When Life Gives You Lemons…
Make lemon curd! Have you ever made your own before? If so, then you already know that it’s so much tastier than the store-bought kind. My homemade recipe is bright and sunny, creamy and tart, and completely refreshing. Plus, it’s surprisingly simple to make. So simple, in fact, that you need only five ingredients! If you’re a lemon lover, chances are you may have already made this recipe. My lemon bars use a sweetened version of today’s recipe for their filling, and it’s a key ingredient in the bright yellow filling of my lemon cake and my lemon frosting.
Why You Should Try Homemade Lemon Curd:
It cooks in just 10 minutes and is so easy to make!The texture is silky smooth (as long as you strain it!).It has a fresh, perfectly tart flavor that truly outshines the store-bought stuff. It pairs well with so many desserts, from cakes and cupcakes to pavlova.
What You Need
My lemon curd recipe uses only five ingredients for the simplest, easiest, and tastiest results! Here are a few of the key players:
Egg yolks. If you’d rather not throw your egg whites away, check out the list of egg white recipes I included in the recipe notes.Lemon juice. You’ll need fresh squeezed lemon juice for today’s recipe. I find that I usually need about three lemons to get enough juice.Lemon zest. Always zest your lemons before you juice them! It’s almost impossible to zest a juiced lemon.
SAM’S TIP: Once you break through the yellow skin of your lemon, the bright white layer underneath is called the pith. The pith is bitter and doesn’t taste very good, so only zest until you reach that point, then stop! Remember, this is just an overview of the ingredients I used and why. For the full recipe please scroll down to the bottom of the post!
How to Make Lemon Curd
SAM’S TIP: Watch your heat! Keep it low, stir constantly, and don’t let your curd come to a boil–you don’t want to end up scrambling your eggs! Let me know if you try this one! Enjoy! Let’s bake together! I’ll be walking you through all the steps in my written recipe and video below! If you try this recipe, be sure to tag me on Instagram, and you can also find me on YouTube and Facebook
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