There are a lot of uncertainties in our contemporary lives: the future of America, of humankind, of the Earth at large.But there is one guarantee with a great dessert: It makes everything better, if only for a moment's bite. And while we usually think of Keep It Canada and Dead Set on Life host Matty Matheson as a meat man, he also makes a damn fantastic pie. This one combines the tart creaminess of cheesecake with the fluffy citrus heaven that is lemon meringue pie.
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Although a late-night trip to the diner is always cathartic, here's the thing about pie: Homemade is always better.
Start with a buttery homemade crust. Whip up a mascarpone cheesecake filling (ohhh yeah) and a nice batch of lemon curd. Bake the crust, layer the components, and prepare to torch the shit out of the meringue topping. Here is that excuse you've been waiting for to use the kitchen blowtorch your sister got you for Christmas two years ago.(This recipe is far from a four-ingredient dump-and-bake cake, but it's so very, very worth the time and effort.)
After all, this is what you'll be gazing into once you're done. Don't leave this pie to cool on a windowsill or it will surely be snatched by neighborhood ne'er-do-wells (or wandering stoners).
Who knew that lemon meringue pie and cheesecake could be best friends? Not nemeses in the dessert canon, but complements to one another? Can't we all just get along?
Maybe there is still hope for our planet. If there's anything that could inspire world peace, it just might be a bite of meringue, lemon, and cream cheese all at once.RECIPE: Lemon Meringue Cheesecake Pie