Ingredients
Scale
- 4 – 5 Lemons
- 1 1/2 cups Sugar
- 1/4 pound Butter – room temp
- 4 Eggs
- 3/4 cup Lemon Juice
- Zest of 4 Lemons
- 1/8 teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- Zest and juice the lemons.
- Cream together the butter, sugar, and lemon zest.
- Add the eggs, one at a time.
- Add the lemon juice and salt. The mixture will look chunky or curdeled – don’t worry, that is normal.
- Pour mixture into a medium sized pot.
- Cook over med-low heat while whisking constantly.
- The lemon curd will thicken and become less cloudy looking.
- Keep cooking and whisking until the curd reaches about 170 degrees.
- Remove from the heat and cool before using. It will continue to thicken as it cools.
Keywords: Lemon, Curd, Lemon Curd, Citrus, Dessert, Lemon Dessert, Easy Dessert