Lemon Meringue Cheesecake
Lemon Meringue Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 375 ml (11/2 cups) graham cracker crumbs
- 75 ml (1/3 cup) unsalted butter
- 30 ml (2 tbsp) sugar
- 2 sheets heavy-duty aluminum foil, 45 cm (18-inch) wide
- 2 blocks 250 g cream cheese, softened
- 250 ml (1 cup) sugar
- 125 ml (1/2 cup) freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 egg
- 4 egg whites
- 180 ml (3/4 cup) sugar
Instructions
- With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Line the bottom of a 20 cm (8-inch) springform pan with parchment paper. Butter the inside of the pan.
- In a bowl, combine the cookie crumbs, butter and sugar. Lightly press at the bottom and up three quarters up the pan sides. Bake for 12 minutes. Let cool.
- Wrap the outside bottom and sides tightly with aluminum foil. Double the foil. Reduce the oven temperature to 165 °C (325 °F).
Lemon Meringue Cheesecake