Lemon Syrup
An easy homemade simple syrup, Lemon Syrup will add sweetness and a citrus flavor to coffee, tea, cocktails, dressings and more!
Servings: 20
Calories: 41kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- yellow peel from one lemon
Instructions
- In a small saucepan combine the granulated sugar, lemon juice and lemon peels and heat over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved complately.
- Remove from the heat and let the simple syrup cool to room temperature.
- Pour the syrup through a fine mesh strainer to remove the lemon peels.
- Discard the lemon rinds and store the lemon simple syrup in a mason jar or airtight container in the refrigerator.
Notes
This recipe makes about 1 1/4 cups of simple syrup or 20 servings based on 1 Tablespoon per serving.
Recipe Tips
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- To avoid a bitter flavor, do not peel the white pith of the lemon when slicing off the lemon peel.
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- A citrus juicer makes juicing those fresh lemons quick and easy!
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- I do not recommend using bottled lemon juice to make this recipe. Freshly squeezed lemon juice will give your sugar syrup the best flavor.
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- Use this recipe as a simple syrup for lemonade. It will intensify the lemon flavor of your lemonade!
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- You can easily double this recipe to make a big batch of syrup.
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- You can also halve this recipe to make a smaller amount of simple syrup.
Nutrition
Calories: 41kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 0.04g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.003g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.001g | Sodium: 0.2mg | Potassium: 13mg | Fiber: 0.04g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.02mg