5 Minute Lemon Curd Recipe

Found an amazing recipe for a tasty, tart, lemon curd, that takes no longer than 5 minutes in the microwave. Yep. Not a typo. 5 minutes. Great for those times when you only want a small amount, and don't feel like constantly stirring a large pot on the stove for an hour.

You can make as much or as little as you like, and you're not restricted to lemon! So far, I've made lime, orange and raspberry curds. Just substitute the lemon juice for another citrus juice, or fruit puree.

Ingredients: (makes about 200g)

• Juice from 1 lemon (approx 50g)
• 66g eggs, beaten, at room temperature
• 60g caster sugar
• 40g unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1.6g gold leaf gelatine, soaked and drained.

Method:

  

Combine butter, lemon juice, eggs
and caster sugar.

1. Combine the beaten eggs, sugar, lemon juice and butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Whisk by hand to combine ingredients.
2. Bloom the gelatine in cold water, and drain well. Leave in fridge.
3. Heat the mixture in the microwave on high at 20 second bursts, whisking well after each burst. Gradually, the mixture will thicken, and start to bubble.

Mixture starting to thicken and bubble.

Once the mixture is bubbling and thick (should take no longer than 5 minutes), add the bloomed gelatine and stir to combine. Leave to cool to room temperature, to form a more solid consistency.

Feel free to experiment with different flavours! Here, I made lemon, orange and raspberry curds respectively. For the raspberry, I puree'd frozen raspberries (once thawed), and pressed this through a sieve to remove lumps. Then I just substituted the lemon juice for 50g of raspberry puree. Raspberries tend to go a pale purple colour rather than red when cooked, so add a small amount of red food colouring if you want a brighter colour.

Lemon, Orange and Raspberry Curd

If the curd is still too runny after refrigeration, you can always add a bit more gelatine. Heat the mixture up again in the microwave first, then add bloomed gelatine and stir to dissolve. If the mixture is not warm enough when the gelatine is added, you'll get lumps.