How to Make Agave-Sweetened Lemon Meringue Pie - A Step-by-Step Guide

Lemon meringue pie is a classic dessert with its tangy, citrusy filling and fluffy, sweet meringue topping. However, traditional recipes for this pie often call for large amounts of granulated sugar, which can be detrimental to our health. To address this issue, we have developed a healthier version of this beloved pie by using agave nectar as a sweetener instead.

Agave nectar is a natural sweetener derived from the agave plant, and it has a low glycemic index, meaning it won't cause ...

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • ¾ cup agave nectar
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 ½ lemons, zested and juiced
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 4 egg yolks, beaten
  • 1 baked pie crust
  • 4 egg whites
  • ½ teaspoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons agave nectar, or more to taste

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 40 mins
  • Servings: 8
  • Yield: 1 8-inch pie

  • Whisk water, 3/4 cup agave nectar, cornstarch, flour, zest and juice from 2 1/2 lemons, and salt together in a saucepan; bring to a boil just until lemon mixture coats a spoon, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir butter into lemon mixture until melted; remove saucepan from heat.
  • Whisk 1/2 cup lemon mixture with the egg yolks in a bowl to temper the yolks. Return saucepan to medium-low heat and slowly whisk tempered egg yolks into remaining lemon mixture until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Spoon lemon mixture into pie crust.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Beat egg whites and 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice in a clean bowl using an electric mixer until soft peaks form; add 2 tablespoons agave nectar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Spoon egg white mixture on top of lemon mixture, making sure to completely cover the lemon mixture.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until meringue is golden brown, about 10 minutes.
  • Nutrition

    297 cal.

    • Total Fat: 13g
    • Saturated Fat: 5g
    • Cholesterol: 110mg
    • Sodium: 243mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 43g
    • Dietary Fiber: 3g
    • Total Sugars: 27g
    • Protein: 5g
    • Vitamin C: 0mg
    • Calcium: 16mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 54mg