Raspberry Curd

Raspberry Curd

Raspberry Curd features the best of the season and is a great way use fresh raspberry juice.

As mentioned in the Raspberry Jelly post, 2020 was an incredible growing season in the Nutmeg Disrupted gardens. This is the first property I have lived on that has raspberry canes. It has been a wonderful experience learning about the berry.

If you grow raspberries or have considered it, do check out the post on How To Grow Raspberries, it is a crop worth investing in!

Like many on the prairie’s raspberries are a flavour that I grew up with and brings back a flood of memories.

raspberries for curd

 

This beautiful Raspberry Curd uses up the leftover juice from the stunning raspberry jelly we made earlier. Curds are perfect to use in tarts, as a filling in cakes and is perfect even enjoyed by the spoon!

raspberry curd

Raspberry Curd

Raspberry Curd
 
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This recipe uses left over raspberry juice from making raspberry jelly. You can find that recipe above under recipes - preserving in the menu.
Recipe type: Preserving
Ingredients
  • ⅔ of a cup of raspberry juice
  • ⅔ of a cup of sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 ounces - 8 tablespoons of butter - cubed
Instructions
  1. Whisk the juice, sugar and eggs until combined.
  2. Cook over low medium low heat stirring constantly.
  3. Cook until it reaches a temperature of 170 degrees.
  4. Remove from heat and stir in the cubed butter until melted and smooth.
  5. Cover and cool in the fridge.

 

I used part of the batch as a filling in a cake. The remaining juice was blended into a buttercream icing.

filling cake layers with raspberry curd

 

If you are using the curd as a filling in a cake be sure to create a dam of icing around the perimeter of each layer. This makes a barrier to prevent the curd from seeping out from between the layers.

vanilla butter cake filled with a raspberry curd filling and a raspberry buttercream icing

 

I have been a fan of curds and have tried a few different fruits with quite beautiful results. By far raspberry curd has quickly become a personal favourite!  I have a small collection of curds in the preserving section of the site.

I encourage you to try it with fruits that you love, I think you will find success with most any flavour.

Published by Redawna

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