Can I Freeze Lemon Curd?

Decorating By yellowjacket Updated 15 Nov 2006 , 3:42am by yellowjacket

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yellowjacket Posted 15 Nov 2006 , 3:00am
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Will lemon curd keep in the freezer, and if so, for how long? I've used Alton Brown's recipe before, and I was happy with it, so I'll probably just make it again. He does say you can store it the fridge for up to 2 weeks, but he doesn't mention freezing it.

I also checked my Cake Bible, and there is a similar lemon curd recipe. For storing, she says up to 3 weeks in the fridge. She also says "longer storage dulls the fresh citrus flavor." So does that mean it doesn't work well frozen?

Thanks!

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JanH Posted 15 Nov 2006 , 3:10am
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Lemon curd doesn't freeze well if the recipe calls for eggs, which makes it custard-like.

HTH

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yellowjacket Posted 15 Nov 2006 , 3:14am
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Thanks Jan! So does no custard-like filling freeze well? Like a bavarian cream type filling? That kind of kills my plan of making up some fillings to have on hand and freeze them until I need them. Oh well.

I wonder why IMBC can be frozen. Is it because only egg whites are used?

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JanH Posted 15 Nov 2006 , 3:28am
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I think the high sugar content prevents weeping in your IMBC.

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yellowjacket Posted 15 Nov 2006 , 3:42am
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Thanks again, Jan! I would really love to understand the science behind anything!

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