How long can I keep lemon curd for?

purpleivy

Keep it in the fridge, my mum used to reckon a fortnight, but it never lasted that long LOL!

Money_saving_Diva_2

Hi honey,

I would say, kept in the fridge, then two to three weeks. I made lemon curd a lot when at uni as I used to sell it for some extra money and I can't say the jars ever lasted more than about 2 wks cos they were eaten so fast, but I think 3 weeks would be about right!

It's so delicious though, I could easily eat a jarful in no time at all.:rotfl: But then I am a piggy!!

Of course, for a change, you could always make lemon curd icecream - that would mean you could keep it a long long time.

Here is my fave recipe:

Serves 4-6
This tastes slightly tangy, and it's really nice with fresh blackberries.

10floz/300ml whipping cream
4floz/110ml Greek yoghurt
1 lemon, zest and juice
4oz/110g lemon curd
3 large meringues

In a large bowl, whip the cream until thick but not stiff. Fold in the yoghurt with a spatula. Mix the lemon zest, juice and lemon curd. Gently fold the lemony mixture into cream.
Break the meringues into pieces (make sure some of the pieces stay quite large. They’ll break more when scooped).
Fold them into the cream. Scrape the mixture into a plastic freezerproof container.
Cover and freeze for 4-6hours or until solid. Remove from the freezer just before serving.

Diva.x