Costco Lemon Meringue Cheesecake Copycat Recipe

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Ingredients  

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Cheesecake

  • ▢1 ½ cups graham crumbs

  • ▢¼ cup melted butter

  • ▢3 packages 8oz each cream cheese

  • ▢⅔ cup sugar

  • ▢3 eggs

Lemon Filling

  • ▢1 cup sugar

  • ▢⅓ cup corn starch

  • ▢6 egg yolks

  • ▢1 ½ cups water

  • ▢2 lemons zested & juiced

  • ▢1 tablespoon butter

Meringue

  • ▢4 egg whites

  • ▢½ teaspoon cream of tartar

  • ▢⅓ cup sugar

Instructions 

Cheesecake

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.

  • Combine melted butter & graham crumbs. Press into a 9″ springform pan.

  • With mixer on medium, beat cream cheese & sugar until blended. Mix in eggs.

  • Pour cream cheese mixture over crust and bake for 35-40 minutes or just until center is set.

  • Cool 5 minutes, run a butter knife around the edge to loosen. Cool on the counter 1 hour. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

Lemon Filling

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.

  • Combine sugar, cornstarch, egg yolks and water in a large saucepan. Whisk constantly over medium heat until mixture reaches a boil. Stir in ½ cup lemon juice & zest from 2 lemons. Let boil 1 minute while stirring.

  • Remove from heat and stir in butter.

Meringue

  • Beat egg whites & cream of tartar on medium-high until soft peaks form. Continue mixing on medium-high adding in sugar a little bit at a time until stiff and glossy peaks form (about 5 minutes).

  • Spread lemon filling over cheesecake layer. Immediately spread meringue over hot lemon filling.

  • Bake 10-15 minutes or until browned. Cool at room temperature 1 hour. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight before serving.