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    Home » Recipes » Jam & Marmalade

    Ginger & Lime Curd

    February 7, 2014 By Sara McCleary Updated November 29, 2020 - This post may contain affiliate links

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    I adore curd.  I grew up knowing this type of spread as ‘butter’, but these days I call it curd.  My most favourite curd would have to be lemon.

    Curd of any kind is extremely versatile.  It can do so much more than be a spread for your fresh bread or toast.  You can use it to fill sponge cakes with some fresh cream, use in cup cakes, with pancakes or crepes, fillings for doughnuts, the list of its use really does go on and on.

    Lime & Ginger Curd

    The inspiration for my ginger and lime curd came to me on a visit to my local deli.  For the first time every, I spied a jar of ginger curd.  The jar stopped me in my tracks, between dashing from the melon section to the onions.  I came to a complete halt, stood there looking at the jar, eventually picking it up and mentally said to myself “I like ginger”.  May have even of said this out loud.

    I do like ginger, but I also like limes, which happened to be on sale at the time.  At that moment my ginger and lime curd was born.  Sadly the ginger wasn’t on special and as expensive as ever.

    The recipe follows a typical curd recipe.  The only real difference, and unusual part of the recipe, is obtaining your ginger juice.  All in all this recipe is quite simple to make, and tastes fantastic.  You have the zing of the limes, which are grounded slightly by the subtle earthiness of the ginger.

    Lime & Ginger Curd

    Interesting to note, a bit of chemistry 101, your ginger juice will turn a slightly pink colour when added to the lime juice and zest.  Don’t panic, like I did, it won’t effect the curd colour or react with your eggs and butter in any strange way.

    Also don’t panic about how thick the curd is when you take it off the heat, again like I did.  I panic easily.  It will continue to thicken as it cools, and thicken up even more once it has been in the fridge to chill completely.

    Ginger & Lime Curd

    Recipe Author: Sara McCleary
    A lovely alternative to lemon curd with the zing of lime and spiceof ginger. Use as a spread or for a filling.
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 45 mins
    Course Breakfast, Brunch, Condiment, Dessert
    Cuisine Australian, English
    Servings 12
    Calories 246 kcal

    Ingredients

    • 130 grams ginger
    • ⅛ cup water
    • 2 limes | zest and juice
    • 4 large eggs
    • 1 cup caster sugar
    • 250 grams butter diced

    Instructions
     

    • Wash a 130 gram piece of ginger and cut into pieces. There is no need to peel. Place in a small blender with water. Blitz until liquidized. Using a fine strainer, strain the liquid from the ginger fibers into a small bowl. Be sure to press down firmly to extract as much liquid as possible. You will end up with approximately ½ cup of ginger juice.
    • Add you lime zest and juice to your ginger juice, set aside.
    • Fill a medium pot with water, to the half way mark. Place on stove, leave to come to a simmer.
    • While your water is coming to a simmer, in a large glass or ceramic bowl, place your eggs and sugar. Whisk until combined. Then whisk in the ginger juice and lime zest and juice.
    • Place bowl on top of the slow simmering pot. Whisk slowly until the mixture starts to warm, then add butter.
    • Continue to whisk until all the butter has melted and combined with the egg and juice mixture. Stop using the whisk at this point and start using a large wooden spoon.
    • Mix the mixture over the simmering water until it thickens. When the mixture coats the back of your wooden spoon, and you can draw your finger across it with the mark staying, the curd is ready.
    • Remove bowl from the pot, and set bowl aside for the mixture to cool completely. Give the mixture a stir every so often while it cools. The mixture will continue to thicken as it cools.
    • Once cool place your curd is clean glass jars and store in the fridge. This recipe will keep in the fridge for a couple of weeks and a couple of months if stored in the freezer.
    • Makes 3 cups.

    Notes

    GENERAL COOK’S NOTES
    All oven temperatures are fan-forced, increase the temperature by 20°C (70°F) for convection ovens.
    All measurements are Australian tablespoons and cups. All measures are level, and cups are lightly packed unless specified.
    1 teaspoon equals 5ml
    1 tablespoon equals 20 ml (Nth America, NZ & UK use 15ml tablespoons)
    1 cup equals 250ml (Nth America use 237ml)
    4 teaspoons equal 1 tablespoon
    I use the below unless specified in my recipes.
    Herbs are fresh | Vegetables are of a medium size | Eggs are roughly 60 grams in weight (large).
     
    NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW IS A GUIDE ONLY

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gramsCalories: 246kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 2gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 99mgSodium: 171mgSugar: 17g
    Keyword Alternative to lemon curd, homemade curd
    Did You Make This Recipe?I do a happy dance when people share how they went. Tag me on Instagram or Twitter @bellyrumbles & #bellyrumbles

     

    Sara xxx

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    1. Kristen

      November 28, 2019 at 1:26 am

      How much water do you put in with hour ginger root before blending?

      Reply
      • Sara

        November 29, 2019 at 12:51 pm

        Hi Kristen

        It all depends how "juicy" your ginger is. I add a few tablespoons and try to blitz, then add more if needed. You want it to have a slurry consistency which you can press the juice out of and end up with 1/2 cup of ginger juice.

        Reply
    2. Gareth

      February 15, 2014 at 1:28 am

      Now this looks and sounds like a fantastic friend to fresh crusty bread. As a kid I loved lemon curd, but these days I find it a touch to sweet and cloying. This sounds much sharper. Sold.

      Reply
    3. [email protected]

      February 12, 2014 at 10:18 pm

      What a gorgeous looking curd. Love the use of ginger and lime.

      Reply
    4. john | heneedsfood

      February 09, 2014 at 8:34 pm

      Yum. A to bit of toast, butter and a good slather of curd. Or if there's no bread in the house - straight from the jar.

      Reply
    5. chocolatesuze

      February 09, 2014 at 11:37 am

      ginger + lime is the best combo ever!

      Reply
    6. Angie

      February 09, 2014 at 11:19 am

      Sounds like a great flavour combination for a curd! Not sure why but I've never really embraced curds... Have only ever made a lemon curd once for lemon meringue pie.

      Reply
    7. Helen (Grab Your Fork)

      February 08, 2014 at 8:13 am

      Yum. I like your implied serving suggestion too - simply on a spoon! lol. I'd be eating this straight out of the jar, no problem!

      Reply
    8. The Hungry Mum

      February 07, 2014 at 9:09 am

      hehehe! I panic too, especially when I'm baking something new. This looks delectable.

      Reply

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