Agave-Sweetened Lemon Meringue Pie

Lemon meringue pie sweetened with agave nectar is still a sweet treat without the processed sugar.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 297 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until meringue is golden brown, about 10 minutes.