Name: Sugared Lemon Slices
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup water; 1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams) sugar, plus 3 tablespoon for sprinkling; 1 large lemon, cut lengthwise and sliced ¼ inch thick

Time

10 minutes, plus 1 hour cooling

Yield

Makes about 16 slices

Ingredients

1 cup water

1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams) sugar, plus 3 tablespoon for sprinkling

1 large lemon, cut lengthwise and sliced ¼ inch thick

Ingredients

1 cup water

1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams) sugar, plus 3 tablespoon for sprinkling

1 large lemon, cut lengthwise and sliced ¼ inch thick

Ingredients

1 cup water

1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams) sugar, plus 3 tablespoon for sprinkling

1 large lemon, cut lengthwise and sliced ¼ inch thick

Why This Recipe Works

This Sugared Lemon Slices recipe produces a lovely candied lemon garnish for cakes, cupcakes, cheesecakes, and drinks. (They’re also delicious on their own.) It is important to cut them to the recommended thickness: thin enough to be translucent, but not so thin as to fall apart during simmering.

Before You Begin

To make pink sugared lemon slices, replace the 3 tablespoons of granulated sugar used for sprinkling with 3 tablespoons pink decorating sugar.

Instructions

Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan. Set the pan over medium heat and whisk frequently until the sugar dissolves completely. Add lemon slices and bring just to a simmer. Take saucepan off heat and allow syrup and lemons to cool. Remove lemons from pan and allow to cool completely. Sprinkle both sides of lemon slices with sugar.