Home-made Lemon Curd (Microwave)

Home-made 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!

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! 

Lemon curd is 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!  Here's what you need to make it!

Ingredients You Need:

Lemon Curd

• 2 Lemons, large 
• 3 ½ tablespoons Unsalted Butter
• ⅔ cup Sugar
• 3 Eggs
• 1 Egg Yolk

How to Make Home-made Lemon Curd in the Microwave!

1. Zest 2 lemons into a microwaveable bowl.
2. After zesting, add the juice from both lemons and remove or strain seeds, add unsalted butter, and sugar.
3. Microwave on high 2 minutes. Take it out and whisk, make sure butter and sugar is dissolved and allow to cool a couple of minutes.
4. In another small bowl, whisk 3 eggs and egg yolk together very well.
5. Pour beaten eggs through sieve, whisking into the butter mixture as your pour.
6. Once combined, put mixture into microwave for 30 seconds on high, stir and micro another 30 seconds, stir again and place in microwave again for 1 minute.
7. Take out of microwave and whisk well until it becomes smooth and lemon curd like. Mixture will continue to thicken as it cools.
8. Pour it into sterilized jars and stick it in the fridge to use whenever you like!
9. You can freeze it for at least 3 months. Refrigerate up to 2 weeks.

I got this awesome recipe from Fig Jam and Lime Cordial and it IS amazing!  I was intimidated to make this, but it's way too easy and if I can do it, anyone can do it!  *Win*  We like easy!  You should really give it a try.

Yummy, yummy and insanely lemony Home-made Lemon Curd!

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Home-Made Lemon Curd

Kim Lange

Home-made rich and creamy lemon curd. Very, very easy and quick to prepare and can be prepared several days in advance and stored in the refrigerator. Made with eggs, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice and butter.

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Ingredients

  

Lemon Curd

• 2 Lemons large
• 3 ½ tablespoons Unsalted Butter
• ⅔ cup Sugar
• 3 Eggs
• 1 Egg Yolk

Instructions

 

• Zest 2 lemons into a large bowl .
• After zesting, juice both lemons and remove or strain seeds, add unsalted butter, and sugar.
• Microwave on high 2 minutes. Take it out and whisk, make sure butter and sugar is dissolved and allow to cool a couple of minutes.
• In another small bowl, whisk 3 eggs and egg yolk together very well.
• Pour beaten eggs through sieve, whisking into the butter mixture as your pour.
• Once combined, put mixture into microwave for 30 seconds on high, stir and micro another 30 seconds, stir again and place in microwave again for 1 minute.
• Take out of microwave and whisk well until it becomes smooth and lemon curd like. Mixture will continue to thicken as it cools.
• Pour it into sterilized jars and stick it in the fridge to use whenever you like!

Notes

You can freeze it for at least 3 months. Refrigerate up to 2 weeks.

Keyword filling, lemon, lemon curd, spring desserts, summer desserts

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