Nightshade Free Lemon Curd

Bright, silky, and intensely lemony, this curd is the kind of thing you'll want to spoon onto everything — toast, scones, yogurt, or straight from the jar with a spoon. It's a naturally nightshade-free treat, which makes it a genuinely easy win since there are no sneaky tomato-based or pepper-derived ingredients to navigate. The whole recipe comes together with eggs, fresh lemon, sugar, butter, and salt — clean, simple pantry staples with zero substitutions required. The double-boiler method is the real secret here: gentle, indirect heat keeps the eggs from scrambling and coaxes the mixture into a smooth, glossy ribbon that sets beautifully once chilled. Whisking in cold butter cubes at the end gives the curd that luxurious, velvety body you'd expect from a bakery or specialty shop. Straining it through a fine-mesh sieve at the finish ensures every spoonful is perfectly smooth, with no stray zest bits to interrupt the texture. Make a jar on the weekend and you'll find yourself reaching for it all week long.

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