Lemon Cream Tart Recipe | Myrecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
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Less than 30 minutes to prep, costing about 77 ¢ per serving, this dreamy lemon tart is practically perfect. Grab a fork and enjoy.
Ingredients
- 9-inch baked vanilla wafer or graham cracker Cookie Crumb Crust
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups milk
- 1 large egg
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon peel
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
Instructions
- Prepare crumb crust. Then combine first 6 ingredients in a medium saucepan, whisking well. Bring to a boil over medium heat, whisk constantly for about 8 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in lemon peel, juice and butter. Pour into pie crust. Cover top of tart with wax paper. Chill at least 3 hours or overnight.
- To serve, whip cream and confectioners' sugar until stiff. Spoon or decoratively pipe whipped cream on top of tart.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon.
Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.
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