Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Lemon Curd - How To Make Lemon Curd is a non-vegetarian dessert made with unsalted butter, granulated white sugar, and fresh lemon juice. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: Not specified
- Cook time: Not specified
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- Yield: 1 cups
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Kitchen notes
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- ¾ cup granulated white sugar
- ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp lemon zest (finely shredded)
- 3 eggs
Method
- In the steel bowl of your stand mixer or using a hand mixer cream the butter and sugar together for 2-3 minutes. Add one egg at a time and mix.
- Add the lemon juice, corn starch, lemon zest and put the mixture in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir continuously, the mixture will thicken in 8-10 minutes.
- Switch off the flame and remove the saucepan from heat. Lemon curd should coat the back of your spoon when done.
- Strain the mixture, cover and let cool to room temperature.
- Lemon curd should stay fresh in the fridge for a week.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
