This lime curd recipe is a twist on lemon curd. When life gives you a bunch of limes, make lime curd! Use it as a cake filling, or any other way you desire.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 0.75 cups fresh lime juice
- 0.25 cups butter
- 1 tablespoon lime zest
- 2 large eggs , beaten
Instructions
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1
Place sugar, lime juice, butter, and lime zest in the top of a double boiler; stir over medium-high heat until butter melts.
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2
Temper eggs by mixing 2 tablespoons hot lime mixture into eggs, stir to blend.
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3
Reduce heat to medium until water simmers. Slowly whisk egg mixture into the lime mixture. Cook over the double boiler until lime mixture thickens and coats the back of a wooden spoon, 20 to 25 minutes.
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4
Cool slightly and spoon into a clean, glass jar. Cover and refrigerate.
Nutrition Facts
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