Lemon Tart Recipe

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Here's a luscious way to end a meal! Smooth and creamy, with a refreshing lemon taste, this tart gets rave reviews. Every time I serve it to someone new, it results in a request for the recipe. -Erlene Cornelius, Spring City, Tennessee

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Lemon Tart Recipe
  • Prep: 10 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 6-8 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1 cup 2% milk
  • 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
  • 1/4 cup butter, cubed
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
  • Pastry for single-crust pie (9 inches), baked
  • Whipped topping

Directions

  • In a large saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Gradually add milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot liquid into egg yolks; return all to the pan. Bring to a gentle boil, stirring constantly. Cook 2 minutes longer (mixture will be very thick).
  • Remove from the heat; stir in butter and lemon peel. Gently stir in lemon juice. Cover and cool completely.
  • Fold in sour cream. Pour into pastry shell. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before cutting. Garnish with whipped topping. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 slice) equals 386 calories, 21 g fat (11 g saturated fat), 124 mg cholesterol, 191 mg sodium, 45 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Lemon Tart in Taste of Home February/March 2003, p33

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Reviewed on Mar. 22, 2011 by Spiffy64

This pie was absoloutely amazing-simply delicious. I don't care for lemon meringue and was apprehensive to try this but it was so yummy! The best lemon pie I have ever had. The perfect lemon flavor sweet but with the right amount of tartness. I didn't have any lemon peel so I left it out, I did add a drop of lemon extract....The results was so delicious!!!!


Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2010 by Sprowl

Love this pie and its perfect for the times people are over who don't care for meringue.


Reviewed on Aug. 17, 2010 by marilynkay

Excellent - tangy and creamy. Love it!

 
 
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