When life (or my local fruit shop) gives you limes ($10 for an entire box!!!). Then you go about finding aaaallll the different things you can do with them! Enter this recipe for Lime Butter (aka Lime Curd)! It was super fun making this and I’m loving using the lime butter spread on my homemade sourdough crumpets or rye sourdough, or even drizzled over ice cream.
You can of course use lime curd in a lime curd pie or lime slice :).
I’ve made this recipe a couple of times now and a few different ways, I’ve detailed them below (Recipe 1, 2 etc.). All make a very similar and delicious citrus curd prouduct.
For more recipes using limes, try this Indian Lime Pickle recipe.
Makes about 4 small jars (or halve the recipe and make less)
Recipe 1
Ingredients:
- 1 cup lime juice (can also use lemon juice)
- 6 large eggs
- 1/2 cup rapadura sugar (or whatever sugar you have at home)
- Pinch salt
- zest from 2 limes
- 90g butter
Method:
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Place eggs, sugar, salt, juice, and zest in a medium saucepan. Do not put it over the heat yet. Whisk the ingredients together until smooth.
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Place over medium heat. Stir constantly, but gently, with a whisk until the mixture thickens. It’s important you constantly whisk the lime butter otherwise you’ll end up with a sweet lime sramble haha!
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Turn all the way to low and add the butter. Whisk in gently until the butter has melted and the mixture is smooth.
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Remove from heat and pour into jar(s).
- Store lime butter in the fridge.
Recipe 2
Ingredients:
- 1-1.5 cups lime juice (can also use lemon juice)
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup rapadura sugar (or whatever sugar you have at home)
- Pinch salt
- zest from 2 limes
- 90g butter
- 2 tsp gelatin
Method:
- Place gelatin in a small ramekin with 2 Tbsp water to bloom.
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Place egg yolks, sugar, salt, juice, and zest in a medium saucepan. Do not put it over the heat yet. Whisk the ingredients together until smooth.
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Place over medium heat. Stir constantly with a whisk. Add the gelatin after a couple of minutes and continue whisking gently until the mixture thickens. It’s important you constantly whisk the lime butter otherwise you’ll end up with a sweet lime sramble haha!
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Turn all the way to low and add the butter. Whisk in gently until the butter has melted and the mixture is smooth.
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Remove from heat and pour into jar(s).
- Store lime butter in the fridge.