Lemon Curd Shortbread Bars

A small batch of lemon curd shortbread bars with a homemade whipped cream. The shortbread crust is made from just a few basic ingredients and this sweet, tangy lemon curd is sure to blow you away. Oh and a homemade whipped cream never hurt anyone! A dessert like this can be a challenge to make because you don’t want it to go bad, so I have created a small batch so that none goes to waste!

The Steps

1. Start by making the crust! Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grab a parchment lined loaf pan for baking.
2. Combine all of the ingredients for the crust together in a bowl and mix well until combined. Transfer in to the lined loaf pan and bake for 15 minutes.
3. While the crust is baking, time to start on the lemon curd! Cut up your into small chunks and put into a large bowl, set aside.
4. To a pan on medium heat, add your whisked eggs, white sugar, salt and lemon zest. Continue whisking this until all the ingredients combine, for about a minute.
5. Once combined, pour the lemon juice into the pan. Whisk this slowly but constantly for 3-5 minutes until it begins to thicken.
6. Once the lemon curd has thicken, and while it is still hot, pour it over the cubed butter in the bowl and mix this so that the butter melts.
7. Once the butter has completely melted in to the lemon curd mixture, pour it over your partially baked crust. Stick this back in the oven for 18 minutes.
8. For the whipping cream, combine all the ingredients into your electric mixer and mix on high for 3-6 minutes until the cream starts to thicken into a whipped consistency.
9. Once the dessert has cooked and set in the middle, remove and let it cool completely before slicing and topping with the whipped cream.Enjoy!!!