Homemade lemon curd is like liquid gold to me. It is deliciously creamy, zesty, tart and sweet.
Lemon curd is the perfect dessert topping, filling, spread or just an eat-out-of-the-jar treat. This recipe is so easy and made with just 5 ingredients.
Tips for making lemon curd
- Only use fresh lemons.
- Do not cook lemon curd directly on the stove. Always use a double-boiler method.
- Make sure that you continuously whip the lemon curd to prevent the eggs from curdling.
Lemon Curd
Deliciously creamy, zesty and tart.
Equipment
- 1 Double boiler (DIY double boiler by using a pot and glass bowl)
Ingredients
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 100 g salted butter
Instructions
- Fill the bottom pot of a double boiler with 30ml of water and place on medium heat until the water comes to a bowl. Then turn the heat down to low. If you do not have a double boiler use a pot and place a heat proof glass bowl on top.
- Place the sugar, egg yolks, lemon juice and lemon zest in the top pot or heat proof glass bowl of the double boiler.
- Continuously whisk the mixture while it cooks until it thickens.
- Remove from heat, add the butter and whisk.
- Pour the lemon curd into a clean bowl and place a piece of cling wrap on top to prevent a skin from forming on top.
- The lemon curd will thicken up more whilst it cools.
- Once completely cooled down; serve and enjoy.
