EASY Lemon Curd Recipe - The BEST Recipe!! 'Back to Cake Basics' Episode

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.

Juice lemons until you have 2/3 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice, using a strainer to catch any seeds.

In a mixing bowl, combine 2 whole eggs and 4 egg yolks with 1 cup of white granulated sugar.

Whisk the egg and sugar mixture for about 3-4 minutes until creamy, using a hand whisk or mixer.

Pour the egg and sugar mixture into a stainless steel saucepan.

Add the freshly squeezed lemon juice to the saucepan and whisk quickly.

Turn the heat to medium and cook the mixture, stirring with a rubber spatula and scraping the bottom to prevent burning, for about 3-5 minutes until thickened.

Remove the saucepan from heat and stir in 1/2 cup of unsalted butter and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract until the butter is fully melted.

Transfer the lemon curd to a glass mixing bowl and cover the surface with plastic wrap to prevent a film from forming.

Once cooled, transfer the lemon curd to sealed glass jars for storage in the refrigerator.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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