Description
Sweet and creamy Homemade Peach Curd made with fresh peaches, egg yolks, lemon juice, sugar, salt, and butter. Use it as a cake filling, pie filling, cupcake filling, spread, or dessert topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 large fresh, very ripe peaches, peeled and sliced
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- Juice of 1 fresh lemon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature and cut into 8 pieces
Instructions
- Peel and slice the peaches, then place them in a blender or food processor.
- Purée the peaches until smooth. You should have about 1 cup of peach purée. Set aside.
- Fill the bottom pot of a double boiler with 3 to 4 inches of water and bring it to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to a simmer. You may also set a heatproof bowl over a pot of simmering water.
- Add the egg yolks, granulated sugar, lemon juice, salt, and peach purée to the top pot or bowl.
- Whisk constantly with a silicone whisk while the mixture cooks.
- Continue whisking for about 15 minutes, until the curd becomes thick and foamy.
- Check the temperature with an instant-read thermometer if desired. The curd should reach 170°F.
- Remove the top pot or bowl from the heat.
- Whisk in the butter 2 pieces at a time, adding the next pieces after the previous pieces have mostly melted.
- Place plastic wrap directly on the surface of the peach curd.
- Chill in the refrigerator for about 2 hours, until thickened.
- Remove the plastic wrap when ready to use and stir gently before serving.
Notes
- Use fresh, very ripe peaches for the deepest peach flavor.
- Do not use bottled lemon juice. Fresh lemon juice gives the best flavor.
- Salted butter may be used, but omit the added salt.
- Use a heatproof glass or ceramic bowl and a silicone whisk when possible. Metal tools may give the curd a metallic taste.
- Leftover peach curd stays fresh in the refrigerator, covered tightly, for up to 1 month.
- Freeze peach curd for up to 1 year and thaw overnight in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 cups
- Calories: 810
- Sugar: 69
- Sodium: 199
- Fat: 56
- Saturated Fat: 33
- Unsaturated Fat: 19
- Trans Fat: 2
- Carbohydrates: 74
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 8
- Cholesterol: 511