Kitchen Tip: Use leftover lemon syrup in cocktails that call for simple syrup, or in a non-alcoholic sparkling lemonade: Combine 1/2 cup lemon syrup, 1/2 cup lemon juice and 2 cups club soda. Serve over ice.
Candied lemon peel
By Chatelaine51
PREP TIME
15 min
TOTAL TIME
40 min
Makes
1 cup
Photo, Roberto Caruso.
Ingredients
- 3 lemons
- 1 1/2 cups sugar , divided
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- REMOVE peel from lemons from top to bottom with a vegetable peeler. Slice peel into thin ribbons.
- PLACE in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, then drain immediately. Repeat 2 times to remove bitterness.
- RETURN peel to saucepan. Add 1 cup sugar and water and bring to a boil. Simmer until tender, about 15 min. Drain, reserving syrup for another use, then place peel onto a paper-towel-lined plate. Toss peel in remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a small bowl until well coated, then transfer to a plate to dry completely.
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Nutrition (per ¼ cup)
- Calories
- 64,
- Carbohydrates
- 17 g,
- Fibre
- 1 g,
- Sodium
- 1 mg.
