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Forest Feast: Candied Lemon

Erin Gleeson on

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I have so many lemons right now I don’t know what to do with them all! So I tried candying them and they are quite nice atop ice cream with a bit of lemon zest.

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Vanilla Ice Cream + Candied Lemon

+ Slice 1 lemons into circles. Boil five minutes. Drain.
+ Simmer 1 cup water with 1 cup sugar until sugar is dissolved.
+ Add lemon slices and simmer low (about 45 minutes)
+ Pull slices out with tongs. Cool lemon on greased baking sheet.

Serve on ice cream with lemon zest. Crunch and sweet. Enjoy!

*All photos and illustration by © Erin Gleeson and originally posted on The Forest Feast.