Lemon cream

Lemon cream

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Discover this delicious and easy-to-make lemon cream, perfect for a light dessert.

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This lemon cream is perfect for a light and refreshing dessert. It takes only 30 minutes to prepare and serves 12 people.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodjar
  • Estimated cost$10.88 $0.91 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

12 people
  • $0.70
  • $4.39
  • $0.83
  • $4.54
  • $0.42

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. In a bowl, combine the lemon juice, eggs, sugar, butter, and zest. ≈ 3 min
  2. Whisk until the mixture is smooth. ≈ 4 min
  3. Next, check the consistency: it should be that of a pastry cream. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Lemon cream

  • 300 g of lemon juice$0.70
  • 475 g of butter$4.39
  • 750 g of sugar$0.83
  • 13 eggs$4.54
  • Zest of 2 lemons$0.42

Total$10.88

that's $0.91 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 300 g of lemon juice
  • 475 g of butter
  • 750 g of sugar
  • 13 eggs
  • Zest of 2 lemons

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