Microwave Lemon Curd

Microwave lemon curd is easy to make. Whip it up in the microwave and refrigerate for later. Full lemon flavour and great thickness

Microwave Lemon Curd

All that fussing over a double boiler….. and what do you know you can make lemon curd in a microwave with very little trouble at all.

Last week I made a large Peppa Pig Cake. The delicious white cake that was it’s base used 10 egg whites but no yolks. This left me with 8 after I used 2 to crumb some chicken schnitzels. What does a good non wasteful person do with 8 egg yolks?. Well they make Fig Jam and Lime Cordial’s recipe for microwave lemon curd, and what a beauty it is too.

It looks like it might be a little runny but once it is chilled it is THE best.

Use the curd to top Cheesecakes like this one. Here’s the recipe . Fold the curd through whipped cream to make an amazing Lemon Mascarpone Tart too. This is a keeper.

How to make Microwave Lemon Curd

This recipe is adapted from www.figjamandlimecordial.com the quickest easiest lemon curd you will ever make. Mine is rejigged to suit my egg yolks, so please see her original recipe for using whole eggs

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Servings 500 gm

Ingredients

  

• 2 whole lemons zested
• 200 ml lemon Juice 5-6 lemons
• 80 gm butter unsalted
• 200 gm caster sugar
• 8 yolks

Instructions

 

• Zest the lemons into a large microwave friendly bowl add the juice.
• Add the butter and caster (superfine) sugar.
• Microwave on high for 2 minutes (1100 watts).Then take it out and give it a whisk to mix in the sugar and incorporate the butter. Cool slightly,
• Beat the yolks well then add them to the juice mix and whisk well. Put back into the microwave for 30 seconds and whisk repeating the 30 second blasts till the mixture is hot but not boiling. After the second or third whisking you should notice that the mixture is quite thick or starting to get thick and is hot. Strain the mixture through a fine sieve
• Now that it is ready pour into sterilized jars ( approx 500 gm ) and refridgerate