Lemon Curd

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    40mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    194
based on 62 ratings

This tangy lemon curd is a great preserve to give as a gift or a use in to make lemon tartlets. The mixture will thicken as it cools and sets.

recipe updated 22 Oct. 2025

Ingredients

  • Lemon juice icon
    Lemon juice
    80 ml
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    100 g
  • Egg yolk icon
    Egg yolk
    4
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    150 g
  • Lemon zest icon
    Lemon zest
    7 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    ¼ teaspoon

Tools

  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Cooking chef xl bowl
  • kCook icon Jar

Step preview

  1. Attach the Creaming Beater
  2. Add egg yolk, lemon juice, unsalted butter, caster sugar, lemon zest and salt to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  3. Lift the Cooking Chef head and fit the heat shield
  4. Cook with splashguard fitted - 5 min, 60°C, Stir 1
  5. Cook with splashguard fitted - 10 min, 85°C, Stir 1
  6. Cook with splashguard fitted until thickened - 10 min, 95°C, Stir 1
  7. Transfer content of Cooking Chef XL Bowl to jar
  8. Let cool
  9. Chill in fridge until set
  10. Use
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