A Hop Skip and a Mom: Boma's Passion Fruit Meringue Tart

What a wonderful, and relatively easy, sweet treat to make! It is rich, creamy, and full of flavor. The great part of it is that the size can be changed so if you are into healthy eating and do not want to splurge, simply use a smaller tart shell (which is what I did) and get a little bit of the satisfying flavor. Definitely will be making these again - all 24 that I made were gone within an hour between my house and my neighbors!

Ingredients:

8 each 2 ½" Tart Shell

1 ¼ pounds Sweetened Condensed Milk

2 ½ each Egg Yolks

6 tablespoons Passion Fruit Puree

2 tablespoons Lemon Juice

5 each Egg Whites

2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons Sugar

Start by making the puree, which is very simple. Take a strainer and gently push the insides of whatever fruit you choose to use through it (I added a little bit of strawberry so that my kids would like it more) and that is it. Then, mix the egg yolks, condensed milk, passion fruit, and lemon juice. Pour into the tart shells and bake at 250 degrees for 15-18 minutes (if using smaller shells check at the 10 minute point to see if the filling has set). While that is baking, whip the egg whites and sugar together until it takes on the appearance of whipped cream. After the tart has finished baking, remove from the oven and pipe the meringue on top and place back in the oven for a few more minutes at 370 degrees. Remove once the meringue has browned a little.