This is a favorite English recipe updated with essential oils. The oils enhance the taste and it’s all natural!
Lemon Curd
Serve this as an accompaniment with the Cinnamon Muffins.
Ingredients
- 9-10 drops lemon essential oil
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
- 4 extra large eggs or 4 large eggs and 1 yolk
- ½ cup lemon juice (3-4 lemons)
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Pour sugar and lemon essential oil into a bowl and mix until well combined.
- Cream the butter in a separate bowl and then beat in the lemon sugar mixture.
- Add the eggs, 1 at a time.
- Then add the lemon juice and salt.
- Mix until well combined.
- Pour the mixture into a 2 quart saucepan and cook over low heat until thickened, stirring constantly.
- The lemon curd will thicken at about 170 degrees F or just below simmer.
- Remove from the heat, cool or refrigerate.
Serve with Cinnamon Muffins
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