How To Make Candied Lemon Slices

Candied Lemon Slices are super easy and a delicious way to decorate your favorite lemon foods. These lemon slices are so good you may just eat them before they get a chance to be decoration! Lemons are a favorite ingredient for both savory and sweet meals, they just brighten the dish. Try these tried and true recipes using lemons to see what I mean, Chicken, Scallops, and Shrimp Pasta!

Candied Lemon Slices Recipe

If you have always wanted to be one of those bakers who not only bakes insanely delicious goodies but can decorate them too, this recipe is for you. Super simple and these candied lemon slices will make any dessert or main dish look elegant and fancy. The translucent lemons not only look delicate and ornate, but they taste amazing too. Plop these lemon slices on desserts such as Lemon Meringue Pie, Lemon Bars, and this Lemon Cake. Watch as the candied lemon slices take these desserts from awesome to WOW! Besides using candied lemon slices to decorate your Lemon Macaroon Cheesecake, you can just eat them for a fun snack. Simmering them in the sugar water transforms these sour lemons into a sweet treat you are going to love. Letting these candied lemon slices dry will give them a nice sugary crust. Super easy and super fun, you have to try making these candied lemons for yourself.

What you Need for the Easy Candied Lemon Slices

Super simple, these candied lemon slices are going to taste amazing! They are simple to make and make a WOW statement on any dessert! For total measurements, scroll to the recipe card.

1-2 lemons: Slice your lemons thinly. If you have one use a mandolin to make them even and thin. A serrated knife also gives you great control in cutting them thin. Water: You want to use an equal amount of water to sugar. Regular tap water is all you need. Granulated sugar: Keep your ratio of water to sugar equal, for this recipe you should not cut back the sugar. This will help to candy the lemons and create a yummy texture.

How to Make Candied Lemons

Just a few steps and these candied lemon slices are all you need to make one of the best edible decorations out there! These candied sliced lemons are perfect for adding to a dessert, eating them plain or enjoy them on your choice of beverage.

Lemons: If you are not sure which kind of lemon to use, go with a Meyer lemon. They tend to be just a bit sweeter and will have less of a bitter aftertaste. How to Get Rid of the Bitter: Even after you candy the lemons in sugar they can still be a bit bitter when you eat them. To help with this you can blanch your lemons before simmering them in the simple syrup. Bring a separate pot to boil add the sliced lemons into the pot and boil for 60 seconds. Immediately remove and plunge them into an ice bath to stop the cooking. Then continue with simmering them in the simple syrup. Use a Wide Pot: You want to use a wide pot or a wide deep pan to simmer the lemon slices. This way they won’t overlap in the water. Just till Translucent: You want to simmer the candied lemons just till they become translucent. If you let them simmer too long they will disintegrate. Other Citrus: This recipe will work for other citrus fruits including limes, grapefruit, and oranges. YUM!Serve: Add a bit of crunch and sparkle to your lemon slices by dipping them in sugar before decorating your dessert.

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All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.