Lemon Butter Tarts Recipe

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Lemon Butter Tarts
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 tsp lemon zest
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 12 (3 inch) tart shells, baked
  • 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.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 167.88 Kcal (703 kJ)
Calories from fat 85.45 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.49g 15%
Cholesterol 88.54mg 30%
Sodium 41.19mg 2%
Potassium 48.28mg 1%
Total Carbs 18.24g 6%
Sugars 17.43g 70%
Protein 3.39g 7%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 13.7mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 274.89 Kcal (1151 kJ)
Calories from fat 139.92 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.55g 15%
Cholesterol 144.97mg 30%
Sodium 67.44mg 2%
Potassium 79.05mg 1%
Total Carbs 29.86g 6%
Sugars 28.55g 70%
Protein 5.54g 7%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 3%
Iron 0.6mg 2%
Calcium 22.4mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.1
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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