Candied Lemon Peel Recipe
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Candied Lemon Peel

By: StevenRN 
"This is a good way to use up lemon rind and it goes good with coffee or on cake. It really does taste like candy, and you can do this to ANY citrus fruit. If you use oranges you can add brandy, cloves or other spices the mixture. Chop it up and put it in cookies, or just eat it by itself."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (35)

Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 15 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 3 lemons
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 cups white sugar, or as needed

Directions

  1. Cut lemons into slices, and remove the fruit pulp. Scrape off as much of the white inner layer as you can, this part is bitter. A spoon or butter knife will work well.
  2. Bring water to a boil in a small pan, and add lemon peels. Boil for about 5 minutes, until tender. Remove peels from water, and stir in sugar. Return to a boil, add peels, and boil until transparent. Drain, and allow to dry before storing. Liquid may be reserved and used as lemon simple syrup.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 108 | Total Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 3, 2011 by Onthefly   view full review
So I should clear up a few of the problems here... This was a Christmas favorite when I was a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 27, 2006 by Doughgirl8 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
My favorite candied citrus peel is grapefruit, where you actually WANT the white part. To...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2009 by Isara   view full review
I didn't have a problem at all with this recipe, and the lemon simple syrup that is left over...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on May 3, 2006 by Tom   view full review
Delicious! I used a veggie peeler to get only the yellow portion of the lemon peel. This...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2010 by Linda Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Perfect! I peeled the skin with a vegetable peeler. I used 4 small lemons (could have used 5...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2003 by LYND2004   view full review
In a hurry making a gingerbread cake for the holidays and stumbled across this recipe ... it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2007 by Sboff19   view full review
A very good recipe. I used orange peel and rolled in granulated sugar afterwards and dipped in...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2007 by PINKPIGG33   view full review
So easy and so wonderful for decorating. I sprinkled them with sugar afterwards to give them a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on May 3, 2008 by Thea McAbbott   view full review
Really good, but harder to make than you might expect. It's not easy to get the rind cut into...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 27, 2006 by amberlicious   view full review
I made it exactly as said. I ended up with bitter peels and bitter simple syrup.

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