From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I'm really fond of this sauce and always try to keep a jar of it in the refrigerator. I can't imagine having gingerbread without it and, because lemon is my chocolate, I generally put it on ice cream and bread pudding as well. It has the velvety texture and flavor of a good lemon curd, but it flows with the easy grace of a well-made chocolate sauce. This is really easy to make and I'm featuring it here because I think any serious collection of recipes should include a great lemon sauce. This is a great, if simple sauce. It keeps for up to a month in the refrigerator. That being said, it is still best served warm. You can warm the sauce in the microwave or in a pot of barely simmering water. Here's the recipe.
Luscious Lemon Sauce...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite inspired by Gourmet magazine
Ingredients:
1 large egg - very well beaten
1/4 cup cold water
juice of 1 lemon - approximately 3 tablespoons
finely grated peel of half a lemon
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
Directions:
In a small saucepan, whisk beaten egg, water, lemon juice and peel until well blended. Place pan on medium heat and whisk in sugar. Add butter and cook, stirring constantly, until butter is melted and sauce comes to a full boil. Remove from heat, cool slightly and serve warm. Yield: 1-1/2 cups.
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48 comments :
Lemon is my chocolate, too. Wait. Caramel might be. Hmmm... I made your delicious lemon pudding today and just ate a second helping. (Burp.) Y.u.m.! Gotta try this lemon sauce, too. I luv your blog and have so many of your recipes. Thanks so much for sharing with us!
Oh wow, this sounds amazing. I bet it's awesome drizzled on top of vanilla ice cream.
Yum! This looks great! I can't wait to click on those links.
This looks wonderful, I can't wait to try it. I just printed it out. How long will it keep in the fridge?
I bet this tastes great on pound cake. Thanks for the recipe!
Lemon is always welcome at my house- I give it equal time with chocolate. :) This sauce sounds wonderful- I'm definitely saving this recipe.
You make this sauce sound so easy. I have to try it. It looks ah-mazing. I absolutely love lemon! I think I love it equally as much as chocolate. Thank you for sharing your wonderful recipes.
This is wonderful! I can just imagine having this sauce over creamy vanilla ice cream! Will be making this, thank you so much for sharing!
Mmmm, what a versatile sauce - I would definitely start by putting on ice cream with some strawberries :)
As I was looking at the picture..I could think of several different uses of this sauce..that is indeed luscious n oooo so lemony :)
US Masala
I love anything with lemon. YUM!!!! I am very glad to have this recipe as well. I need to prepare it soon and I love the fact that it can stay in the fridge for a month, the possibilities are endless.
Carolyn/A Southerners Notebook
Mmmm...this lemon sauce on gingerbread!? Yes, please! :)
Lemon is my favorite! I just can;t resist them at all, in any form! I am so happy right now!!
Smile. I think lemon is my chocolate too! I've never thought of putting lemon sauce on my icecream though...what a great idea! Thank you for sharing with me tonight. I hope you have a great Friday. I'm so ready for the weekend!
I always love lemon flavour...awesome sauce...nice clicks too..It's amazing!
Looks like lemon curd. Love the color and the jar! Thinking of making it without eggs, any substitute you can suggest...
Oh this sounds wonderful and it keeps in the frig that long, right up my alley. Lemon is my lemon, but chocolate is my chocolate. Ha.
What a wonderful recipe. I can think of many uses for it. Thanks.
Looks divine! I have never had gingerbread with lemon sauce so this is a must try!
I think that here we call it lemon curd. It is lovely!
Have a great week end
ciao
Alessandra
Thats a delectable sauce..
I'm curious to try this kind of sauce...I have a bunch of lemons, maybe today is the day!!
Thanks for sharing ,
Rita
Yay, more lemon!! This sauce sounds like it would be divine on top of pound cake with a little whipped cream...another winner!
I can see this drizzled over blueberry muffins:@)
I love lemon too! Great recipe!
I really have missed quite a bit of your posts, my mum has fallen ill, so I do apologize. You know.. then life gets busy.. yadda ...I just finished up the new site... but bare with me while I'm still tweaking it..
On a lighter note.... the lemon sauce sounds absolutely terrific... I lurv it.
Never tasted anything with lemon sauce,but I love this a lot,looks superb!
That looks delicious and much quicker than lemon curd!
what can i say. i just love your recipes.
Yummmm! I would love to have some of this sauce on vanilla ice cream!!!! Your site is really good, tasty food and great pictures!!! I have so much to learn! Will stick around! :-)
Mmmmmmmm..... Blessings to you, Mary! Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Yum it would be dreamy drizzled over ice cream!
Lemon sauce looks perfect.
I can imagine this sauce on a vanilla ice cream scoop! WOW! This looks so good and if it keeps for a month in the refrigerator, there is no excuse for me not to prepare it!
My mother loved gingerbread with lemon sauce. Her sauce always had a few little lumps in it but we loved it too. Thanks for the memory and recipe.
Best,
Bonnie
Oh yes, this self proclaimed sauce girl will be putting this on the list of things to make!! YUM!!!
Looks delicious, I'd need just a spoon to eat it straight from the jar!
I'm looking for this kind of recipe's for a while, cause I have a lot of lemos here, I'll try this one, that's for sure!!
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Hélia
Great sauce Mary! I do not have a lemon sauce in my collection but you have sold me on the fact that I should - looks like I found it!
This looks very good. I really like lemon curd so I bet this is great.
Lemon is my chocolate too! This looks divine!!! My mouth is watering!
I see myself using this as a spread for a nutella lemon sauce sandwich. This way I can have both my lemon and my chocolate in one bite! Amazing.
I love when I have a question, like, how does this compare to lemon curd, and you answer it right as I'm thinking it!
I don't think I have ever had lemon sauce like that and since I love a good lemon curd, this sound scrumptious! I will have to bookmark this recipe as well (along with all your other wonderful lemon recipes), it sounds like a winner! :o)
Here comes another killer! my fingers will definitely digging into it as soon as it's ready.
Kristy
Thanks for including Killer Chocolate Sauce in the links. It really is fabulous and easy. I must give this luscious lemon sauce a try.
Mary, I am so glad I scrolled down and found this recipe. I love lemon sauce, and this sounds perfect.
I even like it on toast.♥
I finally made this. And now I can't stop eating it. Easy AND delicious.
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