HELP! My raspberry curd has not thickened. (scintillating)

[FreezerBird]

Made raspberry curd this afternoon - have done so many times and all seemed fine. Into a sterilised jar, into the fridge. Check back later and it's still more a thick liquid than a good curd consistency.

As I see it my options are:

1. Call it raspberry sauce (will be used up tomorrow on meringues and cream). Uncooked egg though?
2. Reheat until thickened. Will this kill people?
3. Chuck it. Please no.

Cast your votes below please!

Reheating until thickened should kill nobody, might make your wrist hurt though. Careful not to let it catch.

I would (2) and if no luck (1). I find curds a bit nerve wracking generally, sometimes they don't thicken for ages and then go to scramble, but in that case I would push it through a sieve and go back to (1). It will be lush whatever you do I think.

Thread title hilarious

It is cooked though. Just has too much liquid.

Have reheated and it seems thicker. Time will tell.

Will report back on ultimate curd consistency and death toll.

Phew crisis averted!

Ooh, can I have your recipe please?

recipe?

Please?

Certainly! I'll post it later when I'm on he Big Computer not this stupid tablet with it's stupid autocorrect.

This morning's curd check reveals a nice set with a hint of wibble.

Thank you

Glad re-heating worked.

I'm back, with recipe.

250g raspberries
2 tbsp lemon juice
115g unsalted butter
150g caster sugar
4 large egg yolks and 1 large whole egg

Puree raspberries with lemon juice. Sieve to get rid of pips (some always sneak through with mine and it doesn't seem to matter)

Put raspberry puree, sugar and butter into pan, heat gently until butter melted and sugar dissolved.

(At this point the recipe comes over all cautious with talk of a bain-marie but I recklessly just keep it all in the pan because I LIVE ON THE EDGE)

Sieve egg yolks and egg into the raspberry mixture and cook over a gentle heat until the mixture thickens and coats the back of the spoon. I'm not going to give a time but expect to be there for quite a while.

Into a sterilised jar and keep in the fridge. Use within a month, but it won't last that long.

Optional:* use the egg whites left over to make meringues. Serve with the curd and whipped cream.

• not in any way optional.

It is. It is lovely.

2 tbsp of lemon juice? That may be your problem, if the raspberries are low in pectin. I always put a bit more in than it says.

My all time fave is blackcurrant and vanilla curd, though. Food of the Gods!

Curds are thickened by the eggs rather than pectin though aren't they?

Right, that sounds amazing. I'm going to make some this afternoon!