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Homemade Lemon Curd Recipe
This easy homemade Lemon Curd is smooth and bright with the best sweet-tart lemon flavor that tastes like a jar of liquid sunshine! There are countless ways to use a batch of lemon curd from filling cookies, cakes, and tarts, to spreading over biscuits and scones!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Additional Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 155 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 Tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
- 4 egg yolks
- 4 Tablespoons salted butter
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients except butter in double boiler over simmering pot of water. Heat, whisking constantly, for 10 minutes until the mixture has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon (betweeen 160-170°F on a candy thermometer).
- Remove from the heat, then add the butter, whisking until combined.
- Pour into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap pressed right onto the curd. Refrigerate until cold.
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Notes
- Yield: This recipe makes about 1 1/2 cups of lemon curd.
- Storage and Freezing: You can keep the lemon curd in an airtight container in the fridge for up to about 2 weeks. Or freeze for 3 months and thaw in the fridge overnight, stirring well before serving.
- Using whole eggs: I made this recipe with whole eggs instead of just egg yolks and it turned out fine. I just prefer the richer, more concentrated flavor of lemon curd made solely with egg yolks.
- No double boiler? No problem. If you don't have a double boiler and don't want to bother with the bowl nestled in a pot approach, you can make this recipe in a saucepan over direct heat. Just be careful not to overcook the eggs, and consider straining the finished lemon curd through a fine mesh strainer to remove any possible bits of scrambled egg.
- Variations: This recipe will work with other types of citrus as well, including meyer lemons, limes, and grapefruit.
Nutrition Information
Calories
155kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
113mg
(38%)
Sodium
55mg
(2%)
Potassium
29mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
19g
(38%)
Vitamin A
306IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
15mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 155
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 155kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 113mg | 38% |
| Sodium | 55mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 29mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 306IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.