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    Lemon Curd Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    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
     
    Hope you will try this out and let me know how it turns out for you..

    How to make Lemon Curd Recipe

    1. Grate lemon rind, don’t grate the white part. I just peeled the yellow alone.
    2. Take sugar and lemon rind in a blender and make it into a powder.
    3. Now take a saucepan, add in butter, lemon sugar, salt in. Beat till it is creamy.
    4. Once it is creamy.Add in egg yolk and beat till it is creamy again.
    5. Now pour in the lemon juice and mix well.
    6. Now heat it on low to medium heat. It will get thick and thick. You have to keep mixing.
    7. Once it is thick like a batter, remove it and pour it into a bowl.
    8. Chill it.
    9. Serve.
     

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    • Lemon Curd | Lemon Curd Recipe
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    • Lemon Curd Recipe step by step pictures
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    Lemon Curd | Lemon Curd Recipe

    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.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 8 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 18 minutes minutes
    Servings: 1 cup
    Calories: 623kcal

    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

    Serving: 1servings | Calories: 623kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 46g | Saturated Fat: 27g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 302mg | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 97mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 51g | Vitamin A: 1520IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Lemon Curd Recipe step by step pictures

     
    Take all your ingredients
     
    I peeled the rind of lemon, only yellow part,
    no white part
     
    take sugar in a mixer
     
    add in lemon peel
     
    grind it to a powder
     
    Now in a sauce pan, take butter, must be soft
     
    add in the lemon sugar
     
    mix this till it is creamy
     
    add in salt
     
    beat till creamy
     
    add in egg yolk
     
    beat till it is creamy again
     
    cut open the lemon
     
    squeeze the juice
     
    strain it into the yolk mix
     
    this catch the seeds
     
    once the juice is in
     
    mix well..it will look curdled..no issues
     
    now heat in on medium low heat
     
    You have to keep mixing it and heat it..
     
    As you keep mixing..it will get thick and thick..
     
    Once it is thick like this, take it off the heat
     
    it will thicken even more as it cools
     
    pour it into a bowl
     
    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. 

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    Comments

    1. Anonymous

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      Hi! Can you say for what other recipes can this lemon curd be used for?

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    2. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousyou can use it for spreads, deserts, tarts, cakes, cookies..

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    3. Anonymous

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      How much of the lemon rind do you use???

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    4. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousUse a tsp of it

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    5. Anonymous

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      how many days can the lemon curd be kept in the fridge?

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    6. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousYou can keep it for a week in fridge

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    7. Nalini Pandey

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      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 ��

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    8. Aarthi

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      @Nalini Pandeythis needs egg, will share a eggless version soon

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    9. Nalini Pandey

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      @Aarthi: ohh thanks..waiting for that one and more recipes☺️

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    10. Brightwin

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      Looks very inviting 🙂 Great recipe..

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    11. Anonymous

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      Arthi
      If we skip lemon juice or lemon rind and make custard of it. I want to fill it in doughnuts. Guide plz

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    12. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousno this is for lemon curd. will share a custard recipe soon

      Reply
    13. Saroja S

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      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.

      Reply

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