MEYER LEMON CREAM WITH GRAHAM CRACKERS AND SEA SALT RECIPE | EPICURIOUS.COM

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Adding cream thins lemon curd and makes it extra spoonable?delicious in more than just this dish.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 large eggs
2/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons finely grated Meyer or regular lemon zest
1/2 cup fresh Meyer or regular lemon juice
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 1/2 cups chilled heavy cream
6 graham crackers, crumbled
Flaky sea salt (such as Maldon)

Steps:

  • Cook eggs, sugar, and lemon juice in a
  • medium saucepan over medium heat,
  • whisking constantly, until thickened (mixture
  • should coat a spoon), 8-10 minutes.
  • Transfer mixture to a blender and blend
  • on low speed, gradually adding butter,
  • until mixture is smooth (you're not trying to
  • aerate the mixture, so keep blender on low
  • speed). Transfer lemon curd to a medium
  • bowl, cover, and chill at least 2 hours.
  • Just before serving, whisk cream into
  • lemon curd. Layer lemon cream and graham
  • crackers in small glasses or bowls, finishing
  • with graham crackers. Top with lemon zest
  • and sea salt.
  • DO AHEAD: Lemon curd can be made
  • week ahead. Keep chilled.
  • more ideas for ... Meyer Lemon Cream
  • The tart layer in this easy dessert—made by
  • enriching lemon curd with heavy cream—
  • is so good, you'll want to make it the base
  • of other sweets, too. A few suggestions:
  • Cake Slather cream on a slice of vanilla
  • pound cake at teatime (or snack time).
  • Tart Chill, then spoon into a prebaked tart
  • shell, garnish with whipped mascarpone,
  • and you've instantly got lemon cream pie.
  • Fruit and Cream Layer in bowls with
  • fresh fruit. Finish with a bit of raw sugar.
  • Per serving: 520 calories, 42 g fat, 0 g fiber
  • Nutritional analysis provided by
  • Bon Appétit

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