Yield: 3 cups
Lemon Curd (in the Vitamix)
Capture that bright citrus punch that only lemon can give with this easy recipe for how to make lemon curd in the Vitamix!
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
6 minutes
Total Time
16 minutes
Ingredients
- 5 large eggs
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (2-3 large lemons) and zest of 2-3 lemons
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature and cut into small pieces
Instructions
- Zest the lemons and then juice the lemons.
- Put all ingredients EXCEPT the butter into the Vitamix. Start at Variable 1 and gradually increase to Variable 10. Blend for 5 minutes. The mixture will increase in volume, change color, and will become quite hot.
- Reduce to Variable 3, remove the lid plug and add the pieces of butter through the lid. Blend for 30 more seconds. Be careful with the steam coming out of the top!
- Allow to cool to room temperature then refrigerate. The lemon curd will thicken as it cools. Refrigerate for at least two hours or overnight.
Notes
Note: A regular blender will not cook the eggs in the way that a Vitamix will. The temperature of eggs that is safe to eat is 160 degrees F. If you don’t have a Vitamix or Blendtec then use the easy microwave method or a stovetop method.
It's best to zest lemons first and THEN squeeze them for the fresh lemon juice. If you squeeze them first it is difficult and inefficient to try to remove the zest from the squeezed halves of lemon.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
48Serving Size:
1 tablespoonAmount Per Serving: Calories: 51Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 13mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 0gSugar: 6gProtein: 1g
This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix and is an estimate only.