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How to Make Orange Curd
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I showed you before how easy it is to make lemon, lime, or grapefruit curd. I found myself with several pounds of oranges in the produce drawer last week and felt the urge to do something with them.
Despite not having egg yolks that needed using up, I decided to go ahead and experiment with my lemon curd recipe to create an adaptation using delicious, winter oranges. Now, what should I do with all those egg whites??? Perhaps experiment with French Macarons or bake an Angel Food Cake.
The tricky thing with oranges is they are already so sweet, so you really don’t need nearly as much sugar in orange curd as you’d need with lemons or limes. I used a little lemon juice and zest to balance things out.
Citrus curd is a great basic condiment to have on hand for sweet cravings or the need for a last minute, simple dessert. Or just to add a little brightness to the winter doldrums.
15 Ways to Enjoy Citrus Curd
This, like so many other Pantry and Fridge Staple favorites, is so simple to make at home yourself, there is no need to experiment with store bought counterparts.
There are so many fun ways to enjoy citrus curd that I’m sure you’ll find yourself making it often. Here are a few of my favorite ways to enjoy it, plus some links for recipe inspiration. You can allow the citrusy goodness to take center stage, or be a background flavor for just a hint of flavor.
With Your Breakfast
- On Steel Cut Oatmeal
- Pancake or Waffle Topping
- Swirled into Yogurt
- Spread on Toast
- On top of Scones
- Inside Donuts
With Dessert
- Drizzled on Fruit and Whipped Cream
- As Macaron Filling
- Between Cake Layers
- Inside Crepes
- In a Tart Shell
- Serve with Panna Cotta
- As a Cupcake Filling
- With Ice Cream
- Marbled with Cheesecake
- On Pavlova
What is your favorite way to eat citrus curd?
Orange Curd
Yield: about 1 pint
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon orange juice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons lemon zest
2 teaspoons orange zest
1/4 - 1/3 cup sugar, depending on your sweetness preferences
8 egg yolks
10 tablespoons butter, sliced into tablespoonsDirections:
In a medium saucepan, combine the juices, zest, and sugar. Heat over medium heat until simmering. Turn heat to low.
Meanwhile, whisk the egg yolks in a medium sized bowl until smooth. Slowly pour half of the orange mixture into the yolks while vigorously whisking. Return the amount in the bowl to the saucepan.
Continue to cook over low heat while whisking until mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon. About 5-10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the butter 1 tablespoon at a time.
Cool to room temperature, then store refrigerated in an airtight container for about a week.
adapted from: Citrus Curd 3 Ways: Grapefruit, Lemon and Lime
About the Author:
Katie’s lifelong interest in cooking good food has shown her that part of the goodness in life is enjoying delicious food with friends and family. She is: Writer. Photographer. Recipe Developer. Website Founder. Lover of all things good in life. Wife & Mom. A mix of great recipes, family memories, and yummy photography is what Katie serves up each week at GoodLife Eats™. Katie resides in Colorado with her husband and two children.
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Hello! I'm Katie Goodman, author of GoodLife Eats Etc. where I share what I find in my life. A mix of great recipes, family memories, adventures, good reads, and anything else that I love is what you will discover here.
I love to eat lemon curd straight from the jar
so probably with this one it won’t be any different! I’ll try to make it after shopping on farmers market.
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I have never even thought to make orange curd. I love this idea!
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Yum! I would layer this in a bowl or individually in a glass with vanilla pastry cream for a Dreamsicle Trifle. What a great way to put oranges to work!
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Ah I could probably live off lemon curd, although I have never actually tried orange curd. It sounds like I have a project for this week!
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Definitely using this in a cake this spring! Love the idea of orange curd.
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Wow, I would have never in a million years thought about doing this. I saw your tweet and just had to click on your post to find out what you would even do with citrus curd. Now I have some ideas and want to try a few. Thanks!
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This looks even more lovely to me than lemon curd. I can’t wait to try it.
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I absolutely love lemon curd and honestly – this sounds even better!
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I love me some curd – I don’t even need to spread it on anything, I’ll just eat it out of the jar!
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This sounds lovely! So happy I know how to make this now
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Wow, this sounds fantastic! I bet spread on a scone would be like my favorite thing evvvver.
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Yum, I want to mix this into some greek yogurt for breakfast.
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Ooh a filling in a donut would make a lovely surprise when biting into it!
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Citrus curd is heaven. I want to try it in every flavor. Lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, passionfruit, you name it.
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This is absolutely gorgeous, Katie! I love citrus curd, and I’m thinking about how wonderful this orange curd would be on cranberry scones (since I’m currently obsessed with cranberries!).
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I’ve been wondering about making grapefruit or orange curd since I make lemon curd and adore it! Thanks for sharing~my favorite with lemon is gingersnaps. Absolutely delicious!!
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this is genius. I want to eat this with a spoon NOW!
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I just made a batch of this with grapefruit zest rather than orange zest. I think it might be less zesty/biting than orange, or at least the finished product was a lot less sour than the lemon curd recipe I’ve used in the past. But it’s nice. I don’t know what to do with it, but I will find something
(I made it right away because I’ve been making meringues lately and had 5 yolks already.)
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STUNNING!!!
ButterYum
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Made this last night…. Just delightful! I now need to make some scones to enjoy it with!
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I want to make this with coconut oil instead of butter. Any suggestions before I begin?
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Katie replied: — March 25th, 2012 @ 3:45 PM
I have never tried it with coconut oil and do not know how that would work. Would love to hear your results though if you choose to experiment.