The BEST Ever! Lemon Curd
Chad and I love this lemon curd recipe and every lemon lover that has tried it loves it too. Bookmark this, I have some fantastic recipes that use this lemon curd coming up. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 4 large lemons or 6 small
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 5 large eggs
- 3/4 cup lemon juice 4 lemons
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Remove the zest of 3 lemons, in strips, using a vegetable peeler (do not remove the white pithy part, it is bitter).
- Put the zest and the sugar in a food processor, process until the zest has become fine and you have a smooth lemon sugar.
- In a medium mixing bowl beat the butter and the lemon mixture for 2-3 minutes.
- Add eggs, one at a time mixing well after each addition. Add the lemon juice and salt, mix until well combined.
- Pour mixture into a medium saucepan and cook over low heat until thickened, stirring constantly. Cook until lemon curd reaches about 180 degrees. Remove the curd from heat and strain though a sieve set over a bowl. Discard strained zest and allow to cool.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 1224cal | Carbohydrates: 177g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 58g | Saturated Fat: 33g | Cholesterol: 531mg | Sodium: 460mg | Sugar: 158g | Fiber: 6g | Calcium: 139mg | Iron: 3mg