Easy Microwave Peach Curd
Celebrate peach season with Easy Microwave Peach Curd, made with just four ingredients, no eggs required! Enjoy for breakfast on toast or swirled into yogurt, serve with scones for teatime, or fold in whipped cream or cream cheese for a burst of peach flavor.
Servings: 2 cups
Equipment
- blender
- microwave
Ingredients
- 2 cups peaches, peeled and chopped (fresh or frozen, thawed)
- 1/4 cup sugar or more to taste, depending on sweetness of peaches
- 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
- Puree peaches in blender with sugar; taste and add more sugar if needed.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice and cornstarch until smooth. Add to peach mixture and puree again until fully combined.
- Transfer the puree to a 4-cup Pyrex measuring cup or medium microwave safe bowl.
- Cook peach puree in the microwave on high power for one-minute intervals, stirring peaches after each minute until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Mixture will begin to bubble and expand in measuring cup when close to done. Microwaves vary, so this could take anywhere from 4 to 8 minutes. Mine took 4 ½ minutes.
- Cool to room temperature. Pour into sterile pint jar and refrigerate 4 hours; Peach Curd will continue to thicken as it chills. Store up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.
- Enjoy Peach Curd for breakfast on toast, muffins, or swirled into yogurt; serve with scones or in Phyllo Shells for teatime treats; fold into whipped cream or blend with cream cheese for a trifle and easy layered dessert.
Notes
- I used an immersion blender and pureed in a 4-cup Pyrex measuring cup that I could also microwave, for less clean up.
- Alternatively, heat peach mixture in a medium saucepan and cook over medium heat until it starts to boil. Once boiling, cook until it starts to thicken, stirring frequently (about 3-5 minutes).
- Peach Curd will vary in color depending on the variety of your peaches. Use white or yellow peaches, fresh or frozen, thawed. I used a ‘Big Red’ variety, available in mid-August.
- Enjoy Peach Curd for breakfast on toast, muffins or swirled into yogurt; Serve with scones or in Phyllo Shells for an teatime treats; Fold into whipped cream or blend with cream cheese for a trifle and easy layered dessert.