Homemade lemon syrup is a delicious and versatile ingredient that can be used in a variety of recipes, including cocktails, cakes, and desserts. Here is a simple recipe with a free printable gift tag that makes a perfect gift. Printable Tags can be found in The Printable Vault.
Please welcome Creative Contributor Chloe from Boxwood Ave. This Homemade Lemon Syrup recipe, along with this printable gift tag makes a great hostess gift, or a Mother’s Day gift? See all of Chloe’s other creative ideas using the Cricut Explore Air™.
You know the saying: when life gives you lemons, make lemonade! Or in this case, make some sweet & sour Homemade Lemon Syrup mix to bottle up to give as gifts to your neighbors as a way to welcome summertime!
Homemade Lemon Syrup & Printable Gift Tags
Hi guys! It’s Chloe here, visiting from Boxwood Avenue, I am so excited to be sharing a fun Cricut project with all of you today!
A while back, I was given a big bag full of lemons from my neighbor’s parents. I didn’t want them to go to waste, so I decided to whip up some sweet & sour syrup. But making syrup is only really great if you put it into darling little jars and give them as gifts, right? I guess I have a little bit of a habit of putting things into jars around here.
This project is so easy, and is a great hostess gift to bring to a party because it can be used in alcoholic drinks as well as non-alcoholic drinks! Pair it with a bottle of Perrier and a set of DIY summer napkins, and you’ve got yourself a great gift basket!
To make these, just download the free printable, then upload it into the Cricut Design Space™ as a ‘print and cut file’. Once the file is uploaded, insert it into a new project, size it down, and copy & paste it as many times as desired.
DOWNLOAD your free Gift Tag Design in The Printable Vault.
Subscribers have free access to all the free printables in The Vault. Subscribe here and your password will be emailed to you.
Once your Cricut Design Board is all set, go ahead and print onto white card stock, then cut using your Cricut! Make sure that the bleed is turned off before you print!
Now that your tags are cut out, it’s time to add them to glass bottles! Attach with a bit of ribbon, and you’re good to go!
Homemade Lemon Syrup Recipe
Homemade lemon syrup is a delicious and versatile ingredient that can be used in a variety of recipes, including cocktails, cakes, and desserts. Here is a simple recipe to make your own lemon syrup at home. Original Recipe by Creative Contributor Chloe from Boxwood Ave.
Ingredients
- 1 cup lemon juice (5-7 lemons)
- 1 cup lime juice (7-10 limes)
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
Instructions
- Juice the citrus, and strain out any seeds or pulp. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan, combine sugar and water, and simmer on very low heat until the sugar has completely dissolved.
- Allow the simple syrup to cool completely. Combine the citrus and syrup in a large mason jar, screw on a lid, and shake very well.
- You can divide it into smaller mason jars, or leave in the large mason jar. Refrigerate for up to 3 weeks.
Notes
Printable gift tags are in the Printable Vault
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 606Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 22mgCarbohydrates: 158gFiber: 1gSugar: 152gProtein: 1g
We do our best to calculate, however, nutrition information may not be accurate.
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Sandy Wootten says
I could not get the lemon syrup link to work.
Thanks