Homemade Lemon Cordial
A traditional homemade lemon cordial recipe. A light, bright and refreshing drink perfect for a summer's day.
Ingredients
- 7-10 Lemons
- 650 g granulated sugar
- 500 ml water
Instructions
- Zest 4 lemons
- Juice lemons (you will need about 500 ml of lemon juice)
- Add 500 ml water to a saucepan with 650g of granulated sugar
- Stir until the sugar has dissolved
- Bring the pan to the boil for a minute or so, until the sugar water mixture has slightly thickened
- Add 500 ml of lemon juice and the lemon zest to the pan and stir
- As soon as it comes back up to boiling point remove the pan from the heat and give it a good stir with a whisk
- Allow to cool slightly then strain the mixture through a sieve into a clean bowl
- Pour the mixture from the bowl into a jug and then into your glass bottle/container
- Dilute 1 part lemon cordial to 3 parts of water
Notes
- Always zest before juicing
- Rub the grater on the lemon skin as opposed to the lemon on the grater - it makes zesting so much quicker!
- Roll lemons on the kitchen counter with your palm to make them easier to juice. Or...
- Microwave lemons for a few seconds prior to juicing to help release more juice
- Freeze any leftover lemon juice in ice cube trays
- Store the lemon cordial in a sealed glass jar in the cupboard or fridge for 4 months
- Freeze the lemon cordial on the day it's made for up to a year
- When transferring the lemon cordial into a glass bottle or container, add the strained mixture to a jug first to avoid spillage