{"id":1175,"date":"2026-01-24T20:37:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T20:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2026-01-24T20:37:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T20:37:21","slug":"lemon-meringue-cheesecake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/24\/lemon-meringue-cheesecake\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Lemon Meringue Cheesecake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Lemon Meringue Cheesecake<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Crust<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups (200 g) graham cracker crumbs (or digestive biscuits)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup (115 g) unsalted butter, melted<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup (50 g) granulated sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Cheesecake Filling<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>24 oz (680 g) cream cheese, softened<\/li>\n<li>1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>3 large eggs, room temperature<\/li>\n<li>1 cup (240 ml) sour cream<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup (120 ml) fresh lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>Zest of 2 lemons<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp vanilla extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Lemon Curd Layer<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bd cup (120 ml) fresh lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>\u00be cup (150 g) sugar<\/li>\n<li>3 egg yolks<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp cornstarch<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp unsalted butter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Meringue Topping<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>4 large egg whites, room temperature<\/li>\n<li>1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp cream of tartar (optional)<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp vanilla extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Instructions<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>1. Prepare the Crust<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to <strong>325\u00b0F (160\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Mix graham crumbs, sugar, and melted butter until combined.<\/li>\n<li>Press firmly into the bottom of a springform pan.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>10 minutes<\/strong>, then let cool.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>2. Make the Cheesecake Filling<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Beat cream cheese until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Add sugar and mix well.<\/li>\n<li>Add eggs one at a time, mixing gently.<\/li>\n<li>Mix in sour cream, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla.<\/li>\n<li>Pour over cooled crust.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>3. Bake<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Bake for <strong>55\u201360 minutes<\/strong>, until center is slightly jiggly.<\/li>\n<li>Turn off oven, crack the door, and let cool <strong>1 hour<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Chill in fridge <strong>at least 4 hours<\/strong> (preferably overnight).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>4. Lemon Curd<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Whisk lemon juice, sugar, egg yolks, and cornstarch in a saucepan.<\/li>\n<li>Cook over medium heat until thickened.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from heat, stir in butter.<\/li>\n<li>Cool slightly, then spread over cheesecake.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>5. Meringue<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until soft peaks form.<\/li>\n<li>Gradually add sugar until stiff, glossy peaks form.<\/li>\n<li>Beat in vanilla.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>6. Finish<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Spread or pipe meringue over lemon layer.<\/li>\n<li>Toast with a kitchen torch or broil for <strong>1\u20132 minutes<\/strong> until golden.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Serving Tip<\/h2>\n<p>Chill for <strong>30 minutes<\/strong> after torching for clean slices.<br \/>\nBright, creamy, tangy, and absolutely irresistible<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Lemon Meringue Cheesecake \u00a0Ingredients Crust 2 cups (200 g) graham cracker crumbs (or digestive biscuits) \u00bd cup (115 g) unsalted&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1175"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1177,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1175\/revisions\/1177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}