Lemon Meringue Ice Cream Pie Recipe

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This pretty pie has it all—a graham cracker-pecan crust that's layered with vanilla ice cream and lemon curd and then frozen. Golden-brown meringue adds the finishing touch.—Dana Hinck, Pensacola, Florida

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Lemon Meringue Ice Cream Pie Recipe

Prep: 50 min. + freezing

Yield: 8 Servings

40 10 50

Ingredients

1 cup graham cracker crumbs
3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
FILLING:
1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened, divided
1 jar (10 ounces) lemon curd
2 tablespoons lemon juice
MERINGUE:
4 egg whites
6 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

Directions

Combine the cracker crumbs, pecans, sugar and butter; press onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes or until crust is lightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack. Freeze for 30 minutes.
Spread 2 cups ice cream into the crust. Freeze for 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 for 2 hours or until set.
In a large heavy saucepan, combine the egg whites, sugar and cream of tartar. With a hand mixer, beat on low speed for 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 for 3-5 minutes or until meringue is lightly browned. Freeze for at least 1 hour before serving. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 piece equals 499 calories, 24 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 71 mg cholesterol, 211 mg sodium, 66 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Lemon Meringue Ice Cream Pie in Country Woman June/July 2012, p36