Blueberry Curd
An easy recipe to make a delicious silky blueberry curd in the microwave, to enjoy spread in cakes, swirled into yoghurt or on pancakes or waffles. Makes a single jar.
Servings 16
Calories 62kcal
Ingredients
- 200 g blueberries
- 1 tbsp lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 50 g butter
- 2 medium eggs
- 100 g caster sugar (superfine sugar) superfine sugar
Instructions
- Place the blueberries in a bowl with a splash of water and the lemon juice. Microwave on medium/600 w for 3 minutes until the juices run.200 g blueberries, 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Push the cooked blueberries through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl.
- You will end up with a bowl of blueberry juice and puree (approx 200 ml / just under 1 cup).
- Add the cubed butter, eggs and sugar to the bowl.50 g butter, 2 medium eggs, 100 g caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- Microwave for one minute on high then stir/whisk well. Repeat 4 more times, stirring well each time (ie. 5 mins in total).
- Strain the curd mixture through a fine mesh sieve to remove any curdled lumps.
- Pour the curd into a clean jar. Put on the lid and refrigerate and allow the curd to thicken.
Notes
Yield
This recipe will yield one jar of blueberry curd (324 ml jar size).
Storage
You can store this curd for 1-2 weeks in the fridge, in a clean lidded container.
Lumps
If you can see white specks or lumps in your curd this may be from uneven cooking and whisking, where the egg has formed into lumps. Sieve the curd before transferring it to jars to remove any lumps, as stated in the recipe.
How to tell the curd is ready
If it coats the spoon and has a shiny appearance on the surface then this shows the curd is ready to be jarred up. Remember that curd thickens up further once it has cooled.
Variations
You could also try one of these twists on blueberry curd:
- Blueberry and lime - use lime juice instead of lemon and add lime zest.
- Blueberry and lavender - add some dried lavender (make sure you buy culinary lavender for use in cooking) to the blueberries while heating them to infuse lavender flavour. If necessary, leave the lavender to infuse for longer while the blueberries cool.
- Blueberry and cinnamon - add a teaspoon of ground cinnamon to the blueberries while heating them to add a touch of warming spice.
Nutrition
Calories: 62kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 19mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 115IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.1mg