I’ve told you before about our lemon tree. Let’s just say that this year was very good to our tree and we have close to 15 lemons ready to be harvested. Two fell off the tree a little early and I don’t like to do just anything with these lemons. They’re Meyer lemons so they have a delicious sweet and tart flavor. They deserve more than just being squeezed over fish or into tea. They deserve to become something decadent, luscious and delicious. Something that allows their remarkable flavor to shine. They deserve to become curd.
Lemon Curd
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10-15 minutes
Keywords: boil condiment lemon
Ingredients (about 2 cups)
- 6 large egg yolks
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- finely grated zest of one lemon
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into 12 tablespoon pieces
Instructions
Separate the eggs. Set aside the whites for something else (like an omelet!).
In a pot, combine the egg yolks, sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice over medium heat. Whisk constantly.
Bring the mixture to a boil, whisking constantly, and allow to boil until thickened, about 4-5 minutes.
Remove from the heat and stir in the butter. Allow to cool before serving.
It’s hard to be in our house knowing that this is in the fridge. I just want to eat it.
It’s tart, sweet and smooth-ish. If you want your curd to be more smooth {I didn’t, I like it slightly rustic}, run it through a fine mesh sieve when it’s still warm.
A little bit goes a long way.
Normally babies do not like the flavor of lemon, but when we let Caroline lick a little bit of juice off my finger {while I was making the lemon curd}, she wanted more. Apparently, she has a well developed palate.
Poor thing was a bit clingy on Sunday morning, so I cooked with her in the Ergo for the first time. Don’t ask me how I’ve avoided this for seven months!
But back to the lemon curd. Once you make this you’ll want to slather it on pretty much everything. Nothing is safe.
Enjoy!
Recipe from Family Kitchen.
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Oh, yum! LOVE lemon curd! Now I’m craving french toast with lemon curd for a topping.
aaah, Tina! You weren’t supposed to know about the lemon curd
Everything in moderation, right?!?!
You have a lemon tree? I am so jealous! I just looked at your other post — it looks like it is in a pot? And that you have fun KitchenAid attachments! How fun! I love anything lemon – I used to make lemon curd all the time, I should try this!
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We actually have several lemon trees–my husband has a green thumb! They are all potted, we live in Virginia so they can’t stay outside all year.
Yummy! I adore lemon curd. For some reason, I always thought that it was super hard and time consuming to make. But clearly it isn’t. I think that I will have to try this soon!
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I hope you do, it is delicious and surprisingly easy!
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