tartar. (correct). With a hand mixer, beat on low speed for 1 minute. Continue beating mixture over very low heat until mixture reaches 160^ (unusual,I know) about 8 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl; beat until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. IMMEDIATELY spread meringue over ice cream, sealing to edges of pie crust. Using a kitchen torch ( or fire starter),or broil 8-inches from the heat for 3 to 5 minutes or until meringue is lightly browned. Freeze for at least 1 hour before serving. Set out for 8 minutes before cutting. Keep any left over pie covered in freezer.

LEMON MERINGUE ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• For the lemon curd: Whisk eggs and egg yolks together in a medium bowl and set aside.
• Melt butter in a medium metal bowl set over a large pot of simmering water.
• Whisk in sugar, lemon juice, lemon peel and salt. Gradually whisk in eggs yolk mixture. (Thin stream and whisk constantly, be careful not to cook the eggs. May want the egg yolks at room temperature before beginning this step.).
• Continue cooking and whisking until thick and thermometer reads 178-180 degrees F, about 8 minutes. (I was unable to get my mixture above 162, even after turning water up to boiling and cooking for 14 minutes, but it seemed thick, so I stopped for fear of over cooking, and it turned out fine.).
• Transfer curd to a small bowl and cover with plastic wrap pressed down to the surface. Chill for a minimum of 4 hours.
• NOTE: Curd can be made up to 2 days ahead.
• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Mix together pecans, sugar and butter in a medium bowl until moistened. Press into a 9-inch glass pie dish--mixture will be crumbly. (I used a 10-inch glass pie dish.).
• Bake crust until lightly toasted, about 12 minutes. Crust will slip down the sides of the dish. Use the back of a spoon to press crust back into place.
• Cool crust on a rack. Freeze crust for 30 minutes.
• Dollop 1 1/2 cups of the softened ice cream into the bottom of the crust and spread into an even layer. Spread the lemon curd over the ice cream and freeze until firm, about 2 hours. (Note: I froze after putting in the first ice cream layer, too, for about 30 minutes.).
• Spread the additional 1 1/2 cups of softened ice cream over the curd and freeze until firm, about 2 hours.
• For the meringue: Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites in a medium bowl until frothy. Beat in cream of tartar. With mixer running, gradually add sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form. Spoon meringue over pie, swirling decoratively.
• NOTE: All steps above can be done up to one day ahead of time. Freeze pie until ready to brown the meringue.
• To finish the pie, using a kitchen butane torch, toast the meringue until golden in spots or place pie in a preheated 500 degree F oven until meringue is golden in spots, watching to prevent burning (about 3 minutes). (I used the oven method.).
• Cut pie into wedges and serve immediately.

LEMON MERINGUE ICE-CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Let ice cream stand at room temperature until soft enough to spread. Spoon 2 cups of the ice cream into the crust. Top with 3/4 cup of lemon curd; repeat with remaining ice cream and lemon curd. Gently swirl ice cream and curd with a knife or small spatula to blend.
• Insert vanilla wafer cookies around the edge of pie. Cover and freeze overnight or for 8 hours. --- MERINGUE: 3 egg whites 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar 6 Tablespoons granulated sugar Beat egg white in a small bowl with vanilla and cream of tartar at medium speed until soft peak form. Gradually add sugar, beating at high speed until stiff peaks form and sugar has dissolved. Spread to edge of crust to avoid shrinkage. Bake as directed below.
• Spread prepared meringue over pie. Brown with a kitchen torch if desired.;otherwise preheat broiler with rack 8 inches from heat and brown for 30-45 seconds until golden brown. Serve immediately, or cover loosely with plastic wrap or place in plastic pie carrier and freeze 4 hours or up to 1 week.