Perfect Lemon Curd Recipe {the best}

sweet, tangy, tart, smooth, perfectly luscious lemon curd. Eat it alone or use it as a topping on a plethora of things.

Course Dessert

Cuisine English

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 316kcal

Author Chellie Schmitz

Ingredients

Zest of 3 lemons
3/4 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice about 3-4 lemons
1 1/4 cups sugar
5 large eggs
1 pinch salt
12 Tablespoons butter cut into sections of 1 tablespoon each

Instructions

In the insert pan of a double boiler (if you don't have a double boiler see notes) combine lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar, eggs and salt.
Whisk very well.
Place insert pan over the double boiler pan of simmering water. There should only be an inch or so of water.
Whisk constantly for 15 minutes. You will see it thickening up between 10 and 15 minutes.
Remove from heat, and add butter 1 or 2 tablespoons at a time and continue whisking until melted. After all the butter has been added and is whisked in, pour the curd through a fine mesh sieve.
Chill curd for about 3 hours or overnight.

Notes

If you don't have a double boiler, mix the ingredients in a metal (preferably) or glass bowl and place that over a pan of simmering water (about an inch or so of water).

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