Italian Citron Meringue Cheesecake!
Yes folks you read it right, Lemon Meringue AND a cheesecake, all rolled into one delectable dessert. Make, Eat and Enjoy! You could definitely substitute lemon juice and zest with lime juice and zest...just saying.
This recipe was originally published in 2009. I was still working at Thermomix HQ. This has now been updated in 2020. Covid related baking strikes again.
Try some of our other delectable cheesecake recipes listed below, always impressive!
Honeycomb Chocolate Cheesecake
Rustic Mascarpone Cheesecake with Summer Berries
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Need
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The Cheesecake
- 1 Batch Basic Shortbread Base ready to bake Recipe
- 4 egg yolks
- 2 lemons, zest finely grated
- 200 Grams lime or lemon juice
- 10 Drops doTERRA lemon oil (optional, but wow) BUY
- 500 Grams cream cheese, cubed
- 100 Grams raw caster sugar BUY
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Meringue
- 1 Teaspoon cream of tartar
- 160 Grams raw caster sugar BUY
- 4 egg whites
Do
- 1
Preheat oven to 160°C fan forced. Line the base of a springform tin with baking paper and set aside.
- 2
Make the shortbread base and press into the prepared tin. Bake 15 minutes and remove.
- 3
Meanwhile, without cleaning, place all filling ingredients into the Thermomix bowl and blend 20 sec/speed 7. Scrape down sides of bowl and repeat if necessary.
- 4
Pour into base and cook for 30 minutes or until set in the center. You don't want it browned at all, just set. Cool to room temperature or overnight in fridge. You could cook this part in the Combi-steam oven if you have one.
- 5
To make meringue place cream of tartar and egg whites into a clean, dry Thermomix bowl.
- 6
Whip 6 min/50°C/Butterfly/speed 3 as you introduce the sugar through the hole in lid. Take your time, a large amount of sugar at once will collapse the whites.
- 7
Dollop the meringue over the top of the cheesecake and 'tizzy' it up until you are happy with it. Torch it with a kitchen torch until peaks are golden. (it is basically cooked as it is whipping so don't worry about that.)
- 8
Serve!
Tenina Holder is a wife, mother of five and grandmother of eight, who started cooking in the olden days before Thermomix was even a thing.
Tenina has become the premium go to source for all Thermomix expertise and of course fresh and easy recipes that work. Her cooking classes and foodie trips are sold out in literally hours, her cookbooks appear on the Australian best seller lists and her social reach is in the millions. Her Insider Club is the most fun you can have with a Thermomix and you really should join her! She believes chocolate, butter and salt are health foods. Her food positivity mantra is, eat everything, just not all at once!
