Got a glut of lemons and wondering about making lemon curd? Or maybe you already have a half-finished jar of this tangy goodness taking up space in your fridge? Either way, we’ve got you covered with our roundup of the best easy lemon curd desserts.

From cute lemon curd tartlets to cakes, cookies, ice cream and everything in between, these dessert recipes will make you fall in love with lemon curd all over again.

Thinking about making your own lemon curd? Scroll to the bottom of the list for a few different recipes you could try!

Fancy Cakes

Got a special occasion coming up? These ‘fancy’ lemon curd recipes are just the thing if you want to make something a little bit impressive for your guests. All of these would be perfect for a birthday party, Baby shower, Mother’s Day celebration or an afternoon tea.

1 Easy Lemon Mascarpone Cake

This is classic Victoria sponge meets lemon cake – light, moist, delicious and perfect for a special event!

2 Sticky Lemon Curd Cake With Blueberries

This beautifully easy lemon curd cake is a sticky but not overly sweet loaf cake packed with pockets and swirls of lemon curd and fresh blueberries. It’s moist, buttery and full of tangy lemon flavor.

3 Lemon Bakewell Slices

These lemon Bakewell slice are quite literally a slice of English tradition, and they’re surprisingly easy to make.

4 Easy ‘Magic’ Lemon Pudding

This ‘magic’ pudding makes its own lemon curd sauce while baking in the oven- ta daaaa! And it doesn’t contain any eggs, if that’s helpful to you.

5 Coconut Meringue Cake

This irresistible cake is easy to make but looks super impressive!

6 Lemon Layer Cake

This exquisite lemon layer cake is made for lemon lovers! It takes some effort but is definitely worth it.

7 Lemon Meringue Cake

Lemon and meringue are a match made in heaven. This is a lemon meringue cake that’s both sweet and tangy, with delectably soft and fluffy cake layers… and SO much lemon flavor.

8 Lemon And Blackberry Cake

You can’t help but impress with this one. This cake is so moist and full of bright flavors. It’s got a velvety blackberry buttercream frosting that makes it truly irresistible.

9 Lemon Swiss Roll

A classic dessert that consists of a light and fluffy sponge cake filled with a creamy, tangy lemon filling, then rolled into a beautiful swirl.

10 Lemon Cream Puffs

 These lemon Cream Puffs are light and lemony in flavor and practically melt in your mouth.

11 Lemon Elderflower Cake

This cake consists of lemon infused cake layers, an elderflower syrup, lemon curd, and an elderflower Swiss meringue buttercream. It’s Liv’s version of Megan and Harry’s wedding cake and looks so elegant!

Muffins, Cupcakes And Donuts

Keep things more casual with these cakes and donuts with lemon curd. SO good with a cup of coffee on the side!

12 Lemon Curd Muffins

Gloriously zesty, sticky and delicious, these lemon curd muffins outrank any you can buy in the shops by miles!

13 Lemon Curd Donuts

Donuts with a lemon curd surprise inside! These lemon-filled donuts from Baking with Butter are amazing, both to make and to eat. They use a soft and smooth brioche dough that can be made in a mixer or by hand.

14 Triple Lemon Cupcakes

These triple lemon cupcakes from Fresh April Flours are a lemon lovers dream!

15 Lemon Angel Food Cupcakes

These glorious angel food cupcakes have an air-like texture with a lemony zing!

16 Lemon Poppyseed Cupcakes

For these delightful lemon and poppy seed cupcakes, you can use Swiss meringue buttercream topping. Or, try them with simple lemon icing or lemon cream cheese frosting for a quick, yet irresistible bake that everyone will love!

Pies and Tarts

You can’t have a list of lemon curd recipes without including the quintessential lemon curd dessert – lemon meringue pie! Check out these fabulous pies and tarts…

17 Lemon Curd Pie

This lemon curd pie from Belly Full is crazy easy. It’s the perfect summer treat that can be enjoyed all year long.

18 Mini Lemon Meringue Tarts

How cute are these mini lemon meringue tarts from Mama Loves to Cook? You’ll find it hard to stop popping them in your mouth!

19 Quick Lemon Curd And Raspberry Tart

So easy and quick to assemble, for this tart all you need is some lemon curd, fresh raspberries, heavy cream, unsalted butter, granulated sugar, and graham cracker crumbs.

20 Medieval Strawberry Tart

This tart has an incredible combination of flavors that you’ll want to enjoy again and again.

21 Mini Lemon Meringue Pies

These mini pies are the perfect “make ahead of time” dessert for parties, holidays, or just because. Everyone will be wowed!

22 Lemon Curd Puff Pastry Tarts

All you need are lemons, eggs, butter, sugar, a touch of salt and pre-made puff pastry to create this incredibly delicious treat.

23 Lemon Curd Mascarpone Tart

This creamy, sweet and tangy lemon curd and mascarpone tart is one of the easiest desserts you will make… but it looks so good! It consists of sweet tart shell filled with smooth and creamy mascarpone cheese, lemon curd and passion fruit and chopped pistachios on top.

Cookies

Add a touch of class to your next batch of cookies by adding a lemony twist. You won’t regret it!

24 Lemon Curd Cookies

How cute are these little thumbprint cookies from Rich and Delish?

25 Melt-in-the-mouth Lemon Curd Biscuits

A classic British biscuit with a lemony revamp!

26 Lemon Curd Shortbread

You could fill your shortbread with whatever you like – but lemon curd is an amazing choice!

27 Lemon Easter Egg Cookies

What a delightful idea for an Easter treat!

Quick No-bake Desserts

Whip up a decadent dessert in no time using a no-bake recipe. From mousses to cheesecakes and more there’s so many to choose from…

28 Lemon Mousse

These little mousses look so glamorous!

29 5-Minute Lemon Blueberry Dessert

You only need 4 simple ingredients to make this glorious dessert that will wow any guest!

30 No Bake Lemon Cheesecake

Carlee’s cheesecake is perfect for a summer treat. No need to turn your oven on!

31 Lemon Curd Yogurt Cheesecake Bars

The perfect dessert for a summer picnic from Emily Leary.

32 Lemon Tiramisu

What a beautiful sunshiny spin on this classic dessert from Flouring Kitchen.

33 Pavlova With Lemon Curd And Raspberries

You can’t get a more perfect summery dessert in my opinion: meringue, berries, cream and lemon curd – absolutely delicious!

34 Lemon Meringue Pie Parfaits

These are works of art! Ideal served cold on a hot day.

Frozen desserts

These frozen desserts are the perfect solution for serving something sweet on a hot day. Plus they’re all make-ahead too!

35 No Churn Vanilla Bean Lemon Curd Ice Cream

You only need 5 simple ingredients for this beautiful no-churn ice-cream from Goodie Godmother.

36 Frozen Lemon Mousse Bars

Jennifer the Foodess describes these lemon mousse bars perfectly: they’re like a lemon meringue pie had a baby with a cloud!

37 Lemon Icebox Cake

First, make a fluffy lemon mousse. Next, layer your lemon mousse with golden Oreo cookies. Lastly, refrigerate until ready to serve. The cookies turn into a soft, cake-like layer that is irresistible!

Pastries And Breads

Such lovely ideas for breakfast or brunch, these sweet treats will brighten up your breakfast table!

38 Blueberry Lemon Pastry

What a treat! Perfect for brunch, dessert or a party!

39 Lemon Blueberry Sweet Rolls

You need a batch of these for breakfast!

40 Braided Lemon Bread

My mouth is watering just looking at this!

Gluten free

Here’s a great selection of gluten-free lemon curd recipes. For even more, check out some of the recipes on the no-bake desserts list above as some of these are also gluten free!

41 Lemon Poppyseed Macarons

Such a great way to combine two complementary ingredients – lemon and poppy seeds.

42 Gluten Free Crepes With Lemon Curd

Easy to make, light and yummy!

43 Gluten Free Lemon Cupcakes

You’ll love the combination of cream cheese with the lemon curd – don’t they look adorable?

Homemade Lemon Curd Recipes

The easiest thing to do is to grab some good quality ready-made lemon curd, of course. Nothing at all wrong with that, but just in case you’re curious about making your own, here are a few fabulous lemon curd recipes for you to choose from!

Granny’s Quick Lemon Curd

Try Camilla’s really quick recipe passed down from her Granny…

Keto Lemon Curd (Sugar Free)

For a really easy refined sugar-free option, Bakerita has you covered…

Lemon Apple Curd

Why not try out this lemon apple curd from Ugly Duckling Bakery using only 5 ingredients?

Microwave Lemon Curd

Wow! Only 20 minutes for Kelly Neil’s lemon curd and you can use your trusty microwave!

Instant Pot Lemon Curd

Your house will smell SO good while making this!

Honey Lemon Curd (Healthier Recipe)

Try out this healthier version from Occasionally Eggs.

Citrus Lemon Curd

An extra zingy recipe from Little Spice Jar- with added lemon and lime zest.

Lemon Curd With Whole Eggs (no wasting the egg whites!)

No wasting of egg whites with this fabulous recipe from Myra and Laurier at Delicious on a Dime.

So grab your favorite lemon curd or use one of the easy recipes above to make your own, and you have so many delicious recipe ideas to use it in! There’s something for every occasion here, so let me know how you get on!

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