Best Lemon Dessert Sauce For Two Recipes

LEMON DESSERT SAUCE

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While this sauce makes a wonderful topping for angel food cake, it's also great as a glazed for roasted chicken with some thyme or rosemary...or swirled in to a homemade cheesecake.-Connie Jurvevich, Atmore, Alabama

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 17m

Yield 1 cup.

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
Angel food or pound cake

Steps:

In the top of a double boiler, beat eggs and sugar. Stir in butter, lemon juice and zest. Cook over simmering water for 10-12 minutes or until mixture reaches 160° and is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Refrigerate for up to 1 week. Serve chilled over the cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 241 calories, Fat 8g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 122mg cholesterol, Sodium 90mg sodium, Carbohydrate 41g carbohydrate (38g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein.

LEMON DESSERT SAUCE FOR TWO

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Make and share this Lemon Dessert Sauce For Two recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Lennie

Categories Sauces

Time 7m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon, rind of
1 dash salt
1 1/2 teaspoons butter (or margarine, but butter will give a better taste)

Steps:

In a one-cup glass measuring cup, mix sugar and cornstarch together; then whisk in water, lemon juice, lemon peel and salt.
Microwave uncovered on High, stirring every 30 seconds, until sauce is thickened and boiling; it will take 1 to 2 minutes.
Add butter and keep stirring until sauce is smooth.
Serve sauce warm over gingerbread, bread pudding, or any type of plain cake.

LEMON DESSERT SAUCE

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I love this sauce on gingerbread or fresh fruit, especially strawberries. It is also good on pound cake and ice cream.

Provided by Andrea

Categories Sauces

Time 15m

Yield 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
4 teaspoons cornstarch
1 cup boiling water
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter
1 grated lemon, rind of
1 pinch salt

Steps:

Mix sugar and cornstarch in a small saucepan.
Stir in boiling water and lemon juice.
Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
Boil 3 minutes until clear and thick.
Remove from heat and stir in butter, lemon rind and salt.

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