How to Make Amazing Lemon Curd from Scratch

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option while maintaining a similar texture.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness and flavor complexity.

Wash and dry the lemons. Then zest and juice them. You need about 1 tbsp of zest and 1/2 cup of lemon juice. Or leave the zest out completely.

In a medium pot, add the eggs. Whisk for about a minute or so.

Add in the sugar and whisk for another minute or two. Follow that up with the lemon juice and lemon zest. Whisk until well combined.

Place the pot on the burner and set the heat to medium-low. Continuously stir and whisk the mixture until it thickens, about 8 to 12 minutes. It is done when it clings to the back of a spoon.

Once it thickens, remove it from the heat and add in the butter. Stir until the butter has melted.

Pour the warm lemon curd into a strainer over a bowl to leave behind any larger bits of zest that you may not want in your curd. This is an optional step.

Cover the bowl/container with plastic wrap, making sure the plastic touches the top of the curd. Chill in the fridge for about 1 hour.

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