Name: Homemade Lemon Curd
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 3 large eggs; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup lemon juice (about 2 lemons); 1/4 cup butter, cubed; 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest

Lemon curd is a scrumptious spread for scones, biscuits or other baked goods. You can find it in larger grocery stores alongside the jams and jellies or with the baking supplies, but we like making this lemon curd recipe from scratch. &mdash;Mark Hagen, West Allis, Wisconsin

Homemade Lemon Curd

eggs

sugar

lemon juice (about 2 lemons)

butter, cubed

lemon

Second time making this. Perfect both times! Wow, this is so quick, easy and good. Seriously. And very little cleanup.

TIP:  Whisk the eggs and sugar together before adding the lemon juice.  The lemon juice will cause the egg yolks to coagulate too quickly and you will end up with a bunch of cooked egg in your custard.  If you do, just strain the mixture into the bowl before cooling.

LEMON CURD EMERGENCY !!!  IT’ S NOT THICK !!  FOLLOWED RECIPE BUT IT HAS NOT THICKENED !!  WHAT DO I DO NOW ???  HELP ??  Janet

Excellent!!!  As per other reviews, easy to make and with less sugar (I used about 2/3 cup) has a nice lemon flavor that isn't too sweet.  You may want to have at least 3 lemons to make 3/4 cup of juice and make sure you pick up a few and test for heaviness (the more juicy).  My husband is British and gave me thumbs up!  The recipe (with less sugar) didn't quite make 3 cups.  Enjoy!

I wanted to make lime curd without butter for my daughter, who is allergic to dairy. Your recipe had the most helpful information, so I gave it a try. I used organic limes, to avoid any pesticide residue on the zest, and substituted coconut oil for the butter. I also used a thermometer and cooked the curd to 165 degrees before removing it from heat. It turned out fantastic, rich and creamy!! I mostly wanted to use it to flavor homemade yogurt, but it's so good that I'm looking for other ways to eat it, besides licking it off the spoon! (I would include a picture if I could, because one drop of green food coloring made it the most beautiful shade of spring green!)

Made this beautiful curd to fill strawberry & Lemon Hamantashen cookies. Other than straining twice went by recipe. It's bright, lemony, not too sweet & works well being baked too!

After making curd for years, the hard way, I tried this not expecting it to be as good but I must say I will make it this way from now on. It is great and easy.

Delicious lemon curd!! Made to have with scones and was a resounding success! A keeper for sure!

I'v loved lemon curd since i was a kid & always wanted to make it. Thank you

I just stumbled upon this and I was looking for a lemon curd to make so I gave it a go and I LOVED IT but next time I will cut back on the amount of sugar I used so simply to make less them 10 minutes anyway it was delicious

Excellent and easy to make. After occasionally purchasing lemon curd, I decided to try making it and wished I had done it sooner!  I get lots of compliments and requests for this recipe. I also tell them to check out this site!

Came out perfect.  This will be the filling for my Easter dinner carrot cake.  So easy to make.  Followed directions exactly as written.   Thank you.

Worked great. Nice lemony taste. Janet- you must heat it enough for it to thicken. Too much heat and it will curdle.  You can try reheating to higher temperature or adding a slurry of cornstarch and water and then heat again.  The egg should be enough if the heat is right.

Very easy to make, family loved it! You have this recipe on your small batch canning section but no directions for canning it.... Would love to make a batch.

This was fabulous! It was not difficult at all.

Everyone said "Make your own lemon curd. It's so easy." It is. Really. And delicious! I used very ripe, local lemons.

Super easy and tasty, my batch is a bit too sweet for me so I will cut the sugar to 3/4 cup next time and see how it goes....the lemon flavor is delicious!

Question... How long will lemon curd keep for in the fridge? Also can I heat up my canning jars and place the lemon curd inside to get a nice seal?

I am a huge lemon fan, and this lemon curd was fast, easy and delicious.

Awesome recipe!  Delicious and very quick and easy to prepare.

This was SOOO yummy and easy to make!  We ate this with blueberry scones - it was perfect!  Thanks for sharing!

I made this for a get together and it was amazing!  I had invited my boss and he went on and on about how good they were and he doesn't even really like sweets!  Nice and tart!

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Homemade Lemon Curd

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Servings: 1.5

Author : Taste of Home

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