Cute parfaits filled with the fresh taste of Meyer lemons, these Meyer lemon parfaits will have your guests smiling…and puckering!

Meyer Lemon Parfaits by Cravings of a Lunatic 13

Today we have the oh-so-sweet Kim of Cravings of Lunatic posting for us! And there must be Meyer lemons in the air! Can’t wait to try these fun parfaits. Thanks, Kim!

Hi folks. We're pleased as punch to be guesting for the kitchen today. We remember what it’s like to have 2 wee ones in the house. Life gets hectic with kids. As a stay at home mom for 24 years, yes you read that correctly, we can totally relate to trying to juggle kids and life. We think the kitchen does an memorable job.

Meyer Lemon Parfaits by Cravings of a Lunatic 6

We knew what we wanted to make today right away. We had taken a trip to Toronto not too long ago and picked up 2 bags of beautiful Meyer lemons. They were gorgeous and quite honestly the colour of them blew our mind. The ones we get locally are never as fabulous as the ones we picked up at the farmers’ market in Toronto. We brought them home, proceeded to get deathly ill with the flu, and almost lost our window for these little beauties. Luckily we recovered just in time to still make the most of our gorgeous lemons.

Meyer Lemon Parfaits by Cravings of a Lunatic 1

Knowing most moms like things speedy and straightforward, we were torn on making curd. In the end we decided it’s not that time-consuming or difficult, and totally worth the little bit of effort it takes to squeeze the juice of the lemons. So we turned the curd into a simple parfait in cute little cups. We mean everything is cuter in tiny little shot glasses right?

We'd like to thank the kitchen for having us today. It was a total pleasure. Also an even bigger thanks for allowing us some extra time to recuperate.

Hope everyone gets a chance to try these little Meyer Lemon Parfaits.

Make these lemon parfaits your own

Filling options: Instead of lemon curd, make lemon mousse or lemon cheesecake.
Boozy bottom: Swap out simple syrup and use a lemon alcohol. That would be smashing for a party.
Base ideas: Instead of ladyfingers, use vanilla wafers or any fun cookie you love. A graham cracker crumb base works well, too.

Yield: 12 servings
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 5 minutes
Total: 25 minutes

Ingredients

For the Base:

6 giant ladyfinger cookies, cut into tiny pieces

For the Simple Syrup:

½ cup water
½ cup sugar
2 tablespoon Meyer lemon juice

For the Curd:

2 tablespoons Meyer lemon zest
5 egg yolks
¾ cup sugar
¾ cup Meyer lemon juice
5 tablespoons butter

For the Garnish:

1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
Meyer lemon zest, optional

Method

Cut cookies into tiny pieces. Place evenly in the bottom of glasses. We use 12 shot glasses.
Mix all in the ingredients in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Allow to cool.
Spoon 1 to 2 tablespoons into each glass. If desired, pipe a layer of whipped cream on this layer. Store any leftover syrup in the fridge.
Add Meyer lemon zest, Meyer lemon juice, sugar and yolks to a medium saucepan. Whisk.
Cook over a medium low heat, adding butter right away. Whisk until thick, about 6 to 8 minutes. Allow to cool a bit before adding to shot glasses.
Spoon or pipe into glasses evenly. Refrigerate for about an hour or two.
Combine the heavy cream and confectioners’ sugar in large bowl. Using an electric mixxer, whip until fluffy.
Transfer to a piping tip with a star tip. Pipe onto top of parfaits. Garnish with Meyer lemon zest if desired.
Serve the parfaits immediately or pop back in the fridge until you need them.