Food and Recipes Fruits Citrus Lemon Candied Lemon Slices Be the first to rate & review! When life gives us lemons, it's time to make Candied Lemon Slices. By Southern Living Test Kitchen Southern Living Test Kitchen The Southern Living Test Kitchen has been publishing recipes since 1970, four years after the first issue of Southern Living Magazine appeared on newsstands. The Southern Living Test Kitchen team includes a team of professionals with deep expertise in recipe development, from pastry chefs and grilling experts to nutritionists and dietitians. Together, the team tests and retests, produces, styles, and photographs thousands of recipes each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen facility located in Birmingham, Alabama. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on January 8, 2022 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: JENNIFER DAVICK; STYLING: LYDIA DEGARIS PURSELL When life gives us lemons, it's time to make Candied Lemon Slices. This easy recipe transforms tart lemons into a gorgeous sweet snack or sunny yellow garnish for cakes, lemon bars, cheesecakes, and cocktails. For the best results, select small, thin-skinned lemons and use a serrated knife to cut them into even rounds. Don't discard the leftover sugar syrup. After it has worked wonders on the lemons, it will taste wonderful – just right to drizzle into a beverage. Ingredients 2 small lemons 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice ¾ cup water Directions Cut lemons into 1/8-inch-thick rounds; discard seeds. Stir together sugar, lemon juice, and water in a large skillet over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Add lemon slices, and simmer gently, keeping slices in a single layer and turning occasionally, 14 to 16 minutes, or until slightly translucent and rinds are softened. Remove from heat. Place slices in a single layer in a wax paper-lined jelly-roll pan using tongs. Cool completely (about 1 hour). Cover and chill 2 hours to 2 days. Reserve syrup for another use. Rate it Print