Dessert Lemon Curd Eggs - Pint Sized Baker

Dessert Lemon Curd Eggs

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These eggs sunny side up are a funny snack. They combine smooth lemon curd with crisp meringue. Did you try it yet?

Prep Time 20

Total Time 55

Course Sweets

Cuisine International

Servings eggs

Calories 150 kcal

Set a fine-mesh strainer over a glass bowl. Set aside.
In a medium saucepan, combine eggs, sugar and lemon zest; whisk until smooth.
Add lemon juice and butter and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture has thickened, 7 to 9 minutes. Watch carefully after foam on top dissipates. Do not allow mixture to boil.
When mixture is thick, immediately pour through a strainer into bowl. Cover surface with plastic wrap, pressing directly onto surface of curd, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours and up to 3 days.

Preheat oven to 250 deg F and line a large, rimmed baking sheet with a silicon mat.
Combine egg whites and vanilla in a clean, dry mixing bowl. Beat with a clean, dry whisk attachment on medium speed until foamy, about 30 seconds.
Increase mixer speed to medium-high and whip until mixture is white and has increased in volume, about 1 minute.
With mixer running, add 1 cup sugar, one tablespoon at a time and cream of tarter.
Continue to whip until whites are shiny and form stiff peaks, 3 to 4 minutes longer. Mixture should be thick, stiff and glossy.
Scoop meringue mixture into 6 mounds (about ¾ cup each), spaced several inches apart. Use the back of a spoon to gently spread meringue into 4-inch rounds or egg shapes and to create an indentation in center of each.
Bake meringues until firm and dry but not brown, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Do not open oven door while baking.
Turn off oven, open oven door slightly, and let meringues sit in cooling oven until completely dry, about 2 hours.
Divide lemon curd among meringues (creating “yolks” in centers) and serve immediately.

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