Lemon Butter Tarts Recipe
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Lemon Butter Tarts

By: Carol 
"I love butter tarts, and can never get enough. This is one that I make now and then to be a little different."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.1 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (8)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 12 small tarts
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 12 (3 inch) tart shells, baked
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1/4 cup white sugar

Directions

  1. Melt butter or margarine in a saucepan. Add rind, lemon juice, and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Beat eggs and egg yolks until thick, and add to lemon butter mixture. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thick. Chill.
  2. Beat 3 egg whites until stiff. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, and continue beating until stiff and glossy. Fill baked tart shells with lemon custard, and top with meringue.
  3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) just until tarts are a delicate brown color.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 351 | Total Fat: 16.1g | Cholesterol: 108mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2004 by Luv 2 Bake   view full review
Instead of 3" tarts, I made Mini Tarts (mini muffin tins) and piped the meringue on top. The...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2007 by Julia   view full review
Beautiful dessert! I piped the meringue onto the top so that it would look nice and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 6, 2004 by Barb   view full review
Very good! Always turn out!
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2004 by LISCHAJACKSON   view full review
This was very good. Everyone raved about how good this was. It was also easy to make
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2011 by Ahania   view full review
Filling was amazing. Served for a luncheon to rave reviews. My only change for next time: I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 27, 2005 by KMCL1994   view full review
I don't know what I did wrong on this, but it is not good. My merigue will not stick to the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 9, 2011 by shelleynoel23   view full review
this was a great recipe however I must not have let it cook long enough because it didn't set...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 4, 2011 by Jlamour   view full review
I was very disappointed with this recipe. It turned out far too sweet with not enough lemon...

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