Cardamom Meyer Lemon Curd (with honey and ghee)

LEMONS.

My favourite fruit ever (with avocados coming a close second).

Let me count the ways in which I use lemons:

1. Everyday in the morning with warm water and a little pink Himalayan salt.
2. As salad dressing with a little EVOO and salt (it’s really all you need!)
3. Over freshly roasted cauliflower and broccoli.
4. In a tangy lemonade. 
5. In THIS Cardamom Lemon Curd.

Hands up if you love sour over sweet like me? Now if only I could grow my own lemon tree here in Toronto…

This Meyer Lemon Curd will have to do. And because I love the combination of citrus and cardamom I added it in (totally optional but if you love cardamom do give it a try).  This recipe uses honey as a sweetener and ghee instead of butter so it is not as sweet as the typical curd and definitely has more zing.

Are you ready to give it a go?

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This lemon curd is insanely easy.  You need one small pot and a little bit of time.  I filled a medium sized jar(in the picture) and a small jar and then proceeded to eat the entire small jar and told everyone that it only made the one jar.  I won’t judge you if you do the same.

Also, please know that this has a lot of cardamom in it.  I tried it with one and two tsp of cardamom and the lemon was still overpowering.  I really wanted to taste the cardamom so found three tsp to be a happy balance.  I love the cardamom flavour and the slight bitterness it gives the curd but you can start with 1 tsp and add more to your liking. Use meyer lemons in this recipe to cut the tartness down a bit.  If you were to use regular lemons I would increase the amount of honey.   Happy curd-ing!

Looking for other sweet desserts? Try these:

Salted Almond Butter Coconut Whip (vegan/paleo)

Chai Banana Snack Cake (paleo)

Chocolate Covered Dates stuffed with Chaga Chai Ghee (paleo)

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Meyer Lemon Cardamom Curd (with ghee and honey)

Honey Sweetened Meyer lemon curd with cardamom!

• Author: Sweet Lizzy
• Prep Time: 10 min
• Cook Time: 15 min
• Total Time: 25 minutes
• Yield: 6 servings 1x
• Category: dessert
• Method: stovetop
• Cuisine: paleo

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Ingredients

4 eggs

1/2 cup raw light honey

3/4 cup meyer lemon juice

2 tsp lemon zest

3 tsp ground cardamom

1/3 cup room temperature ghee

Instructions

1. Whisk the eggs and honey together in a small pot.
2. Zest the lemons into the pot and then juice them.  Add the juice and cardamom and whisk.
3. Over medium heat whisk the mixture until it thickens (enough to cover the back of a spoon). This takes about 10-12 minutes.
4. Turn the heat to low and stir in the ghee. It will take a minute or so for the ghee to fully incorporate.
5. Take off the heat and push through a fine mesh sieve.
6. Cool completely and store in glass jars in the fridge.

Notes

*this recipe was adapted from this honey sweetened lemon curd from Bella over at the ful-filled blog.

Keywords: lemon, cardamom, curd, paleo, honey, ghee