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Instant Pot Lemon Curd

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Instant Pot Lemon Curd (Pressure Cooker Lemon Curd) - how to make lemon curd no jar method: velvety candied lemon custard is refreshing, aromatic, delicious complex sweet & lemony flavors. Super easy to make & seriously irresistible! Great DIY Christmas Gift.

·published 2017-12-11

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Servings

['2', '2 pints 32oz']

Total time

30 min

Calories / serving

206 kcal

Ingredients (7)

serves

4 (204g) large eggsegg
2 (38g) large egg yolks ((no egg white))egg
225 grams (1 cup) granulated sugarsugar
235 ml (~1 cup) freshly squeezed lemon juice from 6 - 8 lemonslemon
1 tablespoon (5g) lemon zestlemon
A pinch of saltsalt
100 grams (½ cup - 1 tbsp) unsalted butter (, room temperature)butter

Instructions (4 steps)

01Create Egg Mixture: In a 7”x3” pyrex oven-safe glass container, break and whisk together 4 (204g) large eggs and 2 (38g) large egg yolks. Add 225g (1cup) granulated sugar and mix well. Add in a pinch of salt, 1 tbsp (5g) lemon zest, and 235ml lemon juice. Mix until combined. Wrap the glass container very tight with aluminium foil.
02Pressure Cook Egg Mixture: Pour 1 cup (250ml) cold water in Instant Pot. Place a trivet in pressure cooker and carefully layer the tightly wrapped glass container on the trivet. Close lid and pressure cook at High Pressure for 3 minutes, then Natural Release for 10 minutes. *Pro Tip 1: If your aluminum foil is quite thick, add on an extra minute to the pressure cooking time.*Pro Tip 2: The floating pin will drop at the 7 - 8 minute mark, but don’t touch it until it has reached 10 minutes.*Pro Tip 3: If you're using Instant Pot 3qt mini, change the cooking time to High Pressure for 5 minutes + Natural Release for 10 minutes.

03Create Instant Pot Lemon Curd: Open the lid carefully. Carefully take out the glass container. Discard the aluminum foil. When you first see the egg mixture, it will look like an egg custard. Give it a few quick whisk and watch magic happens. Add in 100g room temperature unsalted butter, one half at a time and use a whisk to emulsify the butter with the egg mixture. Lemon curd is done and it will thicken as it cools. You can filter out the lemon zest with a fine mesh strainer if you like. If the lemon curd is lumpy, you can smooth it out with silicone whisk.

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