Best Strawberry Curd Recipes

STRAWBERRY-LEMON CURD TART

Steps:

• For curd:
• Whisk eggs, sugar, and lemon juice in heavy small saucepan to blend. Add butter and lemon peel. Stir over medium heat until curd thickens to pudding consistency, about 8 minutes. Transfer to small bowl. Press plastic wrap onto surface of curd and chill at least 2 hours.
• For crust:
• Combine flour, sugar, and salt in processor; blend 5 seconds. Add butter; using on/off turns, blend until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 2 tablespoons cream and yolk. Blend until moist clumps form, adding more cream by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap and chill 1 hour. (Curd and dough can be made 2 days ahead. Keep chilled.)
• Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 13-inch round. Transfer dough to 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Trim overhang to 1/2 inch. Fold overhang in and press firmly, forming double-thick sides. Pierce crust all over with fork; refrigerate 1 hour. Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake crust until golden, pressing with back of fork if crust bubbles, about 20 minutes. Cool crust completely on rack.
• Spread curd in crust. Stand berries in curd. Strain jam into saucepan; warm briefly to thin. Brush jam over berries. Chill tart until glaze sets, at least 1 hour and up to 6 hours. Release tart from pan

LEMON-CURD STRAWBERRY TART

Steps:

• Make lemon curd:
• In a metal bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water cook sugar, butter, eggs, lemon juice, and zest, whisking frequently, until curd is thick enough to hold marks of whisk and the first bubble appears on surface, 12 to 15 minutes. Strain curd through a sieve into a bowl and cool. Chill curd, covered, until ready to use. Lemon curd may be made 1 week in advance and kept covered and chilled.
• Make shell:
• In a food processor pulse flour, confectioners' sugar, butter, and a pinch of salt until mixture resembles coarse meal. In a small bowl stir together sour cream, egg yolk, and vanilla until combined well and add to flour mixture. Process mixture until a ball of dough is formed. Shape dough into a thick disk and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• On a floured surface roll out dough 3/8 inch thick and cut on an 11-inch circle. Transfer dough with 2 spatulas to baking sheet. Crimp edge decoratively and chill dough 20 minutes.
• Prick shell all over with a fork and bake in middle of oven until pale golden, 15 to 17 minutes. Cool shell completely on baking sheet on rack.
• Assemble tart:
• Spread lemon curd evenly on shell, leaving a 1-inch border, and arrange strawberries on it. The tart may be assembled up to this point 3 hours in advance and kept covered.
• Whip cream and spoon into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe rosettes of cream between strawberries and transfer tart to platter.

STRAWBERRY CURD

Steps:

• Place strawberries plus 2 Tbsp of water in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Cover and bring to the boiling point. Simmer for 5 minutes or until the strawberries become very soft.
• Use a slotted spoon to transfer strawberries to mesh sieve. Place sieve over a clean, heatproof bowl and use the back of a spoon to push strawberries through the mesh sieve. Keep pressing the pull through. Add the pulp into the strained strawberry liquid.
• Place the heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water on medium heat. Make sure the bowl fits snugly and that the water doesn't touch the bottom of the bowl. Add the sugar, beaten eggs and butter to the bowl and stir with a wooden spoon until the butter melts. Continue to stir constantly for about 10 minutes.
• Turn the heat up and continue to stir for another 10 minutes. It's important to keep stirring otherwise the mixture could curdle.
• Stir for another few minutes or until the mixture thickens. Turn off the heat and stir again. Carefully pour mixture into hot sterilized jars and seal.
• Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.

STRAWBERRY LEMON CURD TART

Steps:

• For curd; Whisk eggs, sugar and lemon juice in heavy small saucepan to blend.
• Add butter and lemon peel.
• Stir over medium heat until curd thickens to pudding consistency, about 8 minutes.
• Transfer to a small bowl.
• Press plactic wrap onto surface of curd and chill at least 2 hours.
• For crust; Combine flour, sugar and salt in processor; blend 5 seconds.
• Add butter; using on/off turn, blend until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Add 2 TBS cream and egg yolk.
• Blend until moist clumps form, adding more cream by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry.
• GAther dough into ball; flatten into a disk.
• Wrap and chill 1 hour.
• (Curd and dough can be made 2 days ahead, keep chilled) Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 13 inch round.
• Transfer dough to 9 inch diameter tart pan with removable bottom.
• Trim overhang to 1/2 inch.
• Fold overhang in and press firmly, dorming double thick sides.
• Pierce crust all over with fork; refrigerate 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400*F.
• Bake crust until golden, pressing with back of fork if crust bubbles, about 20 minutes.
• Cool crust completely on rack.
• Spread curd in crust.
• Stand berries in curd.
• Strain jam into saucepan; warm briefly to thin.
• Brush jam over berries.
• Chill tart until glaze sets, at least 1 hour and up to 6 hours.
• Release tart from pan and serve.

STRAWBERRY-LIME CURD

Steps:

• Mix strawberry puree, sugar, cornstarch, lime zest, lime juice, and salt in a bowl.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Remove from heat and stir in strawberry mixture until well combined. Add egg yolks, stir, and return to heat.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until strawberry curd coats the back of a spoon and is slightly thickened, 8 to 10 minutes.

STRAWBERRY WAFFLES WITH STRAWBERRY-BLACK PEPPER BUTTER AND LEMON CURD CREAM

Steps:

• For the strawberry waffles: Finely dice eight of the strawberries, and combine in a small bowl with 1 heaping tablespoon sugar and the raspberry liqueur if using. Let sit at room temperature until the strawberries soften slightly and release some juice, about 15 minutes. Thinly slice the remaining strawberries lengthwise, and toss with remaining 1 heaping tablespoon sugar.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and 1 tablespoon sugar in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs and buttermilk. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and whisk until the mixture just comes together. Fold in the diced strawberries and their juices, and the melted butter until just combined (if the strawberries are super juicy, use a slotted spoon to transfer the berries to the batter and add just a teaspoon or so of the juices). Cover, and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• For the strawberry-black pepper butter: Combine the strawberries, butter, honey, salt and pepper in a food processor. Process until almost smooth. Scrape into a bowl, and set aside at room temperature.
• For the lemon curd whipped cream: Combine the heavy cream and lemon zest in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment. Whip until slightly thickened. Add the lemon curd, and continue whipping until soft peaks form. Chill until ready to serve.
• Heat a waffle iron according to the manufacturer's directions. Brush with melted butter, and ladle batter onto the iron. Close the cover, and cook until crisp, about 4 minutes. Serve immediately, or transfer the waffle to a rack set over a baking sheet and keep warm in a 200-degree oven. Repeat with the remaining batter and melted butter.
• Top the waffles with strawberry butter, sliced strawberries and a dollop of the whipped cream.

STRAWBERRY RHUBARB CURD

Steps:

• Combine rhubarb, strawberries, and lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture begins to boil, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and cook 2 more minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
• Pass mixture through a food mill, using the disc with the smallest holes. If you don't have a food mill, you can either puree the mixture with a food processor or immersion blender, or push it through a fine mesh strainer.
• Fill the bottom of a double-boiler with about 1 inch of water and bring water to a simmer. Combine the eggs, egg yolk, and sugar in the top of the double-boiler and whisk together. Place over the bottom of the double-boiler and continue whisking until the sugar is dissolved.
• Slowly whisk in the strawberry-rhubarb puree and continue whisking until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Add butter and whisk until smooth.
• Pour into a sterile jar, cool to room temperature, and refrigerate for up to 3 weeks.

STRAWBERRY AND LEMON CURD PHYLLO BASKETS

Steps:

• For baskets: Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place 1 phyllo sheet on work surface.
• Brush with butter.
• Sprinkle 2 tsp bread crumbs over.
• Top with second phyllo sheet, butter and sprinkle with 2 tsp crumbs.
• Top with third phyllo sheet, butter and sprinkle with 2 tsp crumbs.
• End with fourth phyllo sheet and just butter this one.
• Cut out 12, 4-inch squares.
• Brush every other cup of 2, ½ cup muffin tins with melted butter.
• Place 1 phyllo square in each buttered cup, pressing down in center gently and around edges to mold (corners should stick up attractively - bend them slightly, but not all the way, back).
• Bake until just golden-brown and crisp, about 10-12 minutes.
• Remove and cool completely (can be prepared up to 2 days ahead and stored in an airtight container).
• For lemon curd: Whisk sugar, eggs, butter, lemon juice and peel over low heat until butter melts.
• Cook until mixture thickens to consistency of light whipped cream, about 5 minutes.
• Pour into bowl.
• Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the curd and refrigerate until cold, about 4 hours (can be prepared up to 2 days ahead).
• Spoon some berries into bottom of each basket, sprinkle VERY lightly with sugar, top with 2 ½ tbsp of lemon curd.
• Arrange remaining berries in petal pattern on top of curd.
• Garnish with mint.

EGG-FREE STRAWBERRY CURD

Steps:

• Place strawberries in a high-performance blender (such as a Vitamix®) and process on low variable 1, quickly increasing to 10 and blend for about 20 seconds. Press mixture through a fine-mesh sieve over a bowl, and discard the seeds.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Pour in strained strawberry puree. Add sugar and vanilla extract and whisk together thoroughly. Allow mixture to come to a boil and bubble until slightly thickened, about 6 minutes.

STRAWBERRY KIWI DAIQUIRI CUPCAKES WITH KIWI CURD, STRAWBERRY RUM FROSTING, AND STRAWBERRY RUM SHOOTER GARNISH

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line standard cupcake pans with 36 cupcake liners.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl. Set the bowl aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the sugar and margarine with the whisk attachment, about 5 minutes. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl. In a small bowl or cup, combine the water and egg replacer and stir to dissolve the egg replacer. Add the egg replacer to the sugar and mix until combined. Scrape the bottom of the bowl. In a small bowl, combine the soy milk and vanilla and set aside. Turn the mixer speed to low and slowly add the dry ingredients and the soy milk, alternating between the 2, ending with the soy milk.
• Fill the cupcake liners 3/4 full with batter and bake until a toothpick inserted into each cupcake comes out clean 19 minutes. Cool the cupcakes completely.
• For the curd: In a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan, stir together the kiwi puree and sugar. Heat on medium-high until the mixture begins to bubble around the edges. In a small bowl, mix the water and cornstarch into a slurry. Slowly add the cornstarch mixture to the puree while whisking. Cook for 2 more minutes while stirring. Let cool completely. Put the cooled kiwi curd into a piping bag and cut 1/4 inch off the tip.
• For the frosting: In the bowl of a stand mixer, whip the shortening, margarine, and lecithin until completely combined. Scrape the bottom of the bowl to ensure that all the ingredients are mixed thoroughly. Add the strawberry puree and mix until incorporated. Scrape the bottom of the bowl. On low speed, slowly add the sugar a little at a time. Add the lemon juice and rum and mix to combine. Scrape the bottom of the bowl and mix on medium-high speed until all the ingredients are combined and the frosting is fluffy, about 2 minutes. Put the frosting into a pastry bag and cut 1/2 inch off the tip.
• For the shooters: Remove the tops and cores from each strawberry. Set the tops aside in a bowl. Measure the rum into a measuring cup with a spout. Pour a teaspoon of rum into the empty cores of each strawberry. Pipe a teaspoon of strawberry frosting on top of each rum-filled strawberry and place the leafy green strawberry tops back on each strawberry.
• To assemble: With a plastic drinking straw or a small paring knife, make holes in the center of each cupcake. Squeeze the kiwi curd in the center of each cupcake until filled but not overflowing, about 1 tablespoon per cupcake. Pipe a dollop of strawberry frosting onto each cupcake and garnish with a strawberry rum shooter.

STRAWBERRY-LEMON CURD TRIFLE

Steps:

• 1. Have ready the pound cake, the strawberry sauce, sliced strawberries, lemon curd, and whipping cream.
• 2. To make the whipping cream: In the bowl of your electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, whip the cream, sugar, and vanilla extract until stiff peaks form.
• 3. To assemble: In the bottom of your trifle bowl place slices (about 1/3 inch thick) of the pound cake. Fill in any gaps with extra pieces of the cake. Pour half of the strawberry sauce over the pound cake. Top the strawberry sauce with half of the sliced strawberries.
• 4. Next pour half of the lemon curd over the strawberries. Top with half of the whipped cream. Repeat the layers -ending with the whipped cream -top with fresh strawberries.
• 5. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight, to allow the flavors to mingle. Just before serving sprinkle the top of the trifle with the crushed Amaretti or shortbread cookies, if desired.
• 6. Note: This trifle can also be made into individual servings. Simply follow the recipe for the large trifle only instead of using a large trifle bowl, use small glasses (about 1 cup) Makes about 10 individual trifles.

STRAWBERRY CURD

Steps:

• 1. Puree' strawberries in a food processor or a blender until smooth.
• 2. In a sauce pan , combine sugar , cornstarch , puree' , lemon juice and the yolks together.
• 3. Cook on medium heat until very thick ; whisking constantly so it don't stick for about 8 minutes.
• 4. Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter and extract until well combined.
• 5. Cover and refrigerate until chilled and set ; about 2 hours.
• 6. Use for filling in donuts , jelly rolls , cakes ..ect.

STRAWBERRY SPRING ROLLS, ORANGE CURD AND DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the orange curd, put the butter, orange juice and zest together in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
• While you wait for this to boil, whisk the 4 eggs and 4 1/2 ounces of raw sugar together, then slowly temper into the boiling liquid.
• Simmer the mixture until it thickens, stirring continuously making sure the mix does not boil.
• Leave to chill.
• To make the spring rolls, finely dice the strawberries and mix with 1 1/2 Tablespoons of orange curd.
• Mix the arrowroot into the egg white.
• Take one spring roll sheet and turn it so that one corner is facing you.
• Take 3 Tablespoons of the strawberry mix and spoon into the centre.
• Fold in the left and right hand corners to the width of 3 inchces.
• Brush the top of the spring roll with the egg white mixture and roll up tightly. Repeat with the remaining spring roll sheets.
• Deep fry right before you are ready to serve.
• For the dipping sauce, trim and quarter the strawberries and place in a pan with 3 3/4 ounces caster sugar, 2 fluid ounces grand marnier and 2 fluid ounces water.
• Simmer the strawberries until they are soft, then puree the mixture in a blender.
• Serve the sauce in a fondue set with the spring rolls arranged neatly around.

STRAWBERRY CURD RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• In a medium sized saucepan, stir and mash the strawberries over medium heat until they break down and become saucy, about 10 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and continue to stir until the butter has melted and the curd thickens and coats the back of a wooden spoon, about 5-10 minutes. Watch to be sure the mixture does not become too hot and curdle. If needed, turn the heat down to medium-low. Remove the saucepan from the heat and pour curd into a jar. Let cool, then cover and chill. It will keep in the fridge for a few weeks. Optional Recipe: Put the strawberries into a blender and puree until smooth. Place the sugar and the eggs into a saucepan, whisk together to combine and then add the strawberry puree; whisk over medium-low heat. Slowly add in the chunks of butter, whisking vigorously after each addition to blend, and then bring the mixture to a boil. Remove the curd from the heat and cool slightly prior to using.

STRAWBERRY AND LEMON CURD PHYLLO BASKETS

Steps:

• For baskets: Preheat oven to 350°F. Place 1 phyllo sheet on work surface. Brush with butter. Sprinkle 2 tsp bread crumbs over. Top with second phyllo sheet, butter and sprinkle with 2 tsp crumbs. Top with third phyllo sheet, butter and sprinkle with 2 tsp crumbs. End with fourth phyllo sheet and just butter this one. Cut out 12, 4-inch squares. Brush every other cup of 2, ½ cup muffin tins with melted butter. Place 1 phyllo square in each buttered cup, pressing down in center gently and around edges to mold (corners should stick up attractively - bend them slightly, but not all the way, back). Bake until just golden-brown and crisp, about 10-12 minutes. Remove and cool completely (can be prepared up to 2 days ahead and stored in an airtight container). For lemon curd: Whisk sugar, eggs, butter, lemon juice and peel over low heat until butter melts. Cook until mixture thickens to consistency of light whipped cream, about 5 minutes. Pour into bowl. Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the curd and refrigerate until cold, about 4 hours (can be prepared up to 2 days ahead). Spoon some berries into bottom of each basket, sprinkle VERY lightly with sugar, top with 2 ½ tbsp of lemon curd. Arrange remaining berries in petal pattern on top of curd. Garnish with mint.