5-MINUTE MICROWAVE HONEY LEMON CURD

 

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoon butter* or coconut oil
• 3 large eggs
• ⅓ cup liquid honey
• ½ cup lemon juice freshly squeezed
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest

Instructions

• Melt butter (or coconut oil) in a glass measuring cup in the microwave.
• In a separate glass bowl, whisk 3 eggs with ⅓ cup liquid honey. Add  lemon juice and zest and whisk again.
• Slowly add cooled butter (or coconut oil) and whisk until well combined. 
• Microwave at 50% power for 1 minute. Stir, then microwave at full power for 1 minute. Stir again. Repeat in 1 minute intervals, as necessary. The time needed will depend on the power of your microwave oven. When it thickly coats the back of a metal spoon, it's ready.
• Remove the bowl from the microwave and pour the lemon curd through a strainer to remove zest and any possible bits of cooked egg. It may seem too thin, but it will thicken as it cools. Once cool, store in the refrigerator.

Notes

• Use grass-fed butter or coconut oil for paleo diet.
• Freshly squeezed lemon juice is necessary in this recipe. Bottled lemon juice can sometimes produce a metallic taste in lemon curd.
• To avoid a bitter taste, make sure to only zest the outer yellow portion of the lemon peel.
• This recipe makes 1.5 cups of lemon curd. Nutrition information was calculated for 1 tablespoon.