Easy Lemon Curd Recipe

This Easy Lemon Curd Recipe is perfect for using up leftover lemons and tastes amazing on so many desserts. It’s creamy, sweet and so easy to make!

Need a dessert idea that uses lemon curd? Try these Lemon Thumbprint Cookies or this Lemon Danish!

Easy Lemon Curd Recipe

Situation 1:

You go to the store for milk and see that Oreo’s are B1G1 Free. So you buy 4 packages of Oreo’s…because you know, they are B1G1 and helllooo they go perfect with that gallon of milk your wife asked you to pick up.

-If you are this type of person, you are a Jorge.

Situation 2:

You slam on your breaks and make an illegal u-turn because you saw an adorable old man (in red suspenders) selling fruit out of the back of his pickup truck. Once you pull in, you let the old guy suck you in and you buy 5 times the amount of lemons you would have.

-If you are this type of person, you are a Jessica.

This Lemon Curd Recipe Is One Of My Favorite Ways To Use Lemons

So while the Jorges of the world sit on the couch covered in Oreo crumbs, the Jessicas make lemon curd. Because OMGawd, what else can you do with 39 million lemons?!

I think Curd doesn’t do Lemon Curd justice. Curd makes it sound gross…like the thing that happens to old milk. Or those little curds in cottage cheese. Or just the word curdle, which is gross enough all on it’s own. I think we should start calling it Lemon Cream, or more honestly Lemon Crack. I could eat this for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And snack and dessert. It’s that good.

P.S. Wanna know what’s in my purse? You know, besides cookies and lint? I blabbed all about it here (with pictures) on That’s What We Said. It’s like that section in the magazines where we get to see inside famous people’s purses. Except better.

Delicious Ways To Use Your Homemade Lemon Curd

Apple and Lemon Curd Tart from Matchbox
Pavlova with Lemon Curd and Fresh Berries from Chow
Lemon Curd Donuts from Flour Child
Lemon Curd Buns with Creamy Lemon Icing from My Custard Pie

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Yield: 2 cups

Easy Lemon Curd Recipe

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This Easy Lemon Curd Recipe is creamy, sweet and so easy to make! It's the perfect way to use up leftover lemons and tastes amazing on so many things!

Prep Time 1 hour

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup lemon juice
• 1 heaping tablespoons lemon zest
• 1 cup sugar
• 6 large eggs plus 2 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter, roughly chopped

Instructions

Whisk together lemon juice, lemon zest, sugar, and eggs in a large heavy bottomed saucepan over medium low heat, stirring as needed. Bring to a slow simmer and immediately add butter, whisking constantly until curd is thickened and will stick to the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes.

Strain curd through a small mesh strainer into a medium bowl with a lid, or cover tightly with saran wrap. Chill for at least an hour, or until cold. If you don't eat it all in a week (which I have no idea how you wouldn't), toss it out after 7 days.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

32

Serving Size:

1 tablespoon
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 47Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 20mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 0gSugar: 6gProtein: 1g

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