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Lemon Meringue Pie Cheesecake
Lemon Meringue Pie Cheesecake brings together graham cracker crumbs, eggs, and cornstarch. Read the chilling step before deciding when to start. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 45 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 60 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 9 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Desserts
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: over 30 minutes · Total: 31–60 minutes
- Dietary characteristics
- Vegetarian
A few quick notes
1. Plan the chilling step
Read the chilling step before deciding when to start. Make room in the fridge and use the time and sequence in the recipe, so that part does not catch you by surprise.
2. Have the finishing ingredients ready
Some of the finishing happens after the pan comes off the heat. Have those ingredients ready and follow that order, rather than adding everything at the beginning.
3. Get the oven ready first
Start with the oven-preheating step in the recipe. Then use the preparation steps that follow to get the food ready for the hot oven.
Get to know the ingredients
Graham cracker crumbs
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Combine melted butter & graham crumbs.
Eggs
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Mix in eggs.
Cornstarch
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Combine sugar, cornstarch, egg yolks and water in a large saucepan.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
How to make it
0 of 11 steps completeMake room for Lemon Meringue Pie Cheesecake
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight before serving. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Stay with the stirring step
Keep this part of the cooking within reach rather than leaving the pan. The method asks for regular stirring, so get the next ingredients ready before that step begins.
Watch the texture as you whip
Use the texture described in the whipping step as your guide. Keep checking the mixture as it changes, and move on when it reaches the point the recipe calls for.
Have the whisking step ready
Set out the ingredients for the whisking step together. Follow that part of the preparation before moving to the next cooking or mixing stage.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the oven and saucepan. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Preheat oven to 350°F.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Read the chilling step before deciding when to start. Make room in the fridge and use the time and sequence in the recipe, so that part does not catch you by surprise.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Bake 10-15 minutes or until browned.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Keep this part of the cooking within reach rather than leaving the pan. The method asks for regular stirring, so get the next ingredients ready before that step begins.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Spend With Pennies. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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