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Lemon Curd Recipe
A simple lemon curd recipe that turns any dessert into something elegant and delicious.
Course
Dessert
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time
20
minutes
minutes
Servings
0
Ingredients
3
lemons
zested
1 ½
cup
sugar
1
stick
butter
room temp
4
eggs
3
lemons
juiced
⅛
tsp
salt
Instructions
Zest the three lemons over the 1 ½ cups of sugar a in a food processor and then pulse so that the lemon zest is minced into the sugar.
Cream the butter into the sugar mixture and then beat in the eggs one at a time.
Add in the lemon juice and salt and mix well.
Pour the mixture into a saucepan and cook over low heat until the lemon curd begins to thicken. Be sure to stir constantly {about 10 minutes}.
Can in a pint size mason jar and refrigerate.