Lemon Curd Recipe with step by step pictures. Beautiful thick and zingy lemon curd made with Lemon ,Egg Yolk and Butter. Taste amazing as a filling for tart.
Lemon Curd
I saw this recipe in one of the cooking show in Food Food. Instantly loved it. I had some leftover pastry from my custard tart, i used it to make small tart shells and filled it with this lemon curd. It was delicious.
Ingredients for Lemon Curd Recipe
- Sugar - ¼ cup / 50grams
- Lemon - 3 tbsp
- Soft Unsalted Butter - 50grams
- Salt a pinch
- Egg Yolk - 1
- Lemon Zest - 1 tsp
How to make Lemon Curd Recipe
- Grate lemon rind, don’t grate the white part. I just peeled the yellow alone.
- Take sugar and lemon rind in a blender and make it into a powder.
- Now take a saucepan, add in butter, lemon sugar, salt in. Beat till it is creamy.
- Once it is creamy.Add in egg yolk and beat till it is creamy again.
- Now pour in the lemon juice and mix well.
- Now heat it on low to medium heat. It will get thick and thick. You have to keep mixing.
- Once it is thick like a batter, remove it and pour it into a bowl.
- Chill it.
- Serve.
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Lemon Curd | Lemon Curd Recipe
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Sugar 50grams
- 3 tbsp Lemon
- 50 grams Unsalted Butter
- Salt a pinch
- 1 Egg Yolk
- 1 tsp Lemon Zest
Instructions
- Grate lemon rind,don’t grate the white part. I just peeled the yellow alone.
- Take sugar and lemonrind in a blender and make it into a powder.
- Now take a saucepan, add in butter, lemon sugar, salt in. Beat till it is creamy.
- Once it is creamy.Add in egg yolk and beat till it is creamy again.
- Now pour in thelemon juice and mix well.
- Now heat it on lowto medium heat. It will get thick and thick. You have to keep mixing.
- Once it is thicklike a batter, remove it and pour it into a bowl.
- Chill it.
- Serve.
Notes
- You have to mix the butter and sugar till it is creamy before adding yolk.
- When you grate or peel the lemon rind, use only yellow part, don't grate the white part, it will be very bitter
- Once you add the lemon juice into the mix, it will look curdled, but don't worry it will thicken and get creamy as you heat it.
- Heat it on low to medium heat stirring continuously.
Nutrition
Lemon Curd Recipe step by step pictures
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| I peeled the rind of lemon, only yellow part, no white part |
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| take sugar in a mixer |
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| add in lemon peel |
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| grind it to a powder |
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| Now in a sauce pan, take butter, must be soft |
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| add in the lemon sugar |
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| mix this till it is creamy |
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| add in salt |
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| beat till creamy |
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| add in egg yolk |
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| beat till it is creamy again |
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| cut open the lemon |
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| squeeze the juice |
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| strain it into the yolk mix |
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| this catch the seeds |
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| once the juice is in |
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| mix well..it will look curdled..no issues |
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| now heat in on medium low heat |
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| You have to keep mixing it and heat it.. |
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| As you keep mixing..it will get thick and thick.. |
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| Once it is thick like this, take it off the heat |
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| it will thicken even more as it cools |
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| pour it into a bowl |
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| chill and serve |
Tips & Tricks
1)You have to mix the butter and sugar till it is creamy before adding yolk.
2) When you grate or peel the lemon rind, use only yellow part, don't grate the white part, it will be very bitter
3)Once you add the lemon juice into the mix, it will look curdled, but don't worry it will thicken and get creamy as you heat it.
4)Heat it on low to medium heat stirring continuously.
Anonymous
Hi! Can you say for what other recipes can this lemon curd be used for?
Aarthi
@Anonymousyou can use it for spreads, deserts, tarts, cakes, cookies..
Anonymous
How much of the lemon rind do you use???
Aarthi
@AnonymousUse a tsp of it
Anonymous
how many days can the lemon curd be kept in the fridge?
Aarthi
@AnonymousYou can keep it for a week in fridge
Nalini Pandey
I have been following your lots of receipe..really thnks for such a wonderful receipes...can u suggest some alternatives for egg yolk or eggs used for cakes and tarts ��
Aarthi
@Nalini Pandeythis needs egg, will share a eggless version soon
Nalini Pandey
@Aarthi: ohh thanks..waiting for that one and more recipes☺️
Brightwin
Looks very inviting 🙂 Great recipe..
Anonymous
Arthi
If we skip lemon juice or lemon rind and make custard of it. I want to fill it in doughnuts. Guide plz
Aarthi
@Anonymousno this is for lemon curd. will share a custard recipe soon
Saroja S
I've tried many of your recipes and it's always worked for me. I was so reluctant to make lemon curd because it seemed tricky but I tried making it for the first time going by your recipe and needless to say it turned out perfect! It was beautiful. Nobody believed when I said I had made it for the first time ever. That's the magic of your blog and your meticulous recipes. They're so precise and the pictures always help. Thank you, Aarthi. You're one of my favourite food bloggers.