Candied Lemon Slices
Do you love everything lemon? We have made candied lemons slices that are perfect for tea, eating and decorating desserts.
Servings: 1 jar
Equipment
- 1 Pot with lid
- spoon
Ingredients
- 4 each lemons
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Wash and cut lemons 1/4" slices, discarding ends & removing seeds.
- Mix the water and sugar together in a pot.
- Place the pot on heat to dissolve sugar & add lemons.
- Cover the pot and cook on low heat.
- Stir occasionally to keep from burning. The last 10-15 minutes, stir often, turning down heat of the lemons start to boil a lot.
- Remove from heat and use tongs to place the lemons on parchment paper on a baking sheet
- Allow the lemons to cool, removing any missed seeds.
- Take lemon sugar water and pour into jar for tea.
- Allow lemons to sit for 2 days on tray to dry. Flip the lemons after first day
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Notes
- Wash the lemons in warm water as you will be eating them
- Make sure to remove the seeds and inspect when they are drying for seeds again, some can be missed
- As the lemon slices dry, turn them over to promote even drying
- Do not throw out the sugar water that was used to make the lemons, use this to sweeten your tea, cocktails, cakes and make a delicious glaze