Lime Olive Oil Custard is a recipe from Real Simple via Instacart. It’s only five simple ingredients and made in a blender. Lime Olive Oil Custard is light & tangy and a fabulous dessert for after those heavy, matzoh packed meals.
Lime Olive Oil Custard
Did you know that Instacart has recipes on the site??? During Covid we started using delivery services like Instacart. While there are some fees asociated with the service, my credit card offsets the membership and that gives me free delivery. It’s super convenient and I love that I don’t have to leave my house to go shopping. I was placing an order a few weeks ago and I came across a recipe for Lime Olive Oil Custard on the Instagram site! It only has five simple ingredients: eggs, sugar, lime, vanilla and olive oil. Considering that Passover was just around the corner, the recipe rang that “Kosher for Passover” bell, and I decided to make it and share the results with you.
Lime Olive Oil Custard is rich and creamy. I topped mine with a little whipped cream, a lime slice and additional lime zest.
Making Lime Olive Oil Custard
This is an extremely straight forward recipe with only a few simple ingredients.
The ingredients in Lime Olive Oil Custard: Eggs, sugar, lime zest & juice, pure vanilla extract and extra virgin olive oil.
I only had a couple questions before I began.
What about using raw eggs in the Lime Olive Oil Custard?
I’ve made many custards and mousses, and usually I try to pastuerize the eggs before hand or purchase pre-pasteurized eggs due to the risk of salmonella. I did a little research to determine if the acid in the fresh lime juice was sufficient to kill any bacteria in the raw eggs. I found that there are some sources that say if you do a ratio of a quarter cup of citrus juice to one egg it’s sufficient to remove any danger.What ended up actually happening, which really surprised me, was that the process of blending the ingredients causes the custard to get hot. Not just warm, really hot. Hot enough that when transferring the custard to a storage container, when I dropped the cap for the blender into the custard, it was actually too hot to handle! After that, I wasn’t concerned about bacteria.
The Lime Olive Oil Custard gets hot when you blend it. Check out the steam that’s coming out of the blender when transferring it to a storage container!
Quick to make with very little labor time
One of the things that I like a lot about Lime Olive Oil Custard is that there’s very little labor involved. There is a little time needed for zesting and juicing the limes, blending the ingredients (total of less than 15 minutes) and refrigeration (60 minutes). The result is a rich and creamy but very light citrusy custard. It really is exactly what you’re looking for after a big Passover/Seder meal.
Here’s the Recipe for Lime Olive Oil Custard
I’m totally going to make this recipe for our Passover this year, but plan on at least doubling it. What I like is that you can actually make the Lime Olive Oil Custard a couple days in advance, store it with plastic pressed to the surface (so a skin doesn’t form) in an airtight container. You can even get those cute little Kosher for Passover tartlet shells, fill them with the custard and top with a little whipped cream, lime slice and zest for a gorgeous Passover dessert buffet.These can even be made with lemons although the limes have just the right flavor to complement the richness of the olive oil.
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Lime Olive Oil Custard
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Blending & Refrigeration Time: 12 + 60 minutes
- Total Time: 82 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Gluten Free
- Diet: Kosher
Description
Lime Olive Oil Custard is a recipe from Instacart. It’s only five simple ingredients and made in a blender. It’s light, tangy and a fabulous dessert for after those heavy, matzoh packed meals. Be sure to double or triple it to make it for a crowd!
Lime-Olive Oil Custard by Real Simple on Instacart
Here’s a link to the original recipe.
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons lime zest plus 1/2 cup fresh juice (from about 3 large limes)
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- whipped cream, lime slices and additional lime zest for garnish
Instructions
- Process eggs and sugar in a high-power blender on high speed until frothy, 2 minutes.
- Add zest, juice, and vanilla and process 3 minutes more.
- With blender running, gradually drizzle in olive oil. Continue to process on high until the mixture is steaming, about 8 minutes.
- Transfer custard to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap pressed directly on surface. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour. Serve or keep refrigerated for up to 3 days.
- Serve garnished with whipped cream, lime slices and additional lime zest for garnish.
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This recipe is going to be super popular in your house! Be sure to double or triple it, especially as it will stay in the refrigerator for up to 3 days properly sealed.
You can make this as Lemon Olive Oil Custard as well.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 267
- Sugar: 17.2 g
- Sodium: 36.2 mg
- Fat: 21.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 18.9 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 3.3 g
- Cholesterol: 93 mg
More Delicious Passover Desserts
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OMG! Can’t wait to try this! I hate using a double boiler to make lime curd!
Thanks Jenny! Make sure to post pics and let me know how it turns out!!! All the best, Sharon