Orange Lime Pie with Meringue Topping
You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Orange Lime Pie with Meringue Topping a try. One portion of this dish contains around 9g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 459 calories. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up eggs, squeezed orange juice, butter, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 5 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. with the rack in the middle of the oven. In a food processor, pulse crackers until crumbly. Slowly drizzle in butter while pulsing until crumbs are moist but still crumbly. Press mixture into a springform pan using the bottom of a measuring cup. Make sure the crust goes at least 1-inch up the sides. Set aside.
In a medium bowl whisk together egg yolks, milk, lime and orange juices and zests.
Pour into crust and bake until pie sets, about 30 to 35 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
Preheat broiler. In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whisk egg whites on medium speed until foamy. Slowly add sugar until meringue turns glossy. Increase the speed and continue whisking until meringue holds medium soft peaks. Top pie decoratively with meringue. Broil in the middle of the oven until meringue begins to brown on the top, about 3 minutes.