Homemade Orange Curd Recipe
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Homemade Orange Curd Recipe is the most amazing orange curd you’ll ever eat! It’s smooth, creamy, tart, and sweet. With just five ingredients, this sauce is a great way to brighten your favorite ice cream, pies, cakes, cheesecakes, pancakes, and biscuits.
Bright, smooth, and full of fresh citrus flavor, orange curd is a simple ‘syrup’ that works in so many ways. It’s great layered in cakes, spooned over pancakes, or spread on toast. It’s easy to make at home and stores well in the fridge.
Orange Curd Tips
One tip I like is using a microplane to grate the orange before juicing. It’s faster and keeps you from forgetting the zest, which adds a lot of flavor. Also, use a double boiler or a heatproof bowl over a pot of simmering water to keep the curd from heating too fast and curdling.
Use fresh oranges for the best flavor. Blood oranges work too if you want a deeper color and a slightly different taste. You can use lemon juice instead of orange for a lemon curd version.
Keep the heat low and stir constantly to avoid lumps. A fine-mesh strainer at the end helps make it smooth. You’ll like orange curd because it’s rich, creamy, and has a balance of sweet and tangy.
Store it in the fridge for up to two weeks. Use it in tarts, on toast, or as a filling in baked goods.
Freshly squeezed orange juice gives this sauce a bright, fresh flavor. You may also enjoy my Lemon Sauce. While you’re here, check out these recipes. Click the photo for the recipe
Homemade Orange Curd Recipe
You’re probably familiar with lemon curd, but did you know you can turn any citrus whether it’s lemons, oranges, limes, and even grapefruits into a curd. It’s a simple process. The recipe below will work for any citrus fruit.
This simple recipe doesn’t have many ingredients but it sure makes a big impact on cakes, ice cream, pancakes, muffins, and waffles. In fact, it will boost the flavor of anything you serve it on.
Conclusion
Orange curd is easy to make and tastes better than store-bought. With a little stirring and fresh juice, you get a homemade spread that works in all kinds of desserts.
Homemade Orange Curd Recipe
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Ingredients
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 1 and ½ tablespoons butter melted
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- 2 tablespoons orange juice fresh
- 1 large eggs lightly beaten
Instructions
- Stir together all the ingredients in a small, heavy saucepan.
- Cook over low heat, stirring constantly for 10 to 12 minutes or until the mixture thickens slightly. (The orange curd will be ready when it begins to form bubbles around the edge of the pan and coats the back of a spoon.)
- You may strain the sauce to remove the zest and any pieces of cooked egg. Or, if you prefer a chunkier texture left the zest in the curd.
- Use immediately or store in a clean jar with lid and refrigerate up to one week.
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Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.
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Yum. Why are citrus curds SO good?!
Hello. 2 tbsp of fresh orange jus only? I think it should be more
2 tablespoons orange juice is correct