Candied lemon peels are a delicious and easy treat to make with just 3 ingredients. Perfect recipe to recycle lemon peels. They are soft, shiny, tasty, and fragrant! Ideal not only for making desserts, but also a great snack or gift idea. PLEASE make sure to always buy organic lemons that have not been treated with chemicals that make the peel inedible. The best lemons are from the Amalfi Coast or Ischia: they are delicious even on their own.
In the peel of oranges or lemons, there is a concentration of vitamin C that would be a shame to waste, and the easiest solution to recycle them is to candy them with this process.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Rest time: 3 Hours
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 1 Piece
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 875.07 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 240.20 (g) of which sugars 216.62 (g)
- Proteins 2.99 (g)
- Fat 0.60 (g) of which saturated 0.08 (g)of which unsaturated 0.20 (g)
- Fibers 21.13 (g)
- Sodium 21.93 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 299 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
CANDIED LEMON PEELS INGREDIENTS
- 200 lemon peels
- 7/8 cup cups water
- 7/8 cup cups sugar
Tools
- 1 Saucepan
PREPARATION OF CANDIED LEMON PEELS
Cut the lemon peels into your preferred size: strips, wider strips, or whole peels.
Place the peels in a bowl and cover with plenty of water to submerge them all.
Let them soak for 5 days at room temperature without covering.
This is to remove the bitterness from the peels without doing multiple boils.Drain the peels, weigh them and place them in a large saucepan.
Add an equal weight of water and sugar.Simmer gently for about 15/20 minutes until the syrup evaporates and the lemon peels are shiny and caramelized!
Spread the peels out evenly on a tray and let them dry for about 1 hour.
Adriana’s Advice
They can be stored for about 6 months in an airtight glass jar. They will remain soft and fragrant.
