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Lime curd Vegetarian

Name: Lime curd
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: English
Ingredients: 3 limes; 175 grams of sugar; 125 grams of butter; 2 eggs

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Lime curd is possibly even tastier than the more familiar lemon curd. It only requires a few ingredients, and is ready in under half an hour.

Nutrition balance score

Good

7.3/10

Glycemic Index

Glycemic Load

63.44 (Medium)

28.3 (High)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal

460.76 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

44.61 g
44.30 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

29.72 g
17.63 g

Proteins

4.16 g

Fiber

0.00 g

Sodium

38.31 mg

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Recipe lime curd

Ingredients

4 persons

3 limes
175 gram of sugar
125 gram of butter
2 eggs

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This is what you need

small saucepan with a bowl to fit (bain-marie)
citrus juicer & grater
whisk
sterile jar

Recipe lime curd allergens

This recipe contains the following allergens. Click on the allergen to search for alternative recipes.

Egg

Milk

Made by Véronique

Published at 2023-06-28, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 25 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-07-19

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Preparation time

10 minutes

Time cooking

15 minutes

Total time

25 minutes

Preparation – 10 minutes

Add a small amount of water to the saucepan and bring to a boil over low heat. Grate the lime zest into a bowl which fits over the saucepan (bain-marie).

Add the sugar and butter and heat through. Stir occasionally with a whisk.

Squeeze the juice from the limes and stir it slowly into the butter mixture. Do not stir too vigorously; the lime curd should not become airy.

Finishing the lime curd – 15 minutes

Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and keep stirring until the lime curd has reached the desired thickness. This may take up to 15 minutes, but keep stirring gently with a whisk.

Remove the mixture from the heat, pour it into a (sterile) jar and let it cool down completely. Enjoy!

Tips!

How long can I keep lime curd?

If you store the lime curd in a sterile jar, you can keep it in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.

There are lumps in my curd, what can I do?

You can avoid lumps by stirring well after adding the eggs. If the eggs get too hot, they will solidify. If this has happened, and you don't want to make the curd again from scratch, you can press it through a fine sieve. Make sure you also strain out the lime zest.

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Nutritional values

Per 1 serving / piece:

Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.

General

Kcal

460.76 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

44.61 g
44.30 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

29.72 g
17.63 g

Proteins

4.16 g

Fiber

0.00 g

Sodium

38.31 mg

Show vitamines & minerals

Minerals

Iron

0.69 mg

Calcium

24.69 mg

Magnesium

4.50 mg

Potassium

4.50 mg

Phosphorus

64.38 mg

Copper

0.03 mg

Zinc

0.42 mg

Iodine

10.50 µg

Selenium

9.21 µg

Vitamins

Vitamine C

16.88 mg

Vitamine D

0.92 mg

Vitamine A

0.37 mg

Vitamine B1

0.04 mg

Vitamine B2

0.10 mg

Vitamine B6

0.05 mg

Vitamine B12

0.69 µg

Folic acid

18.00 µg

Vitamine E

0.33 mg

Vitamine K

0.08 µg

Vitamine K1

0.00 µg

Handy! Scroll this table horizontally to see all nutritional values per ingredient

Amount		Ingredient	Allergens	Kcal	Carbs	Carbs of which sugars	Fat	Fat of which saturated	Protein	Fibers	Sodium	Iron	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Copper	Zinc	Iodine	Selenium	Vitamin C	Vitamin D	Vitamin A	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B2	Vitamin B6	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B11	Vitamin E	Vitamin K	Vitamin K1
0.75		limes		12.00	0.75 g	0.71 g	0.94 g	-	0.19 g	-	0.75 mg	0.08 mg	5.63 mg	-	30.00 mg	4.13 mg	-	-	-	-	16.88 mg	-	-	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-
43.75	gram	of sugar		175.88	43.31 g	43.31 g	-	-	-	-	-	0.04 mg	-	0.88 mg	1.75 mg	-	-	0.01 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31.25	gram	of butter	milk	229.69	0.22 g	0.22 g	25.78 g	16.88 g	0.22 g	-	1.56 mg	0.03 mg	4.06 mg	0.63 mg	4.69 mg	6.25 mg	-	0.02 mg	-	-	-	0.38 mg	0.31 mg	-	0.01 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.5		eggs	egg	43.20	0.33 g	0.06 g	3.00 g	0.75 g	3.75 g	-	36.00 mg	0.54 mg	15.00 mg	3.00 mg	39.00 mg	54.00 mg	0.02 mg	0.39 mg	10.50 µg	9.21 µg	-	0.54 mg	0.06 mg	0.03 mg	0.09 mg	0.05 mg	0.69 µg	18.00 µg	0.33 mg	0.08 µg	-
				460.76	44.61 g	44.30 g	29.72 g	17.63 g	4.16 g	-	38.31 mg	0.69 mg	24.69 mg	4.50 mg	75.44 mg	64.38 mg	0.03 mg	0.42 mg	10.50 µg	9.21 µg	16.88 mg	0.92 mg	0.37 mg	0.04 mg	0.10 mg	0.05 mg	0.69 µg	18.00 µg	0.33 mg	0.08 µg	-