Lemon Meringue Ice Cream Pie
2015-10-15 13:55:49
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Lemon Curd
- 2 lg eggs
- 2 lg egg yolks
- 6 tbsp (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 tsp finely grated lemon peel
- pinch of salt
Crust
- 1 1/2 lg cups finely chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
- 3 cups vanilla ice cream, slightly softened, divided
Meringue
- 4 lg egg whites, room temp
- pinch of cream of tartar
- 6 tbsp sugar
Lemon Curd
- Whisk eggs and egg yolks in medium bowl.
- Melt butter in medium metal bowl set over lg 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* to 180*, about 8 min. Transfer to small bowl. Press plastic wrap on top of curd; chill 4 hrs.
- Do AHEAD Can be made 2 days ahead. Keep chilled.
Crust
- Mix sugar, and butter in medium bowl until moistened.
- Press pecan mixture onto bottom and up sides of a 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish (mixture will be crumbly).
- Bake until crust is lightly toasted about 12 min (crust will slip down sides of dish). Use back of spoon to press crust back into place.
- Cool crust on rack.
- Freeze crust 30 min.
- Dollop 1 to 1/2 cups ice cream over crust; spread into even layer.
- Spread lemon curd over ice cream; freeze until firm, about 2 hrs.
- Dollop 1 1/2 cups softened ice cream over lemon curd; spread into even layer.
- Cover and freeze until firm, about 2 hrs.
Meringue
- Using electric mixer, beat egg white 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* oven until meringue is golden in spots, watching to prevent burning, about 3 min.
- Cut pie into wedges; serve immediately.
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Lemon Meringue Ice Cream Pie