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An easy Keto Lemon Curd recipe you’ll fall in love in! This bright and fresh condiment is loaded with nutrients and healthy fats. Top almond flour cake with this low carb lemon curd, or simply enjoy it with a dollop of whipped cream on top.

5 NET CARBS PER 1/4 CUP SERVING

3 jars showing the creamy and thick texture of lemon curd with a gold spoon.

An Easy Keto Lemon Curd Recipe

I recently made a Keto Angel Food Cake for my mom’s birthday. I have a really old GIANT angel food cake pan, so I ended up needing 24 egg whites to make the recipe fit the pan!

Egg yolks are the most nutritious part of the egg, so there was no way I was throwing them away. What to do with so many egg yolks?

Lemon curd! It ended up being the perfect solution. I have never made it before, but it was so easy, and so delicious. We enjoyed it dolloped on top of the angel food cake along with whipped cream and berries. A perfect spring or summer dessert!

The ingredients for Keto Lemon Curd with labels.

Ingredients in Keto Lemon Curd

Egg yolks – for the best nutrition, use pastured eggs, which are much higher in omega-3s, vitamin E, and vitamin A than organic eggs.
Lemon Juice – fresh is always best, but buy a glass jar of organic lemon juice to save time. I do this!
Monk Fruit Sweetener – I use Zensweet with is a blend of erythritol and monk fruit. It tastes just like sugar and even non-keto dieters will enjoy desserts made with this.
Pastured Butter – eat butter, but eat the kind that is highest in Omega 3s and CLAs. Pastured butter and grass fed beef are great sources of this important nutrient that lowers the risk of cancer.

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How to Make Easy Lemon Curd

Add egg yolks, lemon juice, and powdered monk fruit sweetener into a saucepan. Whisk well before turning heat on medium low.
Once the mixture has begun to warm, add the butter, and whisk until the butter is melted and mixed in.
Continue whisking every minute or so, until the mixture reaches 160º F. Another test, if you don’t have a thermometer, is to check with a spoon once in a while. When the mixture coats the back of a spoon when dipped in, it’s ready.
Allow to cool. For the smoothest lemon curd, whisk every 5 minutes or so to keep it super smooth. Refrigerate to fully cool. This lasts about 10 days refrigerated.

Serving Suggestions for Lemon Curd

Dollop on top of angel food cake or keto almond flour cake.
Add some to a small dish and top with whipped cream or a crumbled Keto Macaroon.
Add to the top of a small serving of strawberries or blackberries.
Make a keto lemon meringue pie.
Top keto pancakes or keto waffles.

Keto Lemon Curd

A bright and fresh lemon curd recipe made low carb with a monk fruit sweetener. Be sure to powder your monk fruit sweetener prior to using for the smoothest texture. We love this lemon curd served in small dishes with a dollop of whipped cream or coconut whipped cream. For the best nutrition, use a pastured butter, which is high in CLAs. 5 NET CARBS PER 1/4 CUP SERVING

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: easy lemon curd, keto lemon curd, low carb lemon curd, sugar free lemon curd

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 20

Servings: servings

Calories: 155kcal

Ingredients

12 egg yolks
3/4 cup monk fruit sweetener powdered
3/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup pastured butter

Instructions

In a sauce pan, add egg yolks, lemon juice and monk fruit sweetener. Whisk until well combined, and then begin to heat the pan over low heat.
Continue whisking, with the temperature on the low side of medium low. Once the mixture has warmed, add the butter and continue to whisk every minute or so to incorporate the butter and keep the curd super smooth.
Warm the lemon curd to 160º F. If you don't have a thermometer, dip a spoon in the curd, and if the curd coats the back of the spoon, it's ready.
As the curd cools, continue whisking once every 5 minutes or so until it's cool enough to store in the refrigerator.

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Other Easy Keto Condiment Recipes

Avocado Jicama Salsa, by Blissfully Low Carb
Arugula Basil Pesto, by Sunkissed Kitchen
Spicy Thai Almond Salad Dressing, by Sunkissed Kitchen

Resources

Pastured vs. Omega 3 vs. Convention Eggs, HealthLine
Characterization of Retail Conventional, Organic, and Grass Full-Fat Butters by Their Fat Contents, Free Fatty Acid Contents, and Triglyceride and Fatty Acid Profiling, US National Library of Medicine

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