An Easy Homemade Lemon Curd recipe that’s perfect on lemon pies, pancakes or waffles, scones, on top of cakes and cookies.
When life gives you lots of lemons you make lemon curd! Have you ever made your own lemon curd? It’s so easy and it’s so great to have on hand.
It could be used on so many things, such as cookies, spread it on toast or English muffins, filling tarts, pancakes or on cakes. Possibilities are endless.
One bite is all you need to fall in love with this lemon curd. It’s so tasty, sweet, tart, refreshing and oh so lemony.
Any lemons would work here, Meyer lemons are also great because they’re a bit sweeter and they have lower acidity but regular lemons will work just as well.
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Easy Lemon Curd
An Easy Homemade Lemon Curd recipe that's perfect on lemon pies, pancakes or waffles, scones, on top of cakes and cookies.
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Total : 20 mins
serves: 18
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar granulated
- 1/2 cup butter unsalted, at room temperature
- 3 egg yolks
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup lemon zest
- 3/4 cup lemon juice freshly squeezed, about 4 large lemons
- 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
- In a small saucepan (2 qt), add all the ingredients together and whisk.
- Cook over medium-low heat, whisking constantly until the mixture is thick enough to hold marks from the whisk. Continue cooking for about 5 minutes or until the mixture begins to bubble.
- Remove from heat and set aside to cool, stirring occasionally as it cools. Once cooked, spoon the lemon curd into sterilized jars and seal.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
Tips & Notes:
This should yield 2 small 9 oz jars.
This will last 1 to 2 weeks in the fridge.
nutrition facts
Serving: 1oz Calories: 107kcal (5%) Carbohydrates: 12g (4%) Protein: 1g (2%) Fat: 6g (9%) Saturated Fat: 3g (19%) Cholesterol: 64mg (21%) Sodium: 69mg (3%) Potassium: 22mg (1%) Sugar: 11g (12%) Vitamin A: 225IU (5%) Vitamin C: 5.7mg (7%) Calcium: 11mg (1%) Iron: 0.2mg (1%)
Gina says
Hi, I am trying to see your r3cioe for lemon curd but this video keeps popping over it. I cannot even see me typing this email to you. Please help as I would like to make this recipe. Thank you. Excuse if there are typos as I cannot see anything
Joanna Cismaru says
Above the video there’s a close button, just click on that and it will close the video.
[email protected] says
It is so good and easy to make. I have some in my freezer right now. Grandsons love it on top of cheesecake minis!
Ken Easterling says
I could put this lemon curd on any and every thing, it is that goo. Thank you for the recipe.
Joanna Cismaru says
My pleasure, so glad you like it!
Anita Jones says
Hi Jo
If I make the.lemon curd now this method will it keep till Christmas???.
I’m planning on giving friends a hamper of homemade items (by myself of course )
Joanna Cismaru says
If you seal it probably and don’t open it, it could last up to 3 months in the fridge.
Joyce says
I have a question about how long the lemon curd will keep in the frig ?
Joanna Cismaru says
1 to 2 weeks, added that to the recipe notes!