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If you love lemon curd then lime curd is going to be your new favorite – it’s creamy, sweet, and tart and perfect for topping cheesecakes, toast, or eating with a spoon. Instead of paying $4 a jar and breaking the bank, I decided to make my own and now you can too!
Have you ever had Lime Curd? Chances are you’ve seen lemon curd used in a plethora of lemon recipes, like my lemon cake roll or lemon cheesecake. And you can easily make it with limes instead of lemons!
Curd is one of those things that you don’t realize you love until you try a spoonful. Thicker and creamier than jam or jelly, it’s got the consistency of a pudding, but it’s much, much better. And it’s perfect for toast or scones or topping lime cheesecake.
How to make Lime Curd
- This recipe is so simple, so easy, and so basic. It’s done in under 10 minutes. You only need a handful of ingredients!
- The basics of homemade lime (or lemon) curd include: eggs, sugar, juice, zest (if you have it), and butter. You cook the eggs, sugar, and juice together until it thickens, then you add the butter. The butter gives it creaminess and lots of depth.
- This recipe includes whole eggs because honestly? I hate wasting the whites.
- Before I add heat, I whisk all the ingredients together in the pan. Once they’re whisked (which looks kind of like scrambled egg mixture before you cook it) then I put the pot on the stove. This way you will have less chances that the whites of your eggs will get lumpy.
- Always strain your curd after you cook it to catch any little bits of egg that may not have been mixed in.
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How to Use Easy Lime Curd
- Me, laughing. How do you eat lime curd. With a spoon!
- But you can also put it on toast, dip crackers in it, or add it to yogurt to make a dip for fruit. Put it in whipped cream, swirl it into fro-yo, or fill a cake with it. Have I mentioned the spoon?
Lime Curd Recipe
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Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- ¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar
- Pinch of salt
- ½ cup fresh lime juice, (or bottled Key Lime juice)
- Zest of 1 large or two small limes, (or Key limes)
- 4 tablespoons (57g) unsalted butter, , diced
Instructions
- Place eggs, sugar, salt, juice, and zest in a medium saucepan. Do not put it over the heat yet. Whisk the ingredients together until smooth.
- Place over low heat. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon until the mixture thickens, about 4-5 minutes. Turn all the way to low and add the butter. Stir until smooth.
- Remove from heat and strain into jar(s). Makes just shy of 2 cups.
Notes
- You can use regular or key limes/lime juice
- Store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
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If you have any lime juice left, put it in a blender with some seedless watermelon, and you’ve got yourself a delicious drink! Thanks for another great make-it-yourself recipe!
Well, I just tried this recipe! I had 4 small limes and some lemon juice. I used this for my citrus. I didn’t have butter, so used margarine. All of these differences worked just fine!
It amazed me how quickly it thickened!!! And OMG, this is SO good.
Years ago, a lady brought a white fruit cake to a dinner I attended, the fruit cake was very light. She had a lemon sauce type stuff over the top. I have searched everywhere for the recipe.
This Kurd is about as close as I can call her lemon sauce.
Would anyone happen to have something similar to what I described? Thanks in advance!!!
I’m so glad you liked it Bonnie! I don’t have a sauce recipe, but if you add more juice or one less egg (and probably a little less butter) the sauce would be thinner!
I love curds! I was wondering how long it lasts and giving as a gift would it have to be refrigerated? Thanks!
Probably about two weeks in the refrigerator! After that, I’m not sure, unless you did the whole canning thing. (I’ve never done that…need to get on it!)
this looks so yummy! I will be making this soon. I love lime anything and have been craving key lime pie like not other, since I am pregnant. you posted this just in time.
I so need to make this! I made lime curd once but overcooked the mixture. Time to give it a try again! Pinned!
Thanks for the pin Anna!
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