A good sweet candied lemon to decorate your cakes or to eat like that.
Do you like it?
We must admit that it is a treat.
You can buy some, but there are never enough of them.
So, would you like to know how to make them yourself? Do you know how easy it is to make them yourself?
So here is the very simple recipe for making homemade candied lemons . Watch:
- 8 organic lemons
- 400 g of sugar
- 1/2 liter of water
- Melted chocolate
- Grated coconut
1. Wash the lemons.
2. Peel them raw.
3. Cut them into sticks of equal size.
4. Blanch them in simmering water.
5. Drain them and repeat the operation in simmering water to soften them.
6. Put the sticks in a pan of water with the sugar and cook them for two hours. They should become almost translucent .
7. Leave them in this syrup for overnight .
There you go, your candied lemons are already ready :-)
Easy to do, right?
And it's a very economical recipe. !
When you see the price of these little delicacies on the market, it's definitely worth making them yourself.
You can use them plain, or roll them in sugar.
For the greediest, dip them in melted chocolate or in grated coconut.
And enjoy!
You can bite them like this... Or you can use them to decorate your cakes.
On a chocolate pie, it's wonderful!
