Sarah
The filling in this Lemon Tart is a brilliantly yellow, beautifully fresh lemon curd that’s completely smooth. It sets enough that you can cut neat slices, yet soft enough that it melts alluringly in your mouth just like a true custard.
What makes this Lemon Tart so perfect? It’s the lemon curd filling. It’s not too sweet but not mouth-puckeringly sour either, and so custardy it just melts in the mouth. This is a classic French style tart that’s elegant and pretty as a picture, yet the filling is as simple as can be: just eggs, sweetener, butter and fresh lemon!
It takes a bit of patience to make the curd, but it is truly a delight. You could also just make this curd to use on other things, like low carb toast, or chaffles!
As for the taste, it’s a just right! not overly sweet, not overly sour. I have found that other Lemon Tart recipes I’ve tried veer too far in one direction or the other. A perfect balance between the two is my ideal!
The crust I’ve used is my favorite low carb shortbread crust This is an excellent low carb pastry for all sorts of sweet and savory recipes. It’s buttery and not too sweet, and flaky without being so crumbly that it’s difficult to eat with a fork. As a bonus, the dough is extremely easy to work with.
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Low Carb Lemon Tart
Equipment
- tart pan optional
Ingredients
Low Carb Shortbread Crust:
- 2 cups almond flour
- 2 tsp brown natural sweetener
- 5 TB butter melted
Low Carb Lemon Curd Filling:
- 1 cup natural sweetener
- 6 large egg yolks
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 cup butter cold; cubed
Instructions
Low Carb Shortbread Crust:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine ingredients in a small bowl. Press into a greased tart bake. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until slightly golden.
Low Carb Lemon Curd Filling:
- Strain egg yolks into a medium saucepan. Beat lightly with a wire whisk. Whisk in sweetener, and whisk well until lighter in color.
- Stir in lemon juice.
- Heat on low to medium low stirring constantly with your whisk until mixture thickens and coats a spoon.
- Remove pot from the heat, then add the cubed butter and mix until melted.
- Let cool slightly. Pour into crust. Cover with plastic warp and chill at least 2 hours, or overnight.
Notes
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