Stove top lemon curd

Stove top lemon curd

You will find many lemon curd recipes in the net. This one is different because it takes a short cut. Other lemon curd recipes stress double boiling so much. I feel it is time consuming and totally unnecessary. The stove top lemon curd will be ready in just 10 minutes!!!

This recipe is very easy to remember, as easy as 1, 2, 3. 1 cup sugar, 2 lemons and 3 eggs. Heat the sugar with juice and rind of lemons till the sugar dissolves. Do not boil. Sieve to remove the rind and let cool to room temperature. Sieving is really optional. Our picky eater is a lemon lover. But since he is picky, he picked off every tidbit of lemon rind the first time. Now I make it a point to sieve out the rind!

Add the eggs to the room temperature sugar syrup and whisk well. Start heating over medium heat whisking continuously. The mixture will start to thicken in a minute. Keep whisking for one or two minutes more. Soon, it will start spluttering.  Add the butter and combine. Take off from heat and whisk in the vanilla. Pour into jar and let cool. This will keep in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks.