This Lemon Syrup Recipe is naturally flavored with fresh lemon juice and lemon zest. It’s the perfect syrup recipe for pancakes, waffles, Fresh toast or ice cream.
This Lemon Syrup Recipe can be made in advance and kept in a glass jar in the fridge. If you’re a lemon lover, this is the lemon syrup or lemon dessert topping for you.
Try these other delicious recipes with your lemon syrup.
In a medium-sized saucepan, add the water, sugar and lemon juice. On medium heat, bring to a boil and continue to boil for 2 minutes. (All the sugar should be dissolved.)
In a small bowl, separate the egg yolks from the egg whites. (Discard the egg whites or save for another recipe) Whisk the egg yolks until smooth.
Using a whisk, whisk the sugar mixture and slowly drizzle the egg yolks into the sugar mixture whisking constantly. (The syrup will be a deep yellow color.) Add the lemon zest and bring the syrup to a boil.
In a small bowl, add 2 Tablespoons of cornstarch and 2 Tablespoons of cold water. Stir with a spoon until smooth. Slowly add the cornstarch to the syrup and whisk continuously until mixture comes back up to a boil and boils for 1 min.
Take the syrup off the heat. Serve over waffles, pancakes, french toast, or ice cream. Enjoy!
This lemon syrup recipe is naturally flavored with fresh lemon juice and lemon zest. It’s the perfect syrup recipe for pancakes, waffles, Fresh toast or ice cream.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5minutes
Cook Time 10minutes
Cooling Time 10minutes
Total Time 15minutes
Servings 12people
Calories 1057kcal
Ingredients
1CupWater
1CupSugar
1CupLemon Juice
3largeEgg Yolks
1TablespoonLemon Zest
2TablespoonsCornstarch
2TablespoonsWater
Instructions
In a medium-sized saucepan, add the water, sugar and lemon juice. On medium heat, bring to a boil and continue to boil for 2 minutes. (All the sugar should be dissolved.)
In a small bowl, separate the egg yolks from the egg whites. (Discard the egg whites or save for another recipe) Whisk the egg yolks until smooth.
Using a whisk, whisk the sugar mixture and slowly drizzle the egg yolks into the sugar mixture whisking constantly. (The syrup will be a deep yellow color.) Add the lemon zest and bring the syrup to a boil.
In a small bowl, add 2 Tablespoons of cornstarch and 2 Tablespoons of cold water. Stir with a spoon until smooth. Slowly add the cornstarch to the syrup and whisk continuously until mixture comes back up to a boil and boils for 1 min.
Take the syrup off the heat. Serve over waffles, pancakes, french toast, or ice cream. Enjoy!
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Great recipe! Was a favorite at the waffle bar. We had trouble with putting the egg in so we ended up putting it in the blender and added some yellow food coloring
Andalyn
Great recipe! Was a favorite at the waffle bar. We had trouble with putting the egg in so we ended up putting it in the blender and added some yellow food coloring
Jill Baird
I love that you used it at a waffle bar! What a great idea! Great idea with the blender too.