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Homemade Meyer lemon curd
5 from 1 vote

Homemade Meyer Lemon Curd

The homemade Meyer lemon curd is creamy, smooth, citrusy and sweet. Great addition to your morning scone, pancake, or a toast.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Servings 2 cups
Calories: 25.8 kcal

Equipment & Tools

  • Mini food processor (optional)
  • Non-reactive sauce pan

INGREDIENTS
 
Metric - US Customary

  • 135 g granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp Meyer lemon zest
  • 117 g Meyer lemon juice
  • 1 egg (free range)
  • 3 egg yolks (free range)
  • 100 g butter (unsalted, small cubes, room temperature)

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Gather all the ingredients.
  • Place the canning jar into the oven at 120ºC/250ºF for at least 10 minutes.
  • Add all the ingredients except the butter into a mini food processor and process until well combined and creamy.
  • Cut the butter into small cubes. Set aside.
  • Add all the ingredients except the butter into a mini food processor and process until well combined and creamy (Note 1)
  • Pour the mixture into a non-reactive saucepan and cook over medium heat, constantly stirring, for about 10 minutes. Add butter incrementally, one cube at a time. Add another cube of butter only once the previous one has been fully incorporated into the mixture. 
  • Once the lemon curd reaches about 166ºF, it has a thick consistency, and it coats the back of the spoon; it is cooked.
    Ladle the hot lemon curd in the sterilized jar, remove any air bubbles, close and let cool to room temperature before putting it in the refrigerator.

NOTES

  1. Alternatively, you can whisk the ingredients until well combined.
  2. Instead of using a non-reactive saucepan, you can also cook the lemon curd in a glass or ceramic bowl over a pot of boiling water. Make sure the boiling water is not touching the glass/ceramic bowl.

NUTRITION*

Serving: 1tbsp | Calories: 25.8kcal (1%) | Carbohydrates: 4.6g (2%) | Protein: 0.5g (1%) | Fat: 0.7g (1%) | Saturated Fat: 0.3g (2%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 23mg (8%) | Sodium: 5.9mg | Potassium: 11.7mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 4.3g (5%) | Vitamin A: 36.1IU (1%) | Vitamin C: 1.6mg (2%) | Calcium: 6.8mg (1%) | Iron: 0.1mg (1%)

* Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.