Does anyone have a lemon curd recipe that can be left at room temperature for about 2-3 days? I thought I had a recipe, but it said it had to be refrigerated. TIA

Lesie

Lesie, what i know about the homemade lemon curd recipes is that it needs to be refrigrated because they contain eggs.
Maybe you could leave the jarred ones out a little bit but not for a few days...i wouldn't think so .

Thanks for replying. I already made the recipe. I used the Wilton Lemon Filling recipe. That can be left out a couple of days.

I know you used the Wilton filling but still wanted to give a recipe I use that I got from the Cake Bible site for her lemon bars. They are so good! I've used the curd in a lemon cake before and it was yum yum and then some. This is from her site:


2 tsp lemon zest
4 large egg yolks
3/4c sugar
3 fl.oz. lemon juice
4 tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into pieces or softened
pinch of salt

In a heavy non-reactive saucepan, beat the yolks and sugar until well blended. Stir in the lemon juice, butter and salt. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly (be sure to scrape the sides of the pan), until thickened and resembling hollandaise sauce, which thickly coats a wooden spoon but is still liquid enough to pour. The mixture will change from translucent to opaque and begin to take on a yellow color on the back of a wooden spoon. It must not be allowed to come to a boil or it will curdle. Whenever steam appears, remove the pan briefly from the heat, stirring constantly, to keep the mixture from boiling. When the curd has thickened, pour it at once into the strainer. Press with the back of a spoon until only the coarse residue remains. Discard the residue (or enjoy it as a treat-it tastes great). Stir gently to mix in the zest sitting in the bowl.
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I didn't refrigerate the cake and I'm not sure you really need to since the eggs are cooked and not raw. When I make the lemon bars, they sit out at room temp.

Maybe someone else knows more about that....

Thanks for the recipe. Whenever I make lemon bars, I don't refrigerate them either. They usually don't make it until the next day though! My brother's addicted to those.