Homemade Lemon curd is so much easier to make than I thought it would be and it's ready within minutes easily by using the microwave! You'll never buy store-bought again! You're welcome!
More lemon ideas? Lemon Layered Pudding Cheesecake Bars and Blueberry Lemon Bliss Cheesecake Bars are definitely getting us excited!
What is Lemon Curd?
Lemon curd is a heavenly, sweet yet tart, citrus, velvety custard-like texture that is a British 'Tea-Time' favorite, mainly used as a spread on scones, breads, toast or used as a filling in desserts. The flavor is bright, lemony, and buttery delish! Hard to resist slathering it on everything!
This recipe has a very basic process of heating eggs, butter, sugar, lemon juice and zest. You can do this on the stove-top, but we're obsessed with the microwave method! So simple!!
This combination of ingredients creates such a lovely burst of lemon filling you’ll want to eat on everything!
Why We Love this Lemon Curd Recipe!
- This beautiful lemon curd has a distinctively tangy flavor and is smooth, fluffy and perfectly spreadable! It's like a dose of sunshine in your mouth.
- Super simple to make in the microwave! 5 minutes!
- Cheaper to make than buy in the store!
- If you're a cheesecake lover, you'll love how lemon curd is scrumptious on this Best Lemon Cheesecake! OMG!
Ingredients You Need
Lemon Curd Recipe
- 5-6 lemons, juiced or lemon juice
- unsalted butter, melted
- sugar
- eggs
- lemon zest
How to Make 5 Minute Homemade Lemon Curd in the Microwave!
- Whisk sugar and eggs together in a microwave-safe bowl until smooth. Add in the lemon juice, melted butter, and lemon zest and mix together
- Microwave on high in 1-minute intervals, stirring after each interval, until thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon.
- Pour it into sterilized jars and stick it in the fridge to use whenever you like! Mixture will continue to thicken as it cools.
- Remove the bits of cooked egg if you overcook the mixture a little through a fine sieve to remove them.
- You can freeze it for at least 3 months. Refrigerate up to 2 weeks.
Storing Curd
- Refrigerate lemon curd recipe up to 2 weeks.
- You can freeze it for at least 3 months.
I was intimidated to make this lemon curd recipe, but it's way too simple and quick to make and if I can do it, anyone can do it! *Win* We like easy!
Yummy, yummy and insanely lemony Homemade Lemon Curd! You should really give it a try.
More Lemon Faves!
- Lemon Burst Poke Cake
- Best Lemon Cheesecake
- Soft Lemon & Blueberry Explosion Cookies
- Keto Fluffy Lemon Burst Mousse
- Lemon Layered Pudding Cheesecake Bars
- Starbuck's CopyCat Lemon Loaf
- Strawberry Fluffy Lemon Cheesecake Delight
HomeMade Lemon Curd
Ingredients
Lemon Curd
- 1 cup lemon juice or about 5-6 lemons, squeezed into juice
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted & cooled slightly
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 or 3 medium lemons zested
Instructions
- Whisk sugar and eggs together in a microwave-safe bowl until smooth. Add in the lemon juice, melted butter, and lemon zest and mix together
- Microwave on high in 1-minute intervals, stirring after each interval, until thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon.
- Remove the bits of cooked egg if you overcook the mixture a little through a fine sieve to remove them.
- Pour into small sterile jars. Mixture will continue to thicken as it cools.
Notes
- Remove the bits of cooked egg if you overcook the mixture a little through a fine sieve to remove them.
- You can freeze it for at least 3 months.
- Refrigerate up to 2 weeks.
ChocolaTess says
Connie, that recipe sounds wonderful! I am going to give that a try for sure and I love it that it's fast! Thank you for sharing and thank you also for your kind comments. That means so much and made me smile!! 🙂
Connie says
I was looking through Pinterest and ran across a "Lemon Poke Cake" and I saw your comment about making Homemade Lemon Curd and had to see how to make such a great flavor dessert. I loved the desserts you spoke of. There is a dessert that I make that is so fast and easiest dessert, I named it Fluff Cake. I thought the ingredients sounded good together and was it ever.
Fluff Cake
Angel Food Cake
I box of powder sugar
8 oz cream cheese
1 stick butter
Comstock Fruit of your choice but will say that everyone loves it Blueberry. You can also, thicken some juice of any flavor and just stir in fresh fruit.
Whip the cool whip, butter, cream cheese together. Cut the Angel Food Cake, add half the mixture Angel Food Cake and half Comstock. So fast and easy to make. Everyone had always loved this.
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