“When life gives you a bunch of limes, make lime curd! This twist on traditional lemon curd uses limes instead. Use it as a cake filling, or any other way you desire.” - by Sarah
Ingredients
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Original recipe yields 8 servings
Directions
- Place the sugar, butter, lime juice, lime zest in the top of a double boiler; stir over medium-high heat until butter melts. Mix 2 tablespoons hot lime mixture into the eggs and stir to blend.
- Reduce heat to medium until water simmers. Slowly whisk egg mixture into the lime mixture. Cook over the double boiler until lime mixture thickens and coats the back of a wooden spoon, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool slightly and spoon into a clean, glass jar. Cover and refrigerate.
Nutrition
Amount Per Serving (8 total)
- Calories
- 172 cal
- 9%
- Fat
- 7 g
- 11%
- Carbs
- 27.2 g
- 9%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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"This curd was absolutely delicious! To make it as a filling for Key Lime Cake, I substituted 1.5 Tbsp of lime juice for lemon juice and to make sure it would hold up as a thick filling, I sprinkled i..." See moren one tsp. of flour while heating. Wonderful Recipe!"
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