Stove-Top Method Lemon Curd Recipe

The best lemon curd recipe is zesty and tart, sweet but not too sweet. This fruit curd recipe is exactly that.

This easy recipe uses 4 simple ingredients. Eggs (whole eggs and yolks), fresh lemons (fresh lemon juice and zest), white sugar, and butter.

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Mix all the ingredients except the butter into a heat-proof or glass bowl.

Set up a water bath by filling a saucepan with about 2 inches (4cm) of water and bringing it to a simmer.

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Whisk it together over the simmering water for around 12-15 minutes until it starts to thicken.

Then take it off the heat and whisk in the cold butter.

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Pour the curd mixture through a fine-mesh sieve, into a clean jar.

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Stove-Top Method Lemon Curd Recipe