Best 9 Lemon Custard In Meringue Cups Recipes

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Are you craving a delectable dessert that combines the tangy zest of lemon with the light and airy texture of meringue? Look no further than the classic lemon custard in meringue cups. This timeless treat has been enjoyed for generations and continues to impress with its delightful flavors and elegant presentation. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, creating this dessert is a rewarding experience that will leave you and your guests in awe. Gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and get ready to embark on a culinary journey that will satisfy your sweet tooth and leave you with a taste of pure bliss.

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LEMON CURD FOR LEMON MERINGUE CUPCAKES



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This great recipe for lemon curd, from "Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook," can be used when making Lemon Meringue Cupcakes.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes about 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

8 large egg yolks
Finely grated zest of 2 lemons
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 3 lemons)
1 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 sticks (10 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cold, cut into pieces

Steps:

  • Combine yolks, lemon zest, lemon juice, and sugar in a heavy-bottom saucepan; whisk to combine. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon (be sure to scrape the sides of the pan), until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of the spoon, 8 to 10 minutes, and registers 160 degrees on an instant-read thermometer.
  • Remove saucepan from heat. Add salt and butter, one piece at a time, stirring until smooth. Strain through a fine sieve into a medium bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing it directly onto the surface of the curd to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until chilled and set, at least 1 hour or up to 1 day.

LEMON MERINGUE CUPCAKES



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These cheerful nibbles are inspired by Martha's signature lemon meringue pie. Martha made this recipe on Martha Bakes episode 308.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cupcake Recipes

Yield Makes 24

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
Finely grated zest of 3 lemons (about 3 tablespoons), plus 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk
Lemon Curd for Lemon Meringue Cupcakes
Seven-Minute Frosting for Lemon Meringue Cupcakes

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until each is until incorporated, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Beat in zest and vanilla. Add flour mixture in three batches, alternating with two additions of buttermilk and lemon juice, and beating until just combined after each.
  • Divide batter evenly among lined cups, filling each three-quarters full. Bake, rotating tins halfway through, until golden brown and a cake tester inserted in centers comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Transfer tins to wire racks to cool completely before removing cupcakes. Cupcakes can be stored overnight at room temperature, or frozen up to 2 months, in airtight containers.
  • To finish, spread 1 tablespoon lemon curd onto middle of each cupcake. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a large open-star tip (Ateco #828 or Wilton #8B) with frosting. Pipe frosting onto each cupcake, swirling tip slightly and releasing as you pull up to form a peak. Hold a small kitchen torch 3 to 4 inches from surface of frosting, and wave it back and forth until frosting is lightly browned all over. Serve immediately.

LEMON MERINGUE CUSTARDS



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Categories     Milk/Cream     Mixer     Egg     Dessert     Bake     Lemon     Chill     Gourmet

Yield Serves 12

Number Of Ingredients 14

For the custard
3/4 cup sugar
the zest of 3 lemons, removed with a vegetable peeler (being careful to include none of the white pith)
2 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 large egg yolks
4 large whole eggs
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
For the meringue
1 1/4 cups sugar
4 large egg whites
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
silver dragées for garnish

Steps:

  • Make the custard:
  • In a food processor grind the sugar and the zest until the zest is chopped fine and transfer the mixture to a large saucepan. Add 1/4 cup water, bring the mixture to a boil over moderate heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, and boil the syrup for 5 minutes. Stir in the milk, the cream, and the salt and cook the mixture until it is hot, but do not let it boil. In a bowl whisk together the yolks and the whole eggs, add the hot milk mixture in a stream, whisking, and stir in the lemon juice. Strain the custard through a fine sieve into twelve 2/3-cup ramekins set in a large baking pan, add enough hot water the pan to reach halfway up the sides of the ramekins, and bake the custards in the middle of a preheated 325°F. oven for 40 minutes, or until they are just set. (Alternatively, the custard can be baked in the same manner in a 1 1/2-quart shallow baking dish for 1 hour, or until it is just set.) Remove the ramekins from the pan, let the custards cool completely, and chill them, covered loosely with wax paper, for at least 3 hours. The custards may be made 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled.
  • Make the meringue:
  • In a small saucepan combine the sugar with 1/3 cup water and bring the mixture to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Boil the syrup until it registers 248°F. on a candy thermometer and remove the pan from the heat. While the syrup is boiling, in a bowl with an electric mixer beat the whites with a pinch of salt until they hold soft peaks. With the mixer running add the hot syrup in a stream, beat the meringue on medium speed until it is cool, and beat in the lemon juice.
  • Transfer the meringue to a pastry bag fitted with a star tip, blot the top of the custard dry with paper towels, and pipe the meringue decoratively onto it. Sprinkle the meringue with the dragées, transfer the custards to a large baking pan filled with ice, and bake them in the top third of a preheated 450°F. oven for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the meringue is golden. The lemon meringue custards may be made 3 hours in advance and kept in the large baking pan filled with more ice.

LEMON MERINGUE CUPCAKES



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An enjoyable twist on the traditional Easter dessert, these lemon meringue cupcakes consist of the moistest cupcakes you will ever have, filled with creamy--yet fairly light--lemon curd and topped with a marshmallow-like meringue.

Provided by CookieGirl

Categories     Holidays and Events Recipes     Easter     Desserts

Time 1h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 17

⅔ cup lemon juice
3 large eggs
5 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon lemon zest
3 ½ tablespoons salted butter, cut into small pieces
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup milk
¼ cup vegetable oil
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
½ cup hot water
½ cup white sugar
3 large egg whites
¾ teaspoon lemon juice

Steps:

  • Combine lemon juice, eggs, sugar, and lemon zest for lemon curd in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, whisking constantly, until thick enough to coat the back of a spatula or spoon, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and strain through a sieve into a bowl. Stir in butter until melted; set aside.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
  • Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt for cupcakes into a large bowl. Pour milk, oil, vanilla extract, and egg onto the dry mixture. Mix thoroughly with an electric mixer of by hand. Pour in hot water and mix to combine; batter will be thin. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin liners, filling about 3/4 full.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool, about 20 minutes.
  • Core each cupcake using either a corer or a knife. Spoon in lemon curd.
  • Pour sugar and egg whites into a large bowl. Place the bowl over a saucepan or pot of simmering water. Whisk constantly until sugar is dissolved and egg whites are warm, to between 120 and 140 degrees F (49 to 60 degrees C) on a thermometer, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove from the heat.
  • Mix in lemon juice and whip at high speed until stiff peaks form. Pipe meringue onto the cupcakes.
  • Set an oven rack about 10 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
  • Place cupcakes under the preheated broiler until meringue has browned, about 2 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 255.4 calories, Carbohydrate 38.1 g, Cholesterol 71.7 mg, Fat 9.9 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 4.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 223.6 mg, Sugar 27.1 g

MERINGUE SHELLS WITH LEMON CURD



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We love a dazzling dessert of meringue shells filled with sunny lemon curd. It's sweet and tart, crunchy and fluffy. Top this lemon curd dessert with whipped cream and berries. -Kris Brill, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h10m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 14

6 large egg whites
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1-1/2 cups sugar
LEMON CURD:
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons potato starch
1 cup water
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice, divided
3 large eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
Whipped topping and fresh berries, optional

Steps:

  • Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes., Preheat oven to 225°. Add vinegar, vanilla, salt and cream of tartar to egg whites; beat on medium speed until foamy. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high after each addition until sugar is dissolved. Continue beating until stiff glossy peaks form., Cut a small hole in the tip of a pastry bag or in a corner of a food-safe plastic bag; insert a large star tip. Transfer meringue to bag. On a parchment-lined baking sheet, pipe meringue into twelve 3-in. round disks, building up the sides with meringue to form shells. Bake 45-50 minutes or until set and dry. Turn off oven (do not open door); leave meringues in oven 1 hour. Remove from oven; cool completely on baking sheet. , Meanwhile, in a small heavy saucepan, mix sugar and potato starch. Whisk in water and 1/2 cup lemon juice until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer., Remove from heat. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into eggs; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Gently stir in lemon zest and remaining lemon juice. Transfer to a small bowl; cool without stirring. Refrigerate, covered, until cold., Spoon curd into meringue shells. If desired, top with whipped topping and berries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 146 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 77mg sodium, Carbohydrate 36g carbohydrate (34g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.

LEMON CUP CUSTARD



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I got this new cookbook yesterday "Baking, From My House to Yours" by Dorrie Greenspan. It's chock full of lovely recipes. I made this last night and it's wonderfully rich with just a hint of lemon flavour. My husband really enjoyed it and so did I!

Provided by MarieRynr

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 1/4 cups whole milk
1 grated lemon, zest of
4 large eggs
1/2 cup sugar
pure lemon extract (optional) or extract (optional)

Steps:

  • Put the milk and the lemon zest in a saucepan and bring just to the boil. Remove from heat, cover and set aside. Let sit for 30 minutes in order for the lemon flavour from the zest to infuse the milk.
  • Whisk the eggs together with the sugar. Strain the infused milk through a fine sieve into a large measuring cup. (Reserve the strainer with the lemon zest for a bit later)Whisking the whole time add the infused milk to the beaten eggs a little at a time in order to keep the eggs from cooking. Strain the mixture through the reserved lemon zest in the strainer back into the pan. Stir in lemon oil if using.
  • Place 6 large (3/4 cup size) custard cups in a large shallow roasting pan. Divide the custard mixture between cups. Fill the roasting pan with boiling water just until it comes halfway up the sides of the custard cups.
  • Carefully, place in a pre-heated 160*C/325*F oven and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until they jiggle only in the centre when you tap the cups lightly. Transfer to a wire rack to cool, then cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 168.4, Fat 6.3, SaturatedFat 2.7, Cholesterol 150.2, Sodium 83.3, Carbohydrate 21.1, Sugar 21.7, Protein 7.1

LEMON CUPS



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This is a lemony, light-tasting dessert. Looks great, so it's good enough for guests. It separates into two layers, with a creamy custard on the bottom and light as air cake on the top.

Provided by cuisinebymae

Categories     Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup sugar
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 lemon, zest of, finely grated
2 tablespoons butter
3 eggs, separated
5 tablespoons lemon juice
1 1/2 cups milk

Steps:

  • Stir together the sugar, flour, salt, and lemon zest.
  • Mix in butter until well combined and finely textured.
  • Stir in egg yolks.
  • Stir in lemon juice.
  • Stir in the milk.
  • Beat egg whites until stiff and carefully fold into mixture.
  • Pour into 8 (lightly greased with butter) custard cups.
  • Put custard cups into a large baking dish and carefully pour in hot water to surround the cups and come no more that halfway up.
  • Bake in a preheated 325F oven for 45 minutes.
  • Serve warm.

LEMON SPONGE CUPS



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lemon custard at the bottom..sponge cup at the top..like to serve these with fresh fruit in season...always a hit at a BBQ

Provided by grandma2969

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 tablespoons butter
1 cup sugar
4 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons lemon juice
1 grated lemon, rind of
3 large eggs
1 1/2 cups milk

Steps:

  • cream butter, add sugar, flour, salt, lemon juice and lemon rind --
  • seperate the eggs, and add the well beaten egg yolks, which have been mixed with the milk -- lastly --
  • beat egg whites till stiff --
  • then add them to cake batter.
  • pour into greased custard cups -- , set in a pan of water, coming about 1/4-1/2 up the side of custard cups.
  • bake 45 minutes at 350* --
  • this may be baked in a 2 quart dish also --
  • there will be lemon custard at the bottom and sponge cake on the top --
  • cool on wire rack --
  • I fill the custard cups a little more than 1/2 full -- .

Nutrition Facts : Calories 260.9, Fat 8.6, SaturatedFat 4.6, Cholesterol 124.5, Sodium 189.3, Carbohydrate 41.4, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 33.8, Protein 5.8

TOO MUCH LEMON LEMON MERINGUE CUPCAKES



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I love the lemon and meringue combination, but the store-bought lemon meringue cupcakes always seemed to be too subtle in flavor. This is a recipe for those who want an extra lemony taste and prefer baking from scratch. You can refrigerate them before serving if you like.

Provided by Mary the Monkey

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Lemon Dessert Recipes

Time 1h5m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 ½ tablespoons butter, softened
3 ¼ tablespoons superfine sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking powder
1 dash salt
½ cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons sour cream
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
½ cup lemon curd, divided
8 plain meringue cookies

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 8 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
  • Combine butter and sugar together in a large bowl; beat until creamy. Add eggs; beat until smooth.
  • Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Beat gradually into the butter mixture. Mix lemon juice, sour cream, and lemon zest into the batter.
  • Divide batter among prepared muffin cups, filling each almost full.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool in the pan, about 30 minutes.
  • Top each cupcake with a heaping teaspoon of lemon curd and 1 meringue cookie.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 233.4 calories, Carbohydrate 37.9 g, Cholesterol 74.2 mg, Fat 8 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 168.9 mg, Sugar 23.1 g

Tips:

  • For a richer custard, use heavy cream instead of milk.
  • To make the meringue cups ahead of time, store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
  • If you don't have a kitchen torch, you can brown the meringue cups by placing them under the broiler for a few minutes, watching closely to avoid burning.
  • Serve the lemon custard in meringue cups immediately, or chill for later.

Conclusion:

Lemon custard in meringue cups is a classic dessert that is both delicious and elegant. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create this impressive dessert that is sure to be a hit at your next gathering. So next time you're looking for a special dessert, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!

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