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This light, smooth and fresh Meyer lemon curd has the perfect balance of tangy and sweet. It can be used to fill choux pastry, tarts, tartlets  or as a spread for cookies or toast.

Meyer Lemon Curd
Lemon Curd

 

I hope you are having a fantastic weekend! I’m still struggling to get back to normal after the holidays! And yes – I did over eat… And I’m trying to recover, concentrate and get back to work. It was a little tough, but I need like a day or two and will be ok.

And my plan for this year is to be more active, exercise and cook healthier foods most of the time. But I’ll still make and share some desserts on my blog. I love desserts and believe that you can still have some, but keep a balance and not be too greedy about sweets!

Although I happened to have Meyer lemons at home, this curd can be made using regular lemons.

What to use Meyer Lemon Curd For?

The reason why I’m sharing a recipe for Meyer Lemon Curd is – I’ll be using it to fill some Homemade Lemon Berry Tartlets (recipe and some exciting news on Monday Jan. 5th).

These tartlets are cute, easy to make and the great thing about them is that they are small. Great for a mini indulgent treat! And you can eat them without a fork.

What is Curd?

Curds are dessert spreads/toppings, usually made from lemons, limes or raspberries.

The ordinary ingredients are egg yolks, sugar, fruit juice and zest. Flour or corn starch and butter can be added to thicken the curd.

The difference between curds and pie fillings and custards is that they contain a higher proportion of fruit juice and zest, which creates a more intense flavor.

This Meyer lemon curd recipe makes a  smooth and creamy curd, thatcan be eaten on its own.

I like using Meyer lemons, when making lemon curd, because of their sweeter, less acidic and more fragrant flavor.

Meyer lemons
Meyer lemons

Ingredients you need to make Meyer Lemon Curd:

  • whole egs
  • egg yolks
  • Meyer lemon juice
  • sugar
  • corn starch
  • lemon zest
  • butter

What are Meyer Lemons?

It is just that Meyer lemons are sweeter and have a slightly different flavor.

Meyer lemons are native to China, but can easily be found and grown in the US (very popular in California).

Of course if you don’t have access to Meyer lemons, you can use regular lemons in this recipe, just note that flavor will be a little different.

How to make Meyer Lemon Curd?

  1. In a large metal bowl whisk together eggs, egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest and corn starch.
  2. Bring a pot of water to a slow simmer and place metal bowl inside it. Reduce heat to low. Stir comtimuously, until mixture thickens. It takes around 10 minutes.
  3. Once mixture thickens, remove from heat. Add in butter and stir.
  4. Strain mixture and let it cool to room temperature.
  5. Store in air tight container in the fridge.Put cling wrap, before closing the container, you are going to refrigerate the mixture in. You can keep curd up to a week in the fridge.
  6. This recipe calls for Meyer lemons, but regular lemons could be substituted.
Meyer Lemon Curd
Meyer Lemon Curd

 

How to store lemon curd?

This Meyer lemon curd can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days. It is also very simple to make, it takes less than 20 minutes.

 

Meyer Lemon Curd
Meyer Lemon Curd

 

Similar recipes: (I’ve used the low-carb version of this lemon curd in a beautiful Keto Lemon Curd Tart)

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Meyer Lemon Curd
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Meyer Lemon Curd Recipe

This light, smooth and fresh lemon curd has the perfect balance of tangy and sweet. It can be used to fill choux pastry, tarts or as a spread for cookies or toast.
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Total: 25 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients 

  • 2 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1/2 tsp corn starch
  • zest from 1 large Meyer lemon
  • juice from one large Meyer lemon
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 4 tbsp butter at room temperature

Instructions 

  • In a large metal bowl whisk together eggs, egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest and corn starch.
  • Bring a pot of water to a slow simmer and place metal bowl inside it. Reduce heat to low. Stir comtimuously, until mixture thickens. It takes around 10 minutes.
  • Once mixture thickens, remove from heat. Add in butter and stir.
  • Strain mixture and let it cool to room temperature.
  • Store in air tight container in the fridge.Put cling wrap, before closing the container, you are going to refrigerate the mixture in. You can keep curd up to a week in the fridge.
  • This recipe calls for Meyer lemons, but regular lemons could be substituted.

Nutrition

Calories: 194kcal, Carbohydrates: 22g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 140mg, Sodium: 91mg, Potassium: 26mg, Sugar: 22g, Vitamin A: 400IU, Calcium: 18mg, Iron: 0.4mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dessert
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Hi! I'm Mira.

I share simple, mostly low-carb and Keto recipes, that don't take a lot of time to make and use mostly seasonal, easy to find ingredients. I'm a supporter of healthy eating, but you'll also find some indulgent treats too.

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31 Comments

  1. This lemon curd looks so so pretty, I love the color! Meyer lemons are my weakness, I can just imagine how amazing this tastes and smells!

  2. This is such a simple and delicious recipe! I never cooked lemon curd before, but it will go great with a pie crust I just learnt! Really love the picture of lemons. Pinned! 🙂

  3. I seriously LOVE lemon curd.. it’s so sweet but so tangy and delicious at the same time. I think I could devour the whole lot of this Lyubomira, the vibrant colour is incredible!

  4. I think practically everything made out of lemon is good. This recipe & photos are great, and I’ll pin it so when I’m ready to cook sweets again it’s going to be on the top of the list.

    Have a great week Mira.

  5. Mmmm ….. lemon curd! Sounds wonderful, but I love the sound of what you’re going to do with it in tomorrow’s post even more!

  6. Gorgeous pictures! So funny – my mom’s neighbor gave me an entire bag of meyer lemons she picked from her friends tree while we were in Florida… I was actually thinking of making lemon curd with all of them! That or limoncello! 🙂 I will certainly use your recipe when making lemon curd a.k.a nectar of the God’s!