I have a bit of a sweet tooth, but more specifically, I love the combination of sweet and tart. So lemony desserts are kind of some of my favorites. I feel like lemon curd is so versatile it is important to have a good go to recipe on hand so you can whip it up whenever you need it! This super easy one bowl lemon curd is amazing.
This lemon curd is not too sweet, plenty lemony, and crazy easy to make. The magic of this recipe is that you can make it all in one bowl, and in about 15 minutes. It’s really hard to get much better than that.You mix it in a couple different stages and them it’s suddenly it’s ready to gobble up! There is no need for a food processor, a mixer, or any other fancy tool, which makes it harder to not make.
Lemon curd is first, delicious on it’s own. By the spoonful. Second, it’s great mixed with other things. You can put this on your yogurt, granola, cupcakes, cake cakes, dutch babies, salmon (I know it sounds crazy), and sooooo many other things! The list really could go on and on and I’ll be posting a cool use for it later this week so stay tuned! This easy one bowl lemon curd can stay fresh while refrigerated for up to 1 week, and it also freezes really well. So give this a try and put it on everything. Literally everything.
Easy One Bowl Lemon Curd
Ingredients
- Zest of three lemons
- 3/4 Cup Sugar
- 1/4 Cup Butter
- 1/2 Cup Lemon juice
- 4 Eggs
- 1/8 tsp. Salt
Instructions
- In a medium heatproof bowl, zest three lemons. Add sugar and butter and cream together.
- Once combined, add the eggs, lemon juice and salt. Mix until the ingredients are loosely combined.
- Heat a pot filled part way with water and bring to a slow boil. Place bowl on top creating a double boiler. Stirring occasionally, cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes, or until curd has thickened.
- Remove from heat, let cool partially at room temperature and then refrigerate.