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Herb Sugar

This is a wonderful use for sweet herbs such as lemon verbena, rose geranium, lavender or mints

  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: about 2 cups 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1/4 cup leaves and flowers of sweet herbs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • zest of 1 citrus fruit – cut in strips (optional)

Instructions

  1. Gently bruise the herbs with a mortar to bring out their aromatic oils, then mix them with the sugar and citrus zest.
  2. Put the herbs, zest and sugar in a jar and cover tightly.
  3. For the next two weeks, give the sugar a shake or stir every few days to spread the aromatic oils around and to break up any clumps. After 2 weeks, the sugar will be infused with the herbs’ flavors.
  4. Strain the sugar, discard the herbs and zest, and store, tightly covered.
  • Author: Dori Fritzinger
  • Prep Time: 5 min

Keywords: herb sugar, sugar, herb