Best Ever Lemon Meringue Cheesecake

Prep: 35 Minutes - Cook: 70 Minutes - Easy -Serves 10

Ingredients FILLING MERINGUE
250g packet Arnott’s Lemon Crisp 2 x 250g blocks cream cheese, chopped, at room temperature 3 egg whites, at room
biscuits 1 cup caster sugar temperature
½ x 250g packet plain sweet biscuits 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind ¾ cup caster sugar
150g unsalted butter, melted 3 eggs, at room temperature
Whipped cream, to serve 250g tub sour cream
1/3 cup lemon curd
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Method
1. Invert base of a 23cm springform pan (base measures 22cm). Grease base and side of pan, lining base with
baking paper.
2. Process biscuits in a food processor until finely crushed. Add butter. Process until combined. Press over base and
up side of prepared pan. Refrigerate while making filling.
3. To make filling, beat cream cheese, sugar and rind in the large bowl of an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs, one at a time, until combined. Beat in sour cream, curd and juice. Pour into biscuit case. Smooth
over top. Place pan on an oven tray.
4. Cook in a slow oven (150C) for about 1 hour, or until just set. Cheesecake should still have a slight wobble in the
centre. Turn off oven. Cool in oven, with door ajar, for 1 hour. Remove. Cool to room temperature. Refrigerate
overnight.
5. To make meringue, beat egg whites in the small bowl of electric mixer until frothy. Gradually add sugar, 1
tablespoon at a time, beating until dissolved. Continue to beat for a further 3 minutes, or until thick and glossy.
6. Spoon meringue into a piping bag fitted with a 15mm star nozzle. Pipe meringue over cold cheesecake, as
pictured.
7. Cook in a hot oven (200C) for about 10 minutes, or until meringue is lightly browned. Remove. Stand in pan for
20 minutes to cool slightly.
8. Remove side of pan. Slide cheesecake onto a serving plate. Serve with cream.
9. TIP! Top cheesecake with meringue close to serving as it will weep on standing. If you prefer, use a large spoon
to dollop meringue rather than piping it.