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    Home » Autumn/Fall

    Mandarin Curd

    AU$0.25 | £0.20 per serve
    By Robyn | Published: May 22, 2020 | Modified: Jun 24, 2020

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    dairy free mandarin curd in blue bowl with halved mandarins around it
    This luscious 3 ingredient Mandarin Curd is a sweet spread you can make in under 10 minutes. Enjoy on toast, pancakes, scones, with yogurt…and more!
    bowl of mandarin curd on white tea towel with mandarin oranges both sides

    It’s mandarin season in Australia! With their delicate sweet floral scent, mandarin oranges brighten up the cooling Autumn days.

    This mandarin curd recipe is a delicious way to use overripe mandarin oranges. With a toddler in the house who changes his mind about fruit every day, there is a lot of using-up discarded fruit going on here! This curd is also a great recipe to keep in mind when you are wondering what to do with a lot of mandarins.

    This mandarin curd is dairy free as it doesn’t include any butter. Whilst butter is traditionally used and adds a richness to the curd, I personally don’t think the curd needs it.

    Some Important Notes about this Mandarin Curd:

    1. This is a sweet-sour curd, it tastes sweet at first but you are left with a slightly sour taste afterwards. We as a family love this, but if you prefer something sweeter, then add another 3 tsp/15g sugar.
    2. This is a runny curd, ideal for drizzling over hot toast; but not the best for putting inbetween biscuits
    3. For a smooth silky curd, pass it through a sieve once cooked, to remove the pieces of mandarin zest.
    4. It will keep, covered, in the fridge for up to 2 days.

    Ideas for Using the Curd:

    • Spread on toast, scones, crackers, or spoon over yogurt.
    • Use on pancakes (or these drop scones),
    • Mix into yogurt and layer with almond meringues for an impressive (but not too decadent) dessert,
    • Layer with yogurt and granola for a breakfast parfait.
    mandarin curd spread on toast

    Mandarin Curd

    Author: Robyn

    This easy 3 ingredient mandarin curd recipe takes less than 10 minutes to make. Enjoy on toast, yogurt, pancakes, and scones.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 4 mins
    Cook Time 4 mins
    Course Breakfast, Breakfast | Brunch, Snack
    Cuisine Australian
    Servings 4 people
    Calories 42 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • ¼c | 60ml mandarin juice, approx 2 mandarins worth ($0.46 /£0.52)
    • 2 mandarins zested –
    • 3 teaspoons (15g) granulated sugar * ($0.17 /£0.10p)
    • 1 egg ($0.35 /£0.18p)

    Instructions
     

    • Place a pan of water on the stove, about a third full, and bring to a simmer.
    • Whisk all the ingredients together in a heatproof bowl.
    • Place the bowl over the pan of simmering water and keep whisking until the curd has thickened and has lightened in colour (this take around 3 minutes).
    • Remove from heat, tip into your serving bowl and leave to cool.
    • Once cool, cover and place in fridge until ready to serve.

    Notes

    *  This curd has a slightly sour finish to it, if you like very sweet things then I recommend adding up to another 3 tsp/15g sugar.
    Estimated costs: Australia $0.98. Per serve = $0.25
    UK £0.80p. Per serve = £0.20p (You can also make this curd with tangerines)
    America – I am yet to calculate the estimated ingredients costs to make this recipe in the US. If you would find it useful please let me know and I’ll get calculating 🙂 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 42kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 17mgPotassium: 88mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 359IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword autumn fruit, citrus, dairy free curd, mandarin orange

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    1. Sof says

      May 19, 2021 at 3:07 pm

      5 stars
      Just made this. I added a extra tsp of sugar as my home grown mandarines are a tad sour. It turned out beautifully! I will be adding it to cheesecakes and cannot wait! Thanks so much.

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      • Robyn says

        May 19, 2021 at 6:14 pm

        Ah wow! I imagine it would taste amazing with homemade mandarins Sof! And cheesecake with it sounds delicious 🙂

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        • Sof says

          June 06, 2021 at 11:53 am

          Oh it was delicious!

          Just a quick question, if I want to double this, will I need to add another egg or will one be enough?

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          • Robyn says

            June 06, 2021 at 4:14 pm

            🙂 I would add another egg – so 4 mandarins, 2 eggs and 6 – 8 tsp sugar depending on your mandarins.

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