I made a sugar-free Lemon Meringue pie yesterday

[jmowreader]

My parents can't eat sugar, and they like lemon meringue pie. (Well...actually this pie has key lime juice in it, because it's what I had.) So...

Oven to 350F.

Step 1: mix 1/3 cup cornstarch, 1 cup Stevia In The Raw (I chose this brand because it's the only one I saw that didn't come in one-teaspoon envelopes) and 1-1/2 cups water. Heat to boil. The product turns from milky white to opaque somewhat-clear. It will be a gel. When it does this, go to...

Step 2: take a nice big lump of this gel and add it to three egg yolks. Stir the living shit out of this mixture for just a little bit. Pour this glop into the pan full of gel. Bring to boil and cook for one minute--this to protect yourself from Reagan's Disease (salmonella from contaminated eggs).

Step 3: add a quarter-cup of juice, some zest of lemon (or key lime) if you have it, a little bit of vanilla and a pat of butter. Stir the hell out of it. Dump into a prebaked pie crust.

Step 4: put three egg whites and 1/8 tsp cream of tartar if you have any in the bowl of your mixer--I recommend the KitchenAid Stand Mixer but use what you have. Turn it up as high as it goes and wait till the egg whites get nice and foamy. Add 1/3 cup stevia one teaspoon at a time with the mixer running. When it's all in, go away for five minutes or so for extreme amounts of air in the meringue. Spread meringue over pie. Put in oven. Leave there for 15 minutes. If not nice and brown on top leave for a little while longer, but no more than 20 minutes.

IOW, just take whatever lemon meringue pie recipe you have and substitute stevia for sugar.

[csziggy]

1. Sounds good! I may have to make one for myself next week

I have to make pecan pies for Turkey Day - that is what the family requests every year. I've taken key lime pies, but they don't like them as much as my pecan pies. If I make my key lime pie sugar free, hubby and I can eat it with no guilt!