
Bright, tangy, and silky smooth, this lemon curd is the kind of thing you'll want to spoon straight from the jar. It gets its sweetness from honey instead of refined sugar and uses coconut oil in place of butter, making it a grain-free, dairy-free treat that still delivers that luxurious, glossy texture you expect from a classic curd. The double boiler method keeps the eggs from scrambling and builds a gentle, even heat that results in a perfectly thick consistency every time. Straining the finished curd through a fine-mesh sieve gives it that impossibly smooth finish — no lumps, no bits, just pure lemon velvet. Store-bought curds often sneak in additives or ingredients that don't align with a whole-foods approach, so making your own with just six clean ingredients is genuinely worth the effort. Spread it on grain-free pancakes, swirl it into coconut yogurt, or use it as a filling for paleo tarts — it's endlessly versatile. Once you taste how fresh and vibrant real lemon juice and zest make this, the jarred stuff will never cut it again.
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Whisk the eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest, honey, and salt together in a medium heatproof bowl until smooth and fully combined.
Set the bowl over a small saucepan of barely simmering water, making sure the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water. Cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon and a finger drawn through leaves a clean line — and registers 160°F (71°C) on an instant-read thermometer, about 10–12 minutes. Do not let the mixture boil.
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