Heavenly Lemon Raspberry Meringue Cheesecake 🍰🍋
🧁 Ingredients
Crust:
1½ cups graham cracker crumbs
¼ cup melted butter 🧈
2 tbsp sugar
Cheesecake:
24 oz cream cheese, softened 🧀
1 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs 🥚
½ cup sour cream
2 tbsp lemon juice 🍋
1 tbsp lemon zest
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup fresh raspberries 🍇
Meringue:
3 large egg whites 🥚
½ cup granulated sugar
¼ tsp cream of tartar
👩🍳 Instructions
🔥 Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). Mix crust ingredients, press into springform pan, bake 8–10 mins, cool.
🧀 Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, then sour cream, lemon juice, zest, and vanilla. Fold in raspberries gently.
🍰 Pour filling onto crust. Bake 50–60 minutes until center is almost set.
🥚 For meringue, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks. Gradually add sugar, beating to stiff, glossy peaks.
🍥 Spread meringue over hot cheesecake, creating peaks with a spatula. Bake 10 more minutes until meringue is golden. Cool, then chill several hours.