I love curd, even though the name doesn't sound appealing... the delicious creamy texture will have you eating it by the spoonfuls straight out of the jar!
Making curd is a great way to use up lots of eggs and enjoy a protein-rich dessert. It is so simple to make and only requires a handful of ingredients... eggs, honey, zest, butter (or coconut oil) and orange juice.
You can even try different fruit juices... I hope to try mango and passionfruit soon. I'm sure they will be so good!
I love that I don't have to spend a lot of money & time to create this nourishing treat and you can use it to dress up just about anything... layer cakes, cookies, tarts and more.
My two favorite ways to enjoy this yummy curd is over ice cream (of course!) and spread over a crust to make bars.
Simple, yet fancy!
Honey-sweetened
Orange Curd (with dairy-free option)
3 large eggs or 6 egg yolks
1/4 - 1/3 cup honey
fresh zest of one orange
6 Tbsp butter (or coconut oil for a dairy-free option)
½ cup orange juice
In a medium saucepan, whisk together eggs, honey & zest
until smooth.
Add in butter (or coconut oil) and orange juice. Cook over
medium heat and whisk until smooth.
Continue to cook & whisk until the mixture thickens and
you start to see bubbles popping on the surface.
Remove from heat and pour into a fine sieve set over a bowl.
Gently stir the curd through the sieve.
Cover the bowl and store in the fridge for several hours to
thicken. Should keep for about one week
in the fridge.
I was just looking on the internet for a recipe for Lemon curd we were just given 3 case of Lemons (very hard to come by here in my neck of the world)
ReplyDeleteMichelle- just replace the orange juice and zest with the lemons!! Have fun... SO good!
DeleteMare, this looks so yummy. I've made lemon curd many times, but never orange curd. I'm going to make this in a chocolate tart... how yummy would that be?!
ReplyDeleteI love this stuff! I have a post ready to share with a recipe for making curd bars/tart... a chocolate tart sounds fantastic!
DeleteThis looks delicious! I just pinned it :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing this! It was one of those "duh!" moments for me - wondering how in the world I never thought of switching up the lemon for other fruit. I will definitely try this since we have both lemon and sour oranges on our property.
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