If you happen to love lemon desserts, you’ll want to check out these Delicious Recipes Using Lemon Curd! A roundup of easy and decadent desserts with luscious lemon curd.
What is Lemon Curd?
Lemon curd is a delicious dessert filling or topping. It’s made from fresh lemon juice, sugar, eggs and a small amount of butter. It’s very easy to make and so versatile. Here, I’ve put together some of my favourite Lemon Curd recipes all in one place for easy access. If you’re new to Lemon Curd, give it a try and let me know what you think!
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What Can I Do With Lemon Curd
- As a filling – Lemon curd makes a great filling for cake, sandwich cookies, Scones or filled in crepes.
- As a topping – It’s also great as a topping. You can simply just spread it on toast, use it on Waffles, Pancakes or french toast.
- In layered or cold desserts – You can add it to ice cream, yogurt desserts, parfaits, in trifles or add it to puddings.
What Flavours Go Well With Lemon Curd
- Berries – Berry anything goes really well with lemon curd. You can add raspberries, strawberries and blueberries to any lemon curd dessert. Check out my delicious Lemon Blueberry Loaf Cake.
- Cheesecake – Any kind of cheesecake, including baked and no bake cheesecake, go so well with lemon curd. You could try it out with the Berry Topped Lime Cheesecake.
Lemon Curd Recipes
Below, you’ll find a collection of our favourite lemon curd recipes including my personal favourite, Lemon Cheesecake Bars with Lemon Curd.
Homemade Lemon Curd
Lemon Cream Cheese Turnovers
Blueberry Lemon Puff Pastry Recipe
Lemon Curd Filled Muffins
Lemon Cheesecake Bars with Lemon Curd
Lemon Curd Cookies
Lemon Cream Cheese Danish
Lemon Blueberry Swiss Roll Cake
Mini Lemon Cheesecakes
Lemon Curd Filled Scones
Individual Lemon Tarts
Frequently Asked Questions
Lemon curd will last up to two weeks in the fridge. Alternatively, you can freeze homemade lemon curd for up to three months. Just store it in a labelled freezer proof container. Remove and place in the fridge to defrost.
Yes, you can substitute other citrus fruits for lemon curd. You can try oranges, clementines, tangerines, grapefruits or limes. You can also mix citrus fruits for curd.
If the lemon curd has gone bad, the colour will darken. As well, the consistency will change and may become slightly watery. If in doubt, just discard the lemon curd.
The most common reason lemon curd will smell eggy is overcooking or cooking it too fast. So remember to cook it low and slow.
Delicious Recipes Using Lemon Curd
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
Notes
- Homemade Lemon Curd
- Lemon Cream Cheese Turnovers
- Blueberry Lemon Puff Pastry Recipe
- Lemon Curd Filled Muffins
- Lemon Cheesecake Bars with Lemon Curd
- Lemon Curd Cookies
- Lemon Cream Cheese Danish
- Lemon Blueberry Swiss Roll Cake
- Mini lemon Cheesecakes
- Lemon Curd filled Scones
- Individual Lemon Tarts
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