Lime Curd Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • about 1 1/4 lb limes, rinsed
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup (1/4 lb.) butter or margarine, cut into chunks

Directions:

  1. With a vegetable peeler, pare green part of peel from 4 limes. Put peel and sugar in a food processor and whirl until peel is very finely chopped; let stand, covered, 30 minutes or up to 6 hours. Ream juice from limes. Measure 1 cup; save remainder for other uses.
  2. Add the 1 cup lime juice to sugar mixture in food processor; whirl until sugar dissolves. Pour mixture through a fine strainer into a 2- to 3-quart pan, pressing liquid from peel; discard peel. Add eggs and whisk to blend; add butter.
  3. Stir over medium-low heat until mixture thickly coats a metal spoon, about 15 minutes. Scrape into a bowl, cover, and chill until cold, at least 1 hour, or up to 3 days. Stir before using.
  4. Nutritional analysis per tablespoon.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2620.16 Kcal (10970 kJ)
Calories from fat 1878.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 208.67g 321%
Cholesterol 1417.51mg 473%
Sodium 393.68mg 16%
Potassium 980.03mg 21%
Total Carbs 184.86g 62%
Sugars 128.94g 516%
Dietary Fiber 17.01g 68%
Protein 40.44g 81%
Vitamin C 164.4mg 274%
Vitamin A 2.3mg 76%
Iron 10.7mg 59%
Calcium 382.7mg 38%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 225.17 Kcal (943 kJ)
Calories from fat 161.39 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.93g 321%
Cholesterol 121.82mg 473%
Sodium 33.83mg 16%
Potassium 84.22mg 21%
Total Carbs 15.89g 62%
Sugars 11.08g 516%
Dietary Fiber 1.46g 68%
Protein 3.48g 81%
Vitamin C 14.1mg 274%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 76%
Iron 0.9mg 59%
Calcium 32.9mg 38%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 69
    Points
  • 76
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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