78 lemon meringue recipes

Apple raisin meringue pie with a soft cooked apple-raisin custard filling and fluffy lemon-scented meringue topping. Old-fashioned alternative to classic apple pie.

Lovelight chiffon cake, a tender cake-flour sheet cake leavened with stiff-peaked meringue and brightened with lemon extract. The featherlight 1950s church-supper classic, baked in a 9x13 pan.

Lemon foam torte crowns a chocolate-painted sponge base with an airy, gelatin-set lemon meringue dome, finished with melted chocolate and candied lemon. A light, tangy chilled dessert with a sweet-tart lift.

A baked meringue shell holds layers of tangy lemon custard and whipped cream in this show-stopping dessert where crisp sweetness and bright citrus create the perfect balance.

Lemon custard cake layers torn angel food cake with a fluffy lemon custard made from egg yolks, fresh lemon juice, and meringue, then chills until set. A no-bake showstopper.

Lemon sponge pudding cake that magically separates into three layers as it bakes: meringue top, sponge cake middle, and creamy lemon pudding on the bottom.

Lemon baked Alaska with brandy-soaked lemon cake, lemon ice cream, and toasted meringue. A showstopping flambe dessert that browns in a hot oven and gets lit tableside.

Mom's lemon pie cooks a fresh-lemon curd with the zest of two whole lemons over the stovetop, thickened with both flour and cornstarch. A traditional water-based lemon meringue pie filling.

Sour cream lemon pie folds tangy sour cream into a stovetop lemon curd before pouring it into a pre-baked shell. The result is creamier and less sharp than classic lemon meringue, finished with whipped cream and lemon twists.

Old-fashioned lemon custard pie made on the stovetop with a double boiler. Rich egg yolk filling with fresh lemon juice and zest, poured into a baked shell. Simple, tangy, and no meringue fuss.

Angel pie with crisp meringue crust holding a silky lemon curd folded into clouds of whipped cream. The shell bakes low and slow until shatter-crisp, then chills overnight for a tangy-sweet make-ahead dessert.

A crisp meringue shell bakes into a pie crust that gets layered with tangy lemon custard and whipped cream in this ethereal dessert where clouds of sweetness meet citrus brightness.

Coconut fluff peaches with a cloud of meringue-like topping made from beaten egg white, coconut syrup, and lemon zest, heaped into peach halves. A light, retro dessert.

Luscious lemon pie folds tangy sour cream into a stovetop lemon custard for a creamier, less puckery filling than classic meringue pies. Topped with whipped cream in a baked shell.

Fluffy vanilla meringue tops a tangy lemon-spiked applesauce custard for a light, elegant dessert that's equally good hot or cold.

Easy magic lemon pie thickens sweetened condensed milk with fresh lemon juice and egg yolks in seconds, no cooking the filling required. Topped with meringue and baked golden in a single shell.