Jump to Recipe These sweet and chewy candied lemon slices are such an easy treat that can be used in baking, desserts, or as a tasty snack! All you need is 4 simple ingredients and a little time to make these fabulous candied lemons. Just slice, simmer, and dry, that’s all there is to it! Easy Candied Lemon Slices Add a fun lemony twist to your favorite baked goods, treats, and desserts with these incredibly easy candied lemon slices. They make a fabulous edible garnish- if you don’t eat them all before you get to decorating! If baking isn’t your thing, don’t worry, they can be enjoyed as a sweet treat on their own. It’s also a great way to use up any extra lemons you may have hanging around! Candied lemons are so sweet and citrus tasting, you can’t stop at just one!

Jump to:Easy Candied Lemon Slices 🥘 Ingredients 🔪 How To Make Candied Lemon Slices 💭 Angela’s Tips & Recipe Notes ❓ Can You Eat Candied Lemon Peel? ❓ Can You Bake With Candied Lemon Slices? ❓ What Do Candied Lemons Taste Like? 🍋 More Tasty Lemon Recipes! 📋 Recipe 💬 Comments

🥘 Ingredients You don’t need much to make these candied lemon slices. If you have lemons on hand you probably have everything else in your kitchen already!

Water - 4 cups.Lemons - 4 lemons.Sugar - 3 cups, plus more for the optional coating at the end.Vanilla Extract - ½ a teaspoon (up to 1 teaspoon for extra vanilla flavor). Be sure to see the recipe card below for ingredients, amounts & instructions! 🔪 How To Make Candied Lemon Slices These candied lemons take 24 hours to fully dry, but it’s worth the wait! All you need is a knife and cutting board, saucepan, a baking sheet, and a wire cooling rack. This recipe will make about 40 slices of candied lemons (depending on the size of your lemons and the size of your slices). How many you eat is up to you! Slice & Simmer Lemons In Syrup

Slice. Trim the end off 4 lemons then slice them evenly into rounds.Boil. Set a saucepan on the stovetop over medium heat and add 4 cups of water with 3 cups of granulated sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally until all the sugar dissolves.Simmer. Once the sugar has dissolved, reduce the heat to low and add your sliced lemons. Let them simmer until the skin becomes slightly translucent, about 45-60 minutes. Give them a gentle stir every 10-15 minutes or so to make sure that all parts of the lemons get exposed to the sugar water. Dry, Then Coat With Sugar

Dry. Place a wire cooling rack on top of a rimmed baking sheet and set aside. Remove the saucepan from heat and add ½-1 teaspoon of vanilla (depending on how much vanilla flavor you like). Let the lemons sit in the vanilla sugar water for 5 minutes to absorb the flavors, then transfer them to the wire cooling rack to dry. This can take up to 24 hours.Coat with sugar (optional). After the lemons have dried, dip them in the optional granulated sugar. Enjoy them right away or store them for later use. If you aren’t snacking on your candied lemon slices right away, they make a fantastic garnish for cocktails! Try them on a pink vodka lemonade, or if you’d prefer a virgin drink they would be wonderful with some fresh strawberry pineapple lemonade. Enjoy! 💭 Angela’s Tips & Recipe Notes These are going to be eaten, so make sure to clean your oranges thoroughly using a vegetable brush. Gently scrub to ensure that your fruit is as clean and free of residue as possible.Enjoy your candied lemon slices just how they are, or you can use them in a number of fun ways! They make a fabulous cocktail garnish (extra yummy on a lemon drop martini), as well as a beautiful topping for cakes, frosted cookies, or cupcakes. You can even dice them up and bake them in your favorite muffins!Once the lemons are transferred to the rack to dry, you are left with a big pot of deliciously sweet lemon syrup! Don’t throw it out, the syrup can be saved and used in cocktails or desserts!To store: Keep candied lemon slices in an airtight container in the fridge and enjoy within 1 month.  ❓ Can You Eat Candied Lemon Peel? You can eat the candied lemons peel and all! The peel loses a lot of its toughness and bitterness after it is candied. In fact, you can even purchase or make candied lemon peel without the rest of the lemon. ❓ Can You Bake With Candied Lemon Slices? Yes! Candied lemons are so fun to bake with because they add an extra special twist to baked goods. Try dicing some up and adding it to the batter for things like pound cakes, muffins, or scones! Or bake a whole candied lemon slice right into the top of a cookie, cupcake, muffins, and more! ❓ What Do Candied Lemons Taste Like? Simmering lemons in sugar water gets rid of some of the tartness from both the flesh of the lemon and the peel. It makes them sweet and slightly chewy while maintaining that delicious citrus lemon flavor you would expect from lemon candy!

🍋 More Tasty Lemon Recipes! Microwave Lemon CurdLemon Crinkle CookiesLemoncello Strawberry Pineapple Lemonade BarsLemon Butter Baked CodLemon Asparagus Orzo

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Candied Lemon Slices

These sweet and chewy candied lemon slices are such an easy treat that can be used in baking, desserts, or as a tasty snack! All you need is 4 simple ingredients and a little time to make these fabulous candied lemons. Just slice, simmer, and dry, that’s all there is to it!

Author | Angela

Servings: 40 slices Calories: 62kcal Prep 10 minutes Cooking 1 hour 5 minutes Drying 1 day Total Time 1 day 1 hour 15 minutes

Pin Recipe Share on Facebook Ingredients US CustomaryMetric1x2x3x▢ 4 cups water▢ 4 lemons▢ 3 cups granulated sugar (plus more for the optional coating)▢ ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (up to 1 teaspoon for extra vanilla flavor)

InstructionsTrim one end off of each of the lemons, then cut them into even slices. 4 lemonsPour the water and sugar into a saucepan over medium heat and bring it to a boil. Stir every once in a while until all of the sugar has dissolved. 4 cups water, 3 cups granulated sugarReduce the heat to medium-low and add the prepared lemons. Let them simmer for 45-60 minutes (until the skin of the lemon becomes slightly translucent). Every 10-15 minutes, gently stir them to ensure that all pieces are exposed to the sugar water. Place a wire cooling rack on top of a rimmed baking sheet and set aside. Remove the saucepan from heat and add the vanilla extract. Let sit for 5 minutes to absorb the flavor, then transfer your lemon slices to the cooling rack to dry. This can take up to 24 hours.½ teaspoon vanilla extractOnce dry, dip your candied lemons in granulated sugar, if desired, and enjoy right away or store for later. Equipment You May NeedChef’s KnifeSauce PanWire Cooling Rack Notes These are going to be eaten, so make sure to clean your oranges thoroughly using a vegetable brush. Gently scrub to ensure that your fruit is as clean and free of residue as possible. Enjoy your candied lemon slices just how they are, or you can use them in a number of fun ways! They make a fabulous cocktail garnish (extra yummy on a lemon drop martini), as well as a beautiful topping for cakes, frosted cookies, or cupcakes. You can even dice them up and bake them in your favorite muffins! Once the lemons are transferred to the rack to dry, you are left with a big pot of deliciously sweet lemon syrup! Don’t throw it out, the syrup can be saved and used in cocktails or desserts! To store: Keep candied lemon slices in an airtight container in the fridge and enjoy within 1 month. 

NutritionCalories: 62kcal (3%) | Carbohydrates: 16g (5%) | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.002g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.003g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.002g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 18mg (1%) | Fiber: 0.2g (1%) | Sugar: 16g (18%) | Vitamin A: 22IU | Vitamin C: 5mg (6%) | Calcium: 5mg (1%) | Iron: 0.02mg Did you try this recipe? Rate it below!I can’t wait to see your results! Mention @bake_it_with_love or tag #bake_it_with_love! Candied Fruit, Candied Lemon Slices Course Candy Recipes, Fruit DessertsCuisine AmericanAngela @ BakeItWithLove.comAngela is an at home chef that developed a passion for all things cooking and baking at a young age in her Grandma’s kitchen. After many years in the food service industry, she now enjoys sharing all of her family favorite recipes and creating tasty dinner and amazing dessert recipes here at Bake It With Love! bakeitwithlove.com/about/

These sweet and chewy candied lemon slices are such an easy treat that can be used in baking, desserts, or as a tasty snack! All you need is 4 simple ingredients and a little time to make these fabulous candied lemons. Just slice, simmer, and dry, that’s all there is to it!

Easy Candied Lemon Slices

Add a fun lemony twist to your favorite baked goods, treats, and desserts with these incredibly easy candied lemon slices. They make a fabulous edible garnish- if you don’t eat them all before you get to decorating!

If baking isn’t your thing, don’t worry, they can be enjoyed as a sweet treat on their own. It’s also a great way to use up any extra lemons you may have hanging around!

🥘 Ingredients

You don’t need much to make these candied lemon slices. If you have lemons on hand you probably have everything else in your kitchen already!

  • Water - 4 cups.Lemons - 4 lemons.Sugar - 3 cups, plus more for the optional coating at the end.Vanilla Extract - ½ a teaspoon (up to 1 teaspoon for extra vanilla flavor).

Be sure to see the recipe card below for ingredients, amounts & instructions!

🔪 How To Make Candied Lemon Slices

These candied lemons take 24 hours to fully dry, but it’s worth the wait! All you need is a knife and cutting board, saucepan, a baking sheet, and a wire cooling rack.

This recipe will make about 40 slices of candied lemons (depending on the size of your lemons and the size of your slices). How many you eat is up to you!

Slice & Simmer Lemons In Syrup

  • Slice. Trim the end off 4 lemons then slice them evenly into rounds.Boil. Set a saucepan on the stovetop over medium heat and add 4 cups of water with 3 cups of granulated sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally until all the sugar dissolves.Simmer. Once the sugar has dissolved, reduce the heat to low and add your sliced lemons. Let them simmer until the skin becomes slightly translucent, about 45-60 minutes. Give them a gentle stir every 10-15 minutes or so to make sure that all parts of the lemons get exposed to the sugar water.

Dry, Then Coat With Sugar

  • Dry. Place a wire cooling rack on top of a rimmed baking sheet and set aside. Remove the saucepan from heat and add ½-1 teaspoon of vanilla (depending on how much vanilla flavor you like). Let the lemons sit in the vanilla sugar water for 5 minutes to absorb the flavors, then transfer them to the wire cooling rack to dry. This can take up to 24 hours.Coat with sugar (optional). After the lemons have dried, dip them in the optional granulated sugar. Enjoy them right away or store them for later use.

If you aren’t snacking on your candied lemon slices right away, they make a fantastic garnish for cocktails! Try them on a pink vodka lemonade, or if you’d prefer a virgin drink they would be wonderful with some fresh strawberry pineapple lemonade. Enjoy!

💭 Angela’s Tips & Recipe Notes

  • These are going to be eaten, so make sure to clean your oranges thoroughly using a vegetable brush. Gently scrub to ensure that your fruit is as clean and free of residue as possible.Enjoy your candied lemon slices just how they are, or you can use them in a number of fun ways! They make a fabulous cocktail garnish (extra yummy on a lemon drop martini), as well as a beautiful topping for cakes, frosted cookies, or cupcakes. You can even dice them up and bake them in your favorite muffins!Once the lemons are transferred to the rack to dry, you are left with a big pot of deliciously sweet lemon syrup! Don’t throw it out, the syrup can be saved and used in cocktails or desserts!To store: Keep candied lemon slices in an airtight container in the fridge and enjoy within 1 month.

❓ Can You Eat Candied Lemon Peel?

You can eat the candied lemons peel and all! The peel loses a lot of its toughness and bitterness after it is candied. In fact, you can even purchase or make candied lemon peel without the rest of the lemon.

❓ Can You Bake With Candied Lemon Slices?

Yes! Candied lemons are so fun to bake with because they add an extra special twist to baked goods. Try dicing some up and adding it to the batter for things like pound cakes, muffins, or scones!

Or bake a whole candied lemon slice right into the top of a cookie, cupcake, muffins, and more!

❓ What Do Candied Lemons Taste Like?

Simmering lemons in sugar water gets rid of some of the tartness from both the flesh of the lemon and the peel. It makes them sweet and slightly chewy while maintaining that delicious citrus lemon flavor you would expect from lemon candy!

🍋 More Tasty Lemon Recipes!

  • Microwave Lemon CurdLemon Crinkle CookiesLemoncello Strawberry Pineapple Lemonade BarsLemon Butter Baked CodLemon Asparagus Orzo

Do you love a recipe you tried? Please leave a 5-star 🌟rating in the recipe card below and/or a review in the comments section further down the page. Stay in touch with me through social media @ Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter! Don’t forget to tag me when you try one of my recipes!

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Candied Lemon Slices

These sweet and chewy candied lemon slices are such an easy treat that can be used in baking, desserts, or as a tasty snack! All you need is 4 simple ingredients and a little time to make these fabulous candied lemons. Just slice, simmer, and dry, that’s all there is to it!

Author | Angela

Servings: 40 slices Calories: 62kcal Prep 10 minutes Cooking 1 hour 5 minutes Drying 1 day Total Time 1 day 1 hour 15 minutes

Pin Recipe Share on Facebook Ingredients US CustomaryMetric1x2x3x▢ 4 cups water▢ 4 lemons▢ 3 cups granulated sugar (plus more for the optional coating)▢ ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (up to 1 teaspoon for extra vanilla flavor)

InstructionsTrim one end off of each of the lemons, then cut them into even slices. 4 lemonsPour the water and sugar into a saucepan over medium heat and bring it to a boil. Stir every once in a while until all of the sugar has dissolved. 4 cups water, 3 cups granulated sugarReduce the heat to medium-low and add the prepared lemons. Let them simmer for 45-60 minutes (until the skin of the lemon becomes slightly translucent). Every 10-15 minutes, gently stir them to ensure that all pieces are exposed to the sugar water. Place a wire cooling rack on top of a rimmed baking sheet and set aside. Remove the saucepan from heat and add the vanilla extract. Let sit for 5 minutes to absorb the flavor, then transfer your lemon slices to the cooling rack to dry. This can take up to 24 hours.½ teaspoon vanilla extractOnce dry, dip your candied lemons in granulated sugar, if desired, and enjoy right away or store for later. Equipment You May NeedChef’s KnifeSauce PanWire Cooling Rack Notes These are going to be eaten, so make sure to clean your oranges thoroughly using a vegetable brush. Gently scrub to ensure that your fruit is as clean and free of residue as possible. Enjoy your candied lemon slices just how they are, or you can use them in a number of fun ways! They make a fabulous cocktail garnish (extra yummy on a lemon drop martini), as well as a beautiful topping for cakes, frosted cookies, or cupcakes. You can even dice them up and bake them in your favorite muffins! Once the lemons are transferred to the rack to dry, you are left with a big pot of deliciously sweet lemon syrup! Don’t throw it out, the syrup can be saved and used in cocktails or desserts! To store: Keep candied lemon slices in an airtight container in the fridge and enjoy within 1 month. 

NutritionCalories: 62kcal (3%) | Carbohydrates: 16g (5%) | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.002g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.003g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.002g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 18mg (1%) | Fiber: 0.2g (1%) | Sugar: 16g (18%) | Vitamin A: 22IU | Vitamin C: 5mg (6%) | Calcium: 5mg (1%) | Iron: 0.02mg Did you try this recipe? Rate it below!I can’t wait to see your results! Mention @bake_it_with_love or tag #bake_it_with_love! Candied Fruit, Candied Lemon Slices Course Candy Recipes, Fruit DessertsCuisine American

Angela @ BakeItWithLove.comAngela is an at home chef that developed a passion for all things cooking and baking at a young age in her Grandma’s kitchen. After many years in the food service industry, she now enjoys sharing all of her family favorite recipes and creating tasty dinner and amazing dessert recipes here at Bake It With Love! bakeitwithlove.com/about/

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5 from 6 reviews

Candied Lemon Slices

Author | Angela

Servings: 40 slices

Calories: 62kcal

Prep 10 minutes

Cooking 1 hour 5 minutes

Drying 1 day

Total Time 1 day 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients US CustomaryMetric1x2x3x▢ 4 cups water▢ 4 lemons▢ 3 cups granulated sugar (plus more for the optional coating)▢ ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (up to 1 teaspoon for extra vanilla flavor)

InstructionsTrim one end off of each of the lemons, then cut them into even slices. 4 lemonsPour the water and sugar into a saucepan over medium heat and bring it to a boil. Stir every once in a while until all of the sugar has dissolved. 4 cups water, 3 cups granulated sugarReduce the heat to medium-low and add the prepared lemons. Let them simmer for 45-60 minutes (until the skin of the lemon becomes slightly translucent). Every 10-15 minutes, gently stir them to ensure that all pieces are exposed to the sugar water. Place a wire cooling rack on top of a rimmed baking sheet and set aside. Remove the saucepan from heat and add the vanilla extract. Let sit for 5 minutes to absorb the flavor, then transfer your lemon slices to the cooling rack to dry. This can take up to 24 hours.½ teaspoon vanilla extractOnce dry, dip your candied lemons in granulated sugar, if desired, and enjoy right away or store for later.

Equipment You May NeedChef’s KnifeSauce PanWire Cooling Rack

Notes These are going to be eaten, so make sure to clean your oranges thoroughly using a vegetable brush. Gently scrub to ensure that your fruit is as clean and free of residue as possible. Enjoy your candied lemon slices just how they are, or you can use them in a number of fun ways! They make a fabulous cocktail garnish (extra yummy on a lemon drop martini), as well as a beautiful topping for cakes, frosted cookies, or cupcakes. You can even dice them up and bake them in your favorite muffins! Once the lemons are transferred to the rack to dry, you are left with a big pot of deliciously sweet lemon syrup! Don’t throw it out, the syrup can be saved and used in cocktails or desserts! To store: Keep candied lemon slices in an airtight container in the fridge and enjoy within 1 month. 

Nutrition

Calories: 62kcal (3%) | Carbohydrates: 16g (5%) | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.002g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.003g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.002g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 18mg (1%) | Fiber: 0.2g (1%) | Sugar: 16g (18%) | Vitamin A: 22IU | Vitamin C: 5mg (6%) | Calcium: 5mg (1%) | Iron: 0.02mg

Did you try this recipe? Rate it below!I can’t wait to see your results! Mention @bake_it_with_love or tag #bake_it_with_love!

Course Candy Recipes, Fruit DessertsCuisine American

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