43 Best Lemon Curd Desserts (To Use Up Lemon Curd!)
on May 30, 2023
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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!

Easy Lemon Mascarpone Cake
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.
Sticky Lemon Curd Cake with Blueberries
3 Lemon Bakewell Slices
These lemon Bakewell slice are quite literally a slice of English tradition, and they’re surprisingly easy to make.
Lemon Bakewell Slices
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.
Easy ‘Magic’ Lemon Pudding
5 Coconut Meringue Cake
This irresistible cake is easy to make but looks super impressive!
Coconut Meringue Cake with Lemon Curd Filling | Life Currents
6 Lemon Layer Cake
This exquisite lemon layer cake is made for lemon lovers! It takes some effort but is definitely worth it.
Lemon Layer Cake with Lemon Curd Filling | That Skinny Chick Can Bake
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.
Lemon Meringue Cake | Sugar Salt Magic
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.
Lemon and Blackberry Cake with Lemon Curd Filling | Chenée Today
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.
Lemon Swiss Roll | Baking with Butter
10 Lemon Cream Puffs
These lemon Cream Puffs are light and lemony in flavor and practically melt in your mouth.
Lemon Cream Puffs | Baba Ganosh
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!
Lemon Elderflower Cake | Liv For Cake
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!
Easy Lemon Curd Muffins with lemon curd dimple | Fab Food 4 All
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.
The Best Lemon Curd Donuts | Baking with Butter
14 Triple Lemon Cupcakes
These triple lemon cupcakes from Fresh April Flours are a lemon lovers dream!
Triple Lemon Cupcakes | Fresh April Flours
15 Lemon Angel Food Cupcakes
These glorious angel food cupcakes have an air-like texture with a lemony zing!
Lemon Angel Food Cupcakes | This Silly Girls’ Kitchen
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!
Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes | Anna Banana
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.
Easy Lemon Curd Pie | Belly Full
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!
Mini Lemon Meringue Tarts | Mama Loves to Cook
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.
Quick Lemon Curd and Raspberry Tart | Sense and Edibility
20 Medieval Strawberry Tart
This tart has an incredible combination of flavors that you’ll want to enjoy again and again.
Medieval Strawberry Tart | The Endless Meal
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!
Mini Lemon Meringue Pies | Entirely Elizabeth
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.
Lemon Curd Puff Pastry Tarts | Cooking with Curls
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.
Lemon Curd Mascarpone Tart | Anna Banana
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?
The BEST Lemon Curd Cookies | Rich and Delish
25 Melt-in-the-mouth Lemon Curd Biscuits
A classic British biscuit with a lemony revamp!
Melt-In-The-Mouth Lemon Curd Biscuits | Somebody Feed Seb
26 Lemon Curd Shortbread
You could fill your shortbread with whatever you like – but lemon curd is an amazing choice!
Lemon Curd Shortbread | Baking Sense
27 Lemon Easter Egg Cookies
What a delightful idea for an Easter treat!
Lemon Easter Egg Cookies | Mommy Evolution
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!
Lemon Mousse with Lemon Curd | A Baking Journey
29 5-Minute Lemon Blueberry Dessert
You only need 4 simple ingredients to make this glorious dessert that will wow any guest!
The Easiest 5 Minute Lemon Blueberry Dessert | Confessions of a Grocery Addict
30 No Bake Lemon Cheesecake
Carlee’s cheesecake is perfect for a summer treat. No need to turn your oven on!
No Bake Lemon Cheesecake | Cooking with Carlee
31 Lemon Curd Yogurt Cheesecake Bars
The perfect dessert for a summer picnic from Emily Leary.
Lemon Curd Yogurt Cheesecake Bars | A Mummy Too
32 Lemon Tiramisu
What a beautiful sunshiny spin on this classic dessert from Flouring Kitchen.
Lemon Tiramisu with Lemon Curd | 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!
Pavlova Dessert | Good Life Eats
34 Lemon Meringue Pie Parfaits
These are works of art! Ideal served cold on a hot day.
Lemon Meringue Pie Parfaits | Bakerita
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.
No Churn Vanilla Bean Lemon Curd Ice Cream | 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!
Frozen Lemon Mousse Bars | Foodess
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!
Lemon Icebox Cake | The Toasty Kitchen
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!
Blueberry Lemon Pastry | Quiche My Grits
39 Lemon Blueberry Sweet Rolls
You need a batch of these for breakfast!
Lemon Blueberry Sweet Rolls | The Suburban Soap Box
40 Braided Lemon Bread
My mouth is watering just looking at this!
Braided Lemon Bread | The Feathered Nester
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.
Lemon Poppy Seed Macarons Recipe | Barley & Sage
42 Gluten Free Crepes With Lemon Curd
Easy to make, light and yummy!
Gluten-Free Crepes | Golden Truffle
43 Gluten Free Lemon Cupcakes
You’ll love the combination of cream cheese with the lemon curd – don’t they look adorable?
Gluten Free Lemon Cupcakes | The Gluten Free Austrian
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…
Granny’s Quick Lemon Curd | Fab Food 4 All
Keto Lemon Curd (Sugar Free)
For a really easy refined sugar-free option, Bakerita has you covered…
Paleo Lemon Curd | Bakerita
Lemon Apple Curd
Why not try out this lemon apple curd from Ugly Duckling Bakery using only 5 ingredients?
Lemon Apple Curd | Ugly Duckling Bakery
Microwave Lemon Curd
Wow! Only 20 minutes for Kelly Neil’s lemon curd and you can use your trusty microwave!
Microwave Lemon Curd | Kelly Neil
Instant Pot Lemon Curd
Your house will smell SO good while making this!
Instant Pot Velvety Lemon Curd | Amy+Jacky at Pressure Cook Recipes
Honey Lemon Curd (Healthier Recipe)
Try out this healthier version from Occasionally Eggs.
Honey Lemon Curd | Occasionally Eggs
Citrus Lemon Curd
An extra zingy recipe from Little Spice Jar- with added lemon and lime zest.
Citrus Lemon Curd Recipe | Little Spice Jar
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.
Easy Lemon Curd using Whole Eggs | 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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