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meyer lemon sugar stored in a mason jar, spoon resting on counter and meyer lemons are in the background
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Meyer Lemon Sugar

This Meyer Lemon Sugar is quick and easy seasoned sugar recipe. This fun DIY recipe makes a great gift during the holiday season!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Seasonings
Cuisine: American
Keyword: citrus sugar, lemon sugar, meyer lemon sugar
Servings: 96
Calories: 16kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 Meyer Lemons, zest only

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 150 degrees F, you want it low as you're just drying the zest, not cooking it.
  • Zest your lemons. You can use more or less zest depending how lemony you want your sugar.
  • Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • Spread your zest over the parchment as evenly as possibly.
  • Pop the meyer lemon zest in the oven, and cook for about 8 to 12 minutes. You want it to feel dry but not be starting to brown.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
  • Pour the zest and the sugar into your food processor and pulse it to help mix it up really well.
  • If you don't have a food processor you can just mix it up by hand. I find pouring it into a jar half way full and shaking it works really well.
  • You can use the sugar for any baking where you want a bit of a lemon zing.
  • Store in an airtight container.

Notes

Nutritional calculation is based on approximately 1 teaspoon of sugar being a serving size. 
Nutritional information is a rough estimate. If you need to precise, please have a nutritionist or doctor calculate for you. 
Regular lemons can be used.
Inspired by Paula Deen's Vanilla Sugar 

Nutrition

Calories: 16kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Iron: 1mg