Recipe

My Favorite Low Carb Lemon Curd

A bright, tangy sugar-free lemon curd that thickens beautifully on the stovetop without any special equipment.

My Favorite Low Carb Lemon Curd

Total time

25 min

Servings

10

Net carbs

2.5g

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Ingredients

What you need

Adjust servings

10 servings
10
  • ¾ cup (6 ounces) lemon juice, (about 3-4 large lemons)
  • ½ cup low carb sugar ((or Swerve, or Lakanto Monkfruit))
  • 4 large eggs
  • 4 large egg yolks
  • the zest from all of the lemons
  • ¼ teaspoon stevia glycerite
  • 6 tablespoons salted butter
  • 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder ((tapioca starch or cornstarch))

Instructions

How to cook it

Prep timer

25:00

Cooking cue

Cook eggs just until set so they stay tender instead of rubbery.

  1. Set a large skillet or saute pan over medium to medium-high heat and keep the ingredients close so the cooking stays fast and even.
  2. 1. Combine the low-carb sweetener and arrowroot powder in a medium pot and stir together.
  3. 2. Roll lemons on the counter to release juices, then zest them and add the zest to the sweetener mixture in the pot.
  4. 3. Separate 4 eggs, adding just the yolks to the pot along with 4 whole eggs, then whisk everything together with the sweetener.
  5. 4. Juice the lemons to get 3/4 cup, strain out seeds and pulp, and stir the juice into the egg mixture.
  6. 5. Place pot over medium heat and whisk continuously until the mixture begins to thicken after a few minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and keep whisking—the curd will thicken suddenly all at once.
  7. 6. Remove from heat and continue whisking for one more minute. Transfer to a clean container and stir in stevia glycerite and butter until completely smooth.
  8. Cook eggs just until set so they stay tender instead of rubbery.
  9. 7. Press plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the curd and refrigerate, or quick-cool by setting the container in an ice bath and stirring until cold. Store covered in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks.
  10. Taste and adjust the seasoning at the end, then serve while everything is hot or freshly chilled.

Source & attribution

Low Carb Maven · IMPORTED

https://diet.driv.space/recipes/my-favorite-low-carb-lemon-curdLow Carb Maven reference: https://www.lowcarbmaven.com/my-favorite-low-carb-lemon-curd/

Rated 4.95/5 from 18 ratings on Low Carb Maven. Method rewritten in-house; see source for the publisher's original.