Candied Lemon Slices
These homemade candied lemon slices are sweet, tart, and full of bright citrus flavor. They are easy to make with simple ingredients and work perfectly for topping desserts, stirring into tea, or snacking. As the slices dry, the lemon flavor becomes more concentrated, giving you a delicious treat that stores well and adds a pop of lemon to anything you make.
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