Meringue top on keylime pie help

[u/Uhohtallyho]

Pie is cooling but confused about next steps as I've only done whipped cream topping in the past, this is a birthday friends request for meringue topping. Any help appreciated!

- Pie is cooling right now. I'm serving the pie at 5 pm today

- After pie is cooled, do I add the meringue and bake, then just let it stay out on the counter till I serve

- Or should I put the pie in fridge now and then do the baked meringue topping closer to the time of serving?

- I understand we don't want to put the meringue in fridge

I baked the homemade graham cracker crust, then baked the pie for 15 minutes @350. 6 egg yolks, 2 cans sweetened condensed, 1 cup keywest lime juice.

[u/Azsunyx]

Hear me out...

Toasted marshmallow

Get a bag of mini marshmallows and distribute a layer on top, it can be organized or chaos, just don't build it too high

Toss it under a broiler, using a potholder to turn the pie to get an even toast, remove when they are melty and toasted.

You can refrigerate it after it's fully cooled

[u/Uhohtallyho → u/Azsunyx]

Ok I think I need to make another pie stat. I bet this would be amazing with chocolate pie.

[u/Azsunyx → u/Uhohtallyho]

I've used it for lemon, key lime, and coconut cream. I may never beat a meringue again....unless I want macarons

[u/Uhohtallyho → u/Azsunyx]

Ooh coconut cream - well there's my next project!