Strawberry Curd
ShareAn easy recipe for homemade strawberry curd. A great addition to your favorite desserts and morning pastries!
Hair accessories have a way of disappearing in my house. Elastics going missing makes sense to some degree. Eventually they get stretched out or the cats have hid them, batting them around. But hair clips? That one doesn’t make any sense to me. Somehow they end up all over the house and then when we need them, we can’t find them. We had a slew of them too. I’m sure someday I’ll come across them in a really random location…and of course, when I we don’t need them. It’s always the way.
I’m not sure if I did an update on the mattress situation. So, here it is… I love it. They say there’s a break in period for Tempurpedic mattresses. I didn’t believe them. No other mattress has a break in period. They’re just ready to be slept on. Basically for the first week after getting the new mattress, I woke up with backaches. I thought for sure it wasn’t going to get better. But it did. And now it’s seriously so comfortable. So, that break in period… it’s real. Also, their pillows are equally amazing. In case you were wondering…
Also, why is choosing paint colors so difficult? I feel like choosing between drastically different colors wouldn’t be so hard, but shades of the same color… not so much. I thought I picked out a shade of light grey, but it turned out to be much darker than I initially thought. Thankfully I only painted a small patch on the wall to test it out. Now I have to go bak to the drawing board and figure out which lighter shade is the shade. I’ve been procrastinating on that in a major way. I have swatches to cut out and tape to the wall… because I now refuse to buy another sample color that will potentially never be used again. Maybe by next week I’ll have a color picked out. Stay tuned…
In other news…
Curd.
Ridiculously amazing homemade strawberry curd.
I’d been meaning to make this curd for ages. The problem is, strawberries disappear in our house FAST. Next to apples, they’re my absolute faaavorite. So sweet and juicy. They just scream Spring and Summer to me.
Strawberry curd requires a bit more hands on time than lemon curd, but it’s worth every second. So much flavor packed into a small package. And it’s ridiculously easy!
This easy homemade strawberry curd is perfect for all of your breakfast and dessert needs! Slather it on your morning pastry or pair it with your favorite dessert… or eat it by the spoonful. Because… trust me, you’ll want to. It’s just that good.
Strawberry Curd
Ingredients
- 1 lb strawberries pureed
- 1/4 C unsalted butter
- 1/2 C granulated sugar
- 1 Tb cornstarch
- 1 Tb lemon juice
- 4 egg yolks
Instructions
- Puree strawberries. Press through a fine mesh strainer into a clean bowl.
- In a small saucepan set over medium heat, melt butter. Remove from pan from heat. Whisk in sugar, cornstarch, strawberry puree and lemon juice. Whisk in yolks one at a time, whisking until fully combined. Return to heat. Continue whisking occasionally until thickened. Remove from heat.
- Press curd through a fine mesh strainer to remove any impurities.
- Transfer to desired storage container. Cover and cool to room temperature. Use immediately or chill until ready use.
Notes
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We have a Tempurpedic and love it too. And oh my goodness, I know what you mean about the hair clips and rubberbands. I use bobby pins and I have no idea where they all go. ha ha. Love this strawberry curd!
Seriously they just vanish. It’s like the missing sock situation a lot of people have. So bizarre! And thanks, Katie!
Ooohhhh….I need to make this! Love strawberries and this looks amazing!
You absolutely do! :)
You directions list raspberry puree and I am guessing you meant strawberry. Might want to edit and update:) I am an editor by profession but absolutely love baking and cooking. All of your recipes look delicious and I hope to try them all eventually.
Whoops! Thanks for catching that, Melissa! :)
This looks amazing, a great alternative for sure! Yum!
Thanks, Marye!
Picking paint colors is so hard. They look different from one wall to the next, we went through the same fiasco a couple months ago. This strawberry curd looks so good! Makes me want to bake some scones this weekend and slather this all over them!
It’d be an amazing complement to homemade scones for sure!
Oh, this looks do yummy! Where did you get those cute jars?
Be careful with grey paint. Some shades turn lilac. I know. This happened in my son’s room. He was not happy. Some shades are different colors at different times of the day. Some pick up colors from what is out the window. I read a wonderful article on grey paint on Houzz.com. It may help you choose a shade.
You can find the jars on Amazon. I linked to them at the bottom of the post. Thanks for the paint tips. I never would’ve thought that some end up with a lilac shade – eek!
In the market for a new mattress – will check out the Tempurpedic – good info to know! And, um, why have I never tried strawberry curd before? This is beautiful and I can imagine it on so many things – nice!!
Thanks so much, Patricia! Good luck with the mattress hunt! :)
I never would have thought about strawberry curd, but yours looks delicious! I can already imagine everything that it would be fantastic on!
Thanks so much, Cynthia!
This is so easy…..but can you do 1/4 cup of sugar instead of 1/2 a cup?? My family doesn’t like overly sweet things. :-)
This isn’t overly sweet, but you could certainly give it a try that way and see how you like it.
Hi! This recipe looks great, I’m excited to try it! Do you think it will work with frozen strawberries? I live abroad and it’s very hard (and expensive) to find fresh strawberries.
Frozen should be just fine. I’d recommend making sure they’re fully thawed before working on the recipe. Enjoy!
Can it be use in macaroon filling.? Will it to liquid to hold in macaroons.?
If you mean for French macarons, then yes, it should be thick enough to work well as a filling.
Hi, I’m just wondering how long this will last in the fridge?
Easy several weeks minimum, but likely much longer!
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! It’s my husband’s birthday and he loves all things strawberry. Usually I make him an elaborate strawberry cake but wanted to do something different. Last weekend I made lemon cream puffs which he adored but was thinking last night of trying to modify the recipe to use strawberries in phyllo cups as his birthday dessert. So glad I don’t have to try to figure it out now! Can’t wait to make this! He’ll probably still want cake too. Also, I think all your hair ties/bands and scrunchies are at my house. Somehow they seem to multiply here. :D
Haha well at least the hair ties are showing up somewhere. :) I hope your husband has a wonderful birthday!
Looks yummy! How long would it hold in the refrigerator (opened or unopened)? I make key lime and lemon truffles that use curd as a key part of the center. Thinking that strawberry curd would be amazing.
It will last just fine at least a week or two. I had mine in the fridge much longer than that, but you would definitely want to keep an eye on it and double check prior to using, if left longer. Enjoy!
Might be a silly question but how long should it take to thicken and how thick should it be?
It should only take roughly 10 minutes or so to cook and will slightly resemble a pudding-like consistency.
This strawberry curd is amazing thank you for sharing your recipe
So glad you enjoyed it, Kate!
I’m not a huge fan of using cornstarch if i don’t need to, i made this recipe using 2 extra yolks and a little over 2oz of powdered freeze dried strawberry, I did this because i thought it was too rich with the added yolks alone. My taste testers loved it, i may add more powdered freeze dried strawberry in my next batch for a more intense strawberry flavor.
So glad everyone enjoyed it!
I made this curd to put into pastry but I have a lot left. Do you have any recommendations of what else I could do with it? Like put it on a scone or dip something else in it? The curd tastes amazing and my brother keeps sneaking little bits of it.
So glad you enjoyed it! You can use this as a filler in cupcakes or donuts. Or even spread it on your favorite pastries or toast.