Lemon Meringue Pie Filling

By gina62_cooks

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp lemon zest

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 325.
Bake a 9-inch prepared pie crust.
In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in eggs and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a whisk, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in butter and zest.
Pour filling into baked pie crust. Top with meringue from Chocolate meringue pie recipe. Bake for 23 minutes.