One Pot Lemon Curd Recipe
This lemon curd recipe is tangy, creamy, sweet and zesty. It is made from scratch and come together in one pot over the stove in 10 minute with just 5 ingredients, it makes for a delicious homemade treat.
Equipment
- Heavy bottom sauce pot (small)
- Whisk
- Rubber spatula
Ingredients
- 90 g tbsp castor sugar
- 1 lemon zest
- 2 whole eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 90 g lemon juice
- 60 g butter
- Pinch of salt
- 1 drop almond extract
Instructions
- Add the sugar into a heavy bottom sauce pot. Zest over the lemon and using your fingers rub the lemon zest into the sugar for a minute or until the sugar is a pale yellow color.
- Add the salt, egg yolk and whole eggs, whisk well. Add the lemon juice and whisk again. Add the butter.
- Place on the stove, low to medium heat and whisk constantly. Cooking for 5-6 minutes until the mixture is thicker.
- Using a rubber spatula run it along the edge of the sauce pot to clean down the sides. Allow the mixture to bubble and cook for 30 seconds before taking it off the heat.
- Add the almond extract, whisk well until combined. Pass it through a strainer to remove any bits and make it very smooth.
- Transfer to a container and cover with cling wrap (make sure it is in contact with the curd), allow to cool completely before using.
Notes
You rather cook the mixture on low heat so you have more control on the temperature and cooking.
Whisk constantly to ensure the mixture does not scramble.
When you add the butter, the mixture will look like it has split but whisk it vigorously and it will come together.
Whisk constantly to ensure the mixture does not scramble.
When you add the butter, the mixture will look like it has split but whisk it vigorously and it will come together.