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Homemade Lemon Cordial

Summary

Servings 2
Time Needed Prep
Cook
Ingredients 4
Difficulty Easy

Rating (click to rate)

4.6 based on 17 ratings.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Castor Sugar
  • 2 Lemon Peel
  • 1/2 cup Lemon Juice Freshly squeezed
  • 1 cup Water

Nutrition Information

Qty per
18g serve
Qty per
100g
Energy 7.7125kcalcal 42.728531855956kcalcal
Protein 0.005gg 0.027700831024931gg
Fat (total) 0gg 0gg
 - saturated 0gg 0gg
Carbohydrate 2.07gg 11.468144044321gg
 - sugars 2.02gg 11.191135734072gg
Dietary Fibre 0.5075gg 2.8116343490305gg
Sodium 0.89mgmg 4.9307479224377mgmg

Nutritional information does not include the following ingredients: Lemon peel

Please Note - Nutritional information is provided as a guide only and may not be accurate.

A staple drink this wonderful summer season.

When it’s hot outside, you can’t go wrong with this drink! Treat yourself for a refreshing drink that is everyone’s favourite. This homemade Lemon Cordial is waaay better than the store bought.

There is nothing like a fresh cold glass of lemon cordial on a hot day!  You could even make up a batch of this lemon cordial recipe as a present!

Method

  1. Boil the lemon rinds with the sugar and one cup of water for five minutes.

  2. Allow to cool before adding the lemon juice.

  3. Makes 500ml and will keep for up to two weeks in an airtight container in the fridge.

  4. To serve, add two tablespoons of cordial to a glass, and top up with cold water.

Recipe Hints and Tips:

  • For pink lemon cordial - add a few drops of pink food colouring.  Add lemonade instead of water and you get Pink Lemonade!

Jody Allen
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Jody Allen

Jody Allen is the founder of Stay at Home Mum. Jody is a five-time published author with Penguin Random House and is the current Suzuki Queensland Amb...Read Moreassador. Read Less

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