This Lemon Slice makes the perfect bite sized treat! All the delicious lemony goodness found in lemon pie without all the guilt!
When you don’t want to break those New Year’s Resolutions but still want to enjoy a little lemon pie heaven, this Lemon Slice comes to the rescue! A whole slice of lemon pie can simply be too much sometimes. If you are like me, just a bite is all I need to satisfy that sweet and tart craving!
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Lemon Pie has always been a favorite of mine! Sweet yet tart, it just makes my mouth water thinking about it! When I was searching through my grandmother’s recipes I came across this Lemon Slice recipe and thought I need to try this!
I have modified the recipe in a few places. For example, in grandma’s recipe, there was no sugar added to the egg whites – which I thought was strange. And the bottom crust just listed ‘wafers’ and added a whole cup of sugar! It was way too sweet with my choice of Nilla brand wafers.
So after a few tweaks, this Lemon Slice is made with just the right amount of tart flavor and the perfect amount of sweetness!
How do you make Lemon Slice?
This lemon slice recipe is so easy to make! There are a few steps, but it comes together very quickly. The biggest job is zesting and squeezing the lemon!
- Prepare the crust by pureeing the Nilla wafers, then add the sugar and butter.
- Press firmly into an 8×8 inch parchment lined pan
- Bake for 5 minutes
- Prepare the filling by first squeezing and zesting a lemon into a saucepan. Add remaining filling ingredients (except butter) and bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in butter.
- Pour over prepared base and smooth to the sides.
- Prepare the meringue by beating egg whites, adding sugar gradually.
- Beat until soft peaks form.
- Layer on top of the lemon filling.
- Broil carefully until meringue is lightly browned.Â
- Cool completely.
- Once cooled, you can remove it from pan using the parchment paper. This makes is super easy to cut into squares.
What does Soft Peak Stage mean?
When you beat egg whites there are different stages.
- No peaks is when the egg whites are just foamy and when you lift the beaters out of the bowl, the whites are still very liquid.
- Soft peaks will form with further beating and the egg whites are no longer foamy. They will look more white and when you lift the beaters out of the bowl, a small peak will hold it’s shape slightly, but will fold over onto itself.
- Stiff peaks form when the egg whites are whipped for an even longer time. The peaks that form when the beaters are lifted from the bowl, are quite firm and don’t fold over onto themselves very easily.
This Lemon Slice will produce 16 small servings. Don’t be surprised if people will be asking for seconds! If you like tiny bite sized desserts, try my No Bake Peanut Butter Balls!
I just love the meringue topping on this Lemon Slice! It is such a great topping. It is slightly sweet and the bonus is that, since it is made with egg whites, they are low fat and protein packed! So you can indulge in this delicious dessert and feel a little less guilty!
I hope you have success making this homemade Lemon Slice! Even though it looks like a lot of steps, it really is an easy recipe. And it’s the perfect bite sized piece of lemon pie goodness!
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Lemon Slice
Ingredients
Crust
- 30 Nilla Wafers
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 cup butter melted
Lemon filling
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 lemon juice and zest
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 tablespoons butter
Meringue topping
- 2 egg whites
- 2 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ËšF
Crust
- Puree the Nilla wafers to fine crumbs. Add the sugar and butter.
- Press firmly into pan. Use the bottom of a measuring cup to pack as firm as possible.
- Bake for 5 minutes.
Lemon Filling
- Combine sugar, lemon & zest, egg yolks, flour and water. Heat over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook 1 minute.
- Stir in butter till melted. Pour over base.
Meringue topping
- Set oven to Broil.
- Whip egg whites and add sugar very gradually. Beat till soft peak stage.
- Spread over lemon filling. Be sure to spread to all edges.
- Broil just until peaks are lightly browned.