Easy Lemon Curd

Following on from the easy focaccia bread that I made last week, I have come up with something sweet for you to try today. This lemon curd is easy and can be used in lots of other recipes or just on its own spread on hot toast and butter.

So without further ado, here’s the 5 ingredients you will need:

200g caster sugar

The juice and grated zest of 4 lemons (wax free if possible)

1tbsp cornflower

130g butter

3 large eggs and the yolk of 1 more

lemon curd post myrealfairy.com

lemon curd post myrealfairy.com

lemon curd post myrealfairy.com

In a medium sized saucepan, combine the butter, sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest and melt them all together over a low heat. Stir as it melts.

When it’s all melted, stir in the cornflower. Beat the eggs together in a cup and take the saucepan off the heat and stir in the eggs. Then change to a hand whisk and gently whisk for about 10 minutes and you will feel it start to thicken up. When you feel this happen, keep whisking gently for another 5 minutes.

Take off the heat and let it cool a little (about 5 mins) then pour into a jam jars or other containers depending on how quickly you plan on using it.

It makes about enough for 3 good sized jam jars. That’s it, easy lemon curd!

lemon curd post myrealfairy.com

 

Do you think you might give it a go or have you any tips to make it even better?

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38 thoughts on “Easy Lemon Curd”

  1. OMG! I love Lemon Curd. I made it once and they tasted delicious! Then I lost the recipes! lol! Thank you for this. I will totally pin! 🙂

    Thank you for linking up with us on #FabFridayPost x

  2. A very simple well illustrated recipe for Fresh home made lemon curd..great for cakes. Tanks for sharing at the pit Stop!

  3. Yummy! I love lemon curd! My favourite is to make a batch. Mix half with marscepone and then swirl a spoonfull of the two halves together so that you get a marble of creamy and tangy, and then break up some meringues to crumble with it in a glass. It’s a little bit of lemon heaven! I’ll definitely try your lemon curd recipe – looks really straight forward which is great for me haha x #mg

  4. I adore Lemon Curd and I never knew it was so simple to make, so it’s really something for me to try this week. Thanks so much for linking up #pinningforfuturereference

  5. I love homemade lemon curd, it’s 10 times better than anything you can buy! Thank you for sharing your recipe with us! #KCACOLS

  6. this looks fantastic, will definitely be having a go. Lemon Curd on toast is one of my favourite easy treats. #EatSleepBlogRT

  7. I love a lemon curd, although in our family we always called it Lemon cheese! My nan used to make it and it was delicious on my Grandpa’s scones #KCACOLS

  8. Hello fellow Dorset blogger! 🙂
    Oh man, I LOVE lemon curd. I am trying to lose weight, so it’s dangerous for me to see recipes like this. Could be a good pressie for people though – how long does it keep for?
    #eatsleepblogrt

    1. Hey there!:) I’m sure this is perfect for a diet, I mean it’s got lemons in it!;) I’ve looked up a lot around the shelf life and it all comes in at 1-2 weeks in the fridge. It’s so quick to make that it wouldn’t be too hard to make some and take round at Christmas as gifts…this is what I’m hoping to do. I also did some pickled chillies today which were amazing and will keep for ever. Blog post to come lol xx

  9. I did not know it was so easy to make lemon curd. I love lemon curd 🙂 How long will it keep for in the fridge if properly sealed?! Definitely going to try this so thanks for sharing #KCACOLS

    1. In my house it would only last about a week!:) tbh I wouldn’t like to say how long as it has the eggs in it. It doesn’t have any extra preservatives so I would personally treat it like my other products and keep 1-2 weeks. Mind you, my OH swears by the ‘smell it’ guide!;)

  10. Hmm, I’ve never heard of lemon curd before, but it sounds sooo yummy!!! Lemon is definitely one of my favorite flavors, so I’m super excited by this recipe. I wonder if this would go well in a pie or something!! Thanks so much for sharing <3 #KCACOLS

    1. oh yes it goes great into lemon meringue pie! 🙂 thanks for your comments and your continued visits to my blog:) mainy x

  11. Oh my this looks delicious! Lemon is my favorite flavor because chocolate doesn’t count, right? Thanks for sharing 🙂 #KCACOLS

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