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South African Lemon Meringue Tart

April 1, 2016 by Nadia van Zyl 11 Comments

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South Africans love yummy treats like Milk Tart, Custard Cookies and Chocolate Cookie Fudge! This Lemon Meringue Tart is not different. You will find the perfect combination between sweet and sour in this tart!

lemon meringue tart  This is the traditional recipe that differs from what others may call a Lemon Condensmilk Tart since it has egg yolk in the filling.

It is an easy recipe and perfect for the kids to help too! Mine liked crumbling the cookies for the crust:

cookie crumbling
Ingredients:

  • Crust(any crumbled cookie type mixed with a tiny bit of butter, I used South African Tennis Biscuits, but Digestives works well too)
  • 125ml(1/2 cup) of lemon juice
  • 1 can(397g) condensed milk
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • Pinch of salt
  • 45 ml(3 tablespoons) castor sugar

Method:

  1. Preheat your oven to 160’C (325’F).
  2. Add lemon juice to condensed milk and mix until thick and creamy.
  3. Beat egg yolks, add salt. Add to condensed milk mixture.
  4. Pour into a deep tart dish, over the crust you pressed in first.
  5. Bake for 20 minutes without top layer.
  6. Top layer: beat the egg whites until it forms peaks.
  7. Add the castor sugar little by little and beat for another minute.
  8. Spoon this onto the baked filling, forming peaked dollops as you go.
  9. Bake for another 20 minutes or until the meringue is light brown.
  10. Cool and enjoy!

lemon meringue

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Comments

  1. Jacyn says

    June 4, 2017 at 11:22 am

    I normally love to leave a positive comment on a recipe, but this one was extremely disappointing. The recipe came out looking nothing like the picture and it was absolutely terrible. Meringue didn’t even come out nicely. I would not recommend this recipe to anyone.

    Reply
    • Nadia van Zyl says

      June 4, 2017 at 4:15 pm

      Perhaps it is the baker and not the recipe?

      Reply
      • Isobella Crocker says

        January 30, 2018 at 4:40 pm

        Worked out great. Tks for the quick easy recipe.

        Reply
      • Gee says

        November 4, 2020 at 6:25 am

        Yes I agree it’s the baker. Mine turned out beautifully, just like I remember it.

        Reply
    • Erki says

      December 1, 2019 at 3:49 am

      I think it’s the baker. Mine came out perfectly and I multiplied everything x3.

      Reply
    • Eunita says

      April 17, 2020 at 7:14 pm

      Simply loved the recipe. Came out perfect. I wish I can upload pictures

      Reply
  2. Zulie says

    June 25, 2019 at 3:22 pm

    I love this recipe. And I especially love that the custard is a thin layer. I used an extra egg in order to get more meringue ?. Mine came out exactly like yours in the picture. Was my first try. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Nadia van Zyl says

      June 26, 2019 at 7:53 am

      Fab!

      Reply
  3. Zenobia says

    July 29, 2020 at 10:51 pm

    Hi Nadia
    Should the lemon juice be fresh or can I use the bottled one?
    If I use the bottle one do I still use the same amount ?
    Thank you
    Zenobia

    Reply
    • Nadia van Zyl says

      July 30, 2020 at 10:36 am

      Bottled works fine, and the same amount is good

      Reply

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