Microwave Lemon Curd

Since the theme of this week's Carnival of the Recipes is easy/hate-to-cook recipes, I thought I'd post my SIL's Microwaveable Lemon Curd recipe.  Lemon curd is pretty easy to make anyway, but this is the sooper-dooper easy version, for the very laziest of cooks.

Microwave Lemon Curd 
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
Finely grated zest of 3 lemons
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice

Melt butter in the microwave on high for 1-2 minutes.  Grate the lemon peel to get lemon zest.  In a separate bowl, combine sugar, eggs, lemon zest and lemon juice.  Blend with a wire whisk.  Slowly whisk in the hot melted butter.

Microwave mixture on high 3-4 minutes until thickened, whisking well after each minute.

Pour into a clean glass jar and allow to cool in refrigerator.  Will keep a week or more if kept refrigerated, and more if sealed in canning jars.

Now, for the really REALLY lazy cooks who don't want to mess about with fresh lemons to get the "zest", a splash of lemon extract will add some extra-lemony flavor.  Or you can just leave that step out altogether.  It's extremely yummy even without the zest.

Now, what does the lazy cook DO with this easy lemon curd, you may ask... THAT is another post for another day.

Comments

[china]

this is a wonderful recipe!! i never thought it'd be that easy.

thanks,
china

[keewee]

I never thought to make this in the microwave. I LOVE lemon curd and think it is about time I whipped up a batch, especially as you have shown how easy it is using the microwave.

[Christine]

This is without a doubt, one of the easiest recipes! My sister in law is an amazing resource for all kinds of recipes. I hope you like it! Let me know how it measures up, KeeWee.

[Kat]

You have done me in with this recipe. It was only time which kept me from making this and eating it all by myself. Now I'm in trouble!

[Christine]

Hey Kat! LOL, I know exactly what you mean. I love this stuff, I could have eaten it all by myself straight from the jar.