# Italian Lemon Budino

This Italian Lemon Budino is a creamy, silky, and refreshing dessert bursting with fresh lemon flavor, topped with lightly sweetened whipped cream and fresh lemon slices.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 cups milk
- 200 ml heavy cream
- 1 Zest of lemon
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 Juice of lemon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or vanilla sugar)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 0.5 tea glass powdered sugar
- Lemon slices for garnish

## Instructions

1. Add the milk, heavy cream, and lemon zest to a saucepan.
2. Heat until just below boiling.
3. In a separate saucepan, whisk together the eggs, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and vanilla until smooth.
4. Slowly pour the warm lemon milk mixture through a strainer into the egg mixture while whisking continuously.
5. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick and creamy.
6. Divide the mixture into serving cups.
7. Refrigerate until fully chilled.
8. Whip the heavy cream with powdered sugar until fluffy.
9. Pipe or spoon the whipped cream over the chilled budino.
10. Garnish with fresh lemon slices and serve.

## Equipment

- saucepan
- strainer
- serving cups

## Tips

- The one trick makes it extra silky creamy.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18ujnExqxq/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/303ffe22-c51c-4eb0-b424-db029f89a79a
- Extracted: 2026-06-03

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