Every year, I make homemade lemon syrup because I like its sweet and tangy flavor. I use the syrup in my homemade yogurt or to make hot lemon drinks in winter. In summer, I love drinking the syrup with sparking water. Lemons contain lots of vitamin C, and they are wonderfully healthy food. Although I'd love to make this syrup from my homegrown lemons, unfortunately my lemon tree is still too young to produce fruit. Last year, the tree finally grew a single lemon. I’m hopeful that this year it will produce more! Until my tree starts producing a lot, I keep buying organic ones.
I bought three bags of organic lemons and sliced each one in half. Then, I layered them in a jar with crystal sugar.
Once the jar is filled with the lemons and the sugar, I leave it for two weeks. During this time, the suger starts melting and you can see the juice.
Currently, my jar looks like the picture above. I'll probably add more lemons and sugar to make more syrup.
The other day, I made two cups of hot lemon drinks for my husband and myself. It’s the perfect drink for cold days, as it warms you up and feels so cozy.
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Hey Yumi, Thanks for this interesting recipe! I'm not sure what crystal sugar's called in Arabic! I'm going to look it up!
Good morning, ZZ! Thank you for reading my post! You can make this with regular sugar or honey too!
Note: don't use waxed lemons!
Ah, thank you! How much sugar do you add? By the way, do you remove the seeds from the lemons as well? Do you heat the syrup to make the hot lemon drinks? Do you add more water to it or just as it is?
I'm not sure how much sugar to add because I don't use regular sugar. Instead, I fill the jar with as much crystal sugar as it can hold. When making hot lemon drinks, I simply pour hot water into the syrup, and you can adjust the flavor to your perfect taste. You'll love the drink!
P.S. I don't remove seeds, and I don't heat the syrup either. Don't add water when you store it. You can store it in the refrigerator.
Looks so good! I love making syrups. In the summer, I use the same method to make peach or strawberry syrup — so good!
@yumiyumayume, Thank you so much for all the tips!
I will let you know when I try it!
@marsupiali Thank you for the suggestions! I've never tried peaches or strawberries yet. One of my friends makes grape syrup, and according to her it's wonderful. I always make citrus syrup, so I should try other ones.
@Double-Zee You are welcome. I'm looking forward to hearing from you!