Try this silky smooth and easy lemon curd recipe that you can use for various lemon desserts! You'll only need four simple ingredients and basic tools.
56 g Unsalted butter (Add more butter to make it thicker and taste milder.)
Categories
sauce
Cuisine
Universal
Steps
Mix eggs and egg yolks: Mix whole eggs and yolks with a whisk in a saucepan until evenly incorporated.
Add granulated sugar: Mix well until combined.
Add lemon zest and lemon juice: Mix in lemon juice, dividing a few times.
Heat it on low heat while mixing: Whisk fast and evenly while heating. Continue it until the curd starts boiling all over the surface to cook the eggs completely.
Add cold butter: Add cubed butter while the lemon curd is still warm so that the butter melts completely.
Strain it with a sieve: I still recommend straining to make it even smoother. In case you see pieces of cooked eggs in the curd, the fine mesh sieve can remove them. Chill it in the fridge completely to thicken it.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 121 kcal
Carbohydrates: 14 g
Protein: 2 g
Fat: 7 g
Saturated Fat: 4 g
Trans Fat: 0.2 g
Cholesterol: 64 mg
Sodium: 19 mg
Sugar: 13 g
Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
Reviews
Chloe on 2026-02-28 (5 stars): This is amazing! Thank you.
A family favourite when the tree is producing juicy lemons 🍋
I love the simplicity of this recipe so much i wonder if the exact method can be used for making passionfruit curd, if I simply swap lemon for passionfruit?
Megan on 2024-11-09 (5 stars): Perfect result. Easy process. Thank you for sharing with us all.
F on 2023-12-16 (5 stars): Hi, I love your channel so much, I've tried so many of your recipes and they've all worked out deliciously. I was just wondering that you had another lemon curd recipe on your channel, a thicker one? I was trying to find it on your channel and its no longer there? Would it be possible if you could re-post the recipe
Thanks
