Cookin' Canuck - Mini Lemon Meringue Pie Fillo Tartlet Recipe (2024)

Published: Jun 17, 2013 · Modified: Feb 3, 2023 by Dara · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. · 38 Comments

Mini Lemon Meringue Pie Fillo Tartlet Recipe

It's been a lifelong love affair. It all started at the Serendipity preschool in Vancouver. To my 4-year old mind, it was a magical place. We made elaborate art projects out of paper towel rolls, spent hours playing on the backyard climbing gym and took turns holding the record cover (yes, it was that long ago) during afternoon rest time. The owner of the preschool, Gwen, was a white-haired grandmotherly angel who was put on this earth to teach and cherish children. And she made the perfect lemon meringue pie, the only thing that could possibly come out of the kitchen of an angel.

When Athens Foods asked if I would come up with a dessert recipe using their mini fillo shells, Gwen's perfect lemon meringue pie popped into my mind.

If you would like another phyllo dessert option, try my easy blueberry goat cheese turnovers.

Of course, I could go through the process of making pie dough, but why do that when I can pull a box of fillo shells out of the freezer? They defrost in only 10 minutes. And besides, pie dough is not my forte, much to the despair of my pie-loving husband. The shells are the perfect solution for last-minute get-togethers with friends, or when you just don't feel like slaving away in the kitchen for hours.

If you have a good recipe for lemon curd, then by all means use that. However, I was really shooting for "easy" on all level, so I used some good store-bought lemon curd.

So, basically, all I had to actually make was the meringue, which requires beating some egg whites with a little sugar and cream of tartar. Cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater, right? Yeah, I'm comfortable with that because these tartlets turned out perfectly, with a crispy shell, sweet and tangy filling and fluffy-as-air golden brown meringue. I think even Gwen would have approved.

The recipe:

Place the egg whites and cream of tartar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Alternatively, you can use a large bowl with a hand mixer.

Beat on medium-high speed until the egg whites are frothy.

With the mixer running on medium-high, gradually add the sugar. Continue to beat until the egg whites form stiff peaks. Be sure not to underbeat the egg whites. Set aside.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Set the oven rack in the lower third of the oven.

Spoon 1 ½ teaspoons lemon curd into each Athens fillo shell. Place the filled shells on a baking sheet.

Either spoon about 1 tablespoon meringue onto each tartlet or pipe the meringue through a piping bag and tip.

Bake until the meringue is golden brown, about 8 minutes. Serve immediately or cool to room temperature before serving.

Other summertime desserts:

Almond Meringue with Raspberry Sorbet

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