Description
Simple recipe for making lemon-flavored sugar for baking or garnishing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- Zest of 1 large lemon
Instructions
- Place the granulated sugar in a medium bowl.
- Add the lemon zest to the sugar.
- Use your fingers to rub the zest into the sugar until the sugar is fragrant and slightly moist.
- Spread the lemon sugar onto a small plate or baking sheet.
- Let the sugar air dry for about 30 minutes, or until completely dry.
- Store the lemon sugar in an airtight container.
Notes
- For a stronger lemon flavor, use the zest of two lemons.
- You can use this sugar immediately if you prefer a slightly moist texture.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Category: Baking Ingredient
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 48
- Sugar: 12
- Sodium: 0
- Fat: 0
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 12
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 0
- Cholesterol: 0
Keywords: lemon sugar, citrus sugar, baking ingredient, lemon zest sugar