Dessert Recipes : Lemon Meringue Pie

Ingredients :

One half cup sugar
3 eggs, separated
One quarter tsp. vanilla
1 cup milk
2 Tbsp. butter
One quarter cup lemon juice
1 pie crust, baked
One quarter tsp. cream of tartar
3 tsp. sugar

Combine one half cup sugar, egg yolks, vanilla, milk, butter and lemon juice in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Pour into baked pastry shell. Place egg white, cream of tartar and 3 tsp. sugar in a small bowl and beat until stiff peaks form. Spread over pie and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

Tips : Use your favorite sugar substitute and low fat milk.