Reviewed: May 8, 2008

MMM!! soo good and sooo easy!! but I set my microwave to 50% and didnt need to do it for more than 2 mins..I tampered the eggs with heated butter,sugar and lemon juice and that prevented the egg from being cooked into bits.. whenever I could see the mixture bubble slightly, I would shut the microwave and beat the lemon curd.. This is was too good! I ate it with vanilla cupcakes. Thanks!

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Reviewed: May 1, 2008

I will never buy lemon curd again. I didnt realize how easy this is. Also it is great as a filling in cake. It was so good at the shower the next week i had to make it again for another dinner party

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Reviewed: Apr. 29, 2008

I'm certainly impressed with this recipe, especially coming from a microwave. Mine cooked to the right consistency in about 5 1/2 minutes. It will be thin when it's done, but if it can coat the back of your spoon, it's done. The curd will thicken up as it cools. The written recipe made almost exactly 3 half-pint jars worth. I used high-quality bottled lemon juice and it was a bit too tangy. I think using fresh juice would make a more mellow-tasting curd. Overall, an excellent recipe worth saving. TIP - strain the curd through a fine-mesh seive to remove all the white egg bits to ensure a perfectly smooth curd. **Update - The curd from the original recipe is quite grainy after it's refridgerated. I tested the recipe 2 more times and ended up with a wonderfully smooth, thicker, richer curd that can easily rival the ones you buy in gourmet stores. Use 3 whole eggs plus 2 egg yolks and increase the sugar to 1 1/4 cup. It won't be two sweet but will mellow out the tartness. I still cooked it 5 1/2 min. and it was perfect. Try it.

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Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2008

Holy crow, this is good stuff! I had a spoonful left in the bowl after I filled my little pots, so I took a taste and almost swooned, it's so lemony and buttery and delicious! If you love lemony flavors, go find the Lemon Yogurt Muffin recipe here, and then make some of this to spoon over a muffin. Yum!

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Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2008

I was amazed at how easy this recipe is. Love Lemon Curd and this recipe completely eliminates all the messing around normally associated with making it. The end result is a lovely texture with a fabulous tangy flavour. Thank you for sharing this little beauty.

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Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2008

Super easy and delicious too. Followed the instructions to a T and had no problem! Thanks so much for this yummy recipe!

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Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2008

I have been making pudding and pie fillings in the microwave for 25 years and they always come out perfectly. The only change I would make is like another reviewer wrote is that to use only the egg yolk. I have never heard of using the white in a lemon pie or curd filling. This is delicious.

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JUDI HAMMER

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2008

10 stars! The best recipe for lemon curd I've ever tried. I've found other recipes to have a distinct "egg" taste and this does not! This has the perfect proportions of butter, lemon, and egg (but I did add a wee bit more sugar, and it was still VERY tart. I also did not use the microwave for this first try, but will next time! Last, I strained a finished portion for comparison, and while I loved the texture, it had a little less "bang" to the tastebuds with the peel removed.

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Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2008

Worked like a charm. It was VERY tangy.

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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2008

I was very hesitant about trying this because I thought for sure the eggs would scramble. They did not. I probably had to stir 4 or 5 times (at the most). I cut down on the sugar by 1/4 cup and that was plenty. Very tart. I don't like all the zest so I also strained it. Very good. I don't bother with the sterile jars either. Plain ole tupperware works fine.

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Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2008

Wonderful Super Easy Recipe!!!! No worries about the eggs curdling. The microwave version is the best way to go!! My family absolutely loved it and all the scones were gone, gone, gone even the lemon curd was gone. It makes plenty. I used lemon juice from the bottle and I used orange zest instead of lemon cause that's all I had. It still tasted so yummy and awesome. We will be making this beautifully simple recipe again and again.

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Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2008

I made this and gave it out to friends, everybody raved about how great it was. Much easier than the stovetop recipe I tried first.

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Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2008

AMAZING!! I substituted limes for lemons and this turned out fantastic. Never in a million years did I think it could be this easy. I strained out most of the lime zest and will probably use less next time. I used it as a cake filling (an Italian cream cake...the lime cut the sweetness of the cake beautifully) and licked the jar clean once I was done.

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Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2008

This is terrific! My son brought me fresh lemons from a tree where he lives and they were juicy! I had plenty of fresh juice and this turned out great

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Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2008

I too had trouble getting the curd to thicken in the microwave. After about 10 minutes I added about 1 tablespoon of cornstarch to thicken. That worked. I followed the recipe except cut the butter back to 1/3 cup. I don't believe that would keep it from thickening though. Just as easy to cook and stir on the stove top.

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Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2008

Super easy. This was my first time making lemon curd, and I like to do things from scratch/on the stove, but after reading other stove-top recipes, this was completely worth using a microwave for. Works perfectly. I did find this to be very tart, though I used three large lemons. Maybe next time I will kick up the sugar a bit. Thanks!!!

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Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2008

Did anyone else have trouble getting the lemon curd to thicken? I double checked another recipe and found 3 eggs and 1 cup sugar only used 1/2 cup lemon juice. So, I added three more eggs and another cup of sugar and it turned out great. The microwave was such a convenient way to make this.

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Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2008

Absolutely wonderful! It's perfect as a filling for cakes, as the tartness cuts the sweetness of the cake and frosting. Super easy to make, too! I used a little less zest (about 2 lemons) and storebought lemon juice rather than fresh. Awesome recipe. Thanks!

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Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2008

WOW! What a fantastic recipe. Sooooo delicious and easy. Absolutely the best. Thanks for sharing.

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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2007

Not bad,very quick and easy. I made a pie out of it. I overdid it with a little too much zest, but overall a keeper recipe.

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