mom's 5-star lemon meringue pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• filling:
• 2 (14 ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
• 6 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1 (8 inch) deep dish graham cracker pie crust
• 6 egg whites
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 mins Ready Time: 23 mins


• preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c).
• beat sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks, lemon juice, and lemon zest together in a bowl until smooth; pour into pie crust.
• beat egg whites with an electric mixer in a glass or metal bowl until foamy. gradually add sugar and vanilla extract, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form sharp peaks; spoon the pie to cover completely.
• bake pie in preheated oven until the tips of the topping begin to brown, about 3 minutes.