Ingredients
12 servings
- •0.5 cup butter
- •2 teaspoons lemon zest
- •0.33333334326744 cup lemon juice
- •1.5 cups white sugar
- •3 eggs
- •2 egg yolks
- •12 (3 inch) tart shells, baked
- •3 egg whites
- •0.25 cup white sugar
Instructions
- Melt butter or margarine in a saucepan. Add rind, lemon juice, and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Beat eggs and egg yolks until thick, and add to lemon butter mixture. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thick. Chill.
- Beat 3 egg whites until stiff. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, and continue beating until stiff and glossy. Fill baked tart shells with lemon custard, and top with meringue.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) just until tarts are a delicate brown color.
Nutritional Facts
Per 12 servings
- Calories: 351
- Carbohydrate: 49g
- Fat: 16g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 4g
- Sugar: 35g