lime curd cheesecake cupcakes

lime curd cheesecake cupcakes

almost too good to be true...



one serving is two cupcakes for me--you could even half this recipe if making four is too many to have sitting around tempting you--they would freeze very well if you could get them in the freezer--they would look like 'breakfast' to me if they lasted overnight at my house--so for one serving--beat the egg and use half which is 2 tablespoons--for the curd --use one tablespoon of the remainder for the cheesssecake portion--
and be careful to reduce your microwave times accordingly
that tiny amount will cook very fast


easier lime curd 
for at (least) four cupcakes
~~what with all the sampling i do~~
  • 1 large egg, well beaten
  • 1/4 cup lime juice fresh, bottled or combination (could do lemon --i think the lime masks the sweetener better)
  • 2 tablespoons cold butter, cut in small cubes
  • 1/4 cup truvia* (*for other sweeteners, double the amount, use 1/2 cup)
  • 1/2 tablespoon lime zest
  • 16 oz. microwave safe container preferably with a handle for easy in & out the microwave 
  1. take a nice big pinch of the truvia and rub it into the zest to bring out the oils--it's ready when  it's fragrant--about a minute or so
  2. place egg in microwave safe container and beat it with a fork or whisk to a count of 100--tip the container slightly so that the egg puddles to one side and your strokes gather all of the egg up on each count
  3. add all the ingredients into the beaten egg and whisk--will not look like curd--no worries
  4. the object of the game is to microwave the mixture and whisk well before repeating the process until the mixture becomes thick
  5. this will require three 15-second intervals whisking well after each to get the butter melted
  6. then two to three 30-second intervals whisking well in between to get the mixture cooked into a curd--perhaps another one to two 15-second intervals if needed--whisk well at each interval
  7. all microwaves are not created equal so heads up
  8. mixture will become thicker, appear to have more body and leave soft 'tracks' when it's done
  9. mixture will coat the back of a spoon as depicted in 'more detail and pictures' below

cheesecake 
for four cupcakes
  • 4 ounces cream cheese unwrapped and softened in microwave about 10-15 seconds
  • 1 tablespoon of truvia (double this if other sweetener is used use 2 tablespoons)
  • 1/2 egg--beat egg and use 2 tablespoons of it
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla 
  • 1/2 teaspoon of lemon (optional)
  1. after softening the cream cheese in microwave--wrap it back up for 3-4 minutes so it gets warmed up equally otherwise you can still get lumps--if you do get lumps you can push your mixture through a sieve or bake it lumpy as is--no worries
  2. place cream cheese in mixer and cream well
  3. add all the other ingredients and combine well
  4. layer cheesecake mixture then curd then cheesecake mixture into four muffin wrappers
  5. bake for 13-14 minutes at 325 degrees
  6. i sometimes use a quick read thermometer and you want it about 145-150 degrees
  7. serve with a dollop more of curd and whipped cream or whipped topping


love my micro-plane
you only want the green--no white pith because it is bitter


heart shaped measuring cup of course 


take a nice big pinch of the truvia and rub it into the zest to bring out the oils--
it's ready when  it's fragrant--about a minute or so


microwave safe container with nice handle
(was making a double batch)


pretty butter cubes


 looks a mess--that's ok


see how it swells up after it starts to set the eggs


then after it's whisked down


see how it's holding it's shape on the plate--it's not running all back together
but it is quite loose at this point--as it cools it firms up just right


see how it mounds on the plate even though it's steaming hot--
i pour the hot curd on a dinner plate and chill it if i'm in a hurry and 
by the time i have the cheesecake mixture ready the curd is sufficiently cooled off
not that i haven't made them with hot curd ;)



photo is of a double batch in progress
each cup is awaiting a dollop of cheesecake mixture on top