Pucker up
I love the taste of
Meyer lemon. I love it so much,
I bought a tree. The Meyer, is a tangy orange-lemon
combo, that is sweeter than traditional lemons…making it
perfect for desserts & drinks.
I also love the taste of
Rosemary. For the latest Girls
Night IN gathering, I decided to
combine the two flavors…to make a petite Pop
that is a tasty transition between
savory and sweet courses.
The Girls seemed to like it!
Here’s what I like about them…
they’re a simple, do ahead
dessert. It just takes a little Vanilla Bean simple
syrup, lemon juice and
a few sprigs of rosemary. Promise,
these petite pops, will leave you
puckering up for more.
* Ingredients *
Meyer lemon and Rosemary Pops
The Zest of 1 Meyer lemon
About a cup or so of Lemon Juice (4 or 5 lemons)
1 cup water
½ cup superfine confectioners sugar and
½ cup vanilla bean sugar
(I make my own Vanilla Bean sugar with leftover
vanilla beans, from my
baking projects and superfine sugar. I place the two,
in a lidded container for a few days and end up with delicious,
fragrant vanilla bean sugar for drinks & desserts.)
A small glug of Corn Syrup
A few sprigs of fresh rosemary
* Directions *
Fire up the water and sugar in a saucepan until the
sugar melts. Drop in the lemon zest, Rosemary sprigs and
corn syrup. Let the rosemary
hang out in the mixture for a few minutes and then
fish it out & discard.
Combine a cup of the syrup mixture to ¾ cup juice.
If you like it sweet…go heavier on the syrup.
Next, get creative & find cool containers. I used a
little plastic organizer
to form my petite pops,
These little wooden skewers I
had on hand worked nicely.
You can also add a sprig to each pop or not…
These are bite size.
Just drop in the
skewers & Freeze.
To remove the pops from the tray,
place the tray in a
scant amount of warm water
And carefully wiggle out each pop.
I popped mine into little glassine envelopes.
Kind of fun.
You could also use thyme, with
the Meyer Lemon, for these pops.
Either way, they will have you
puckering…and perhaps hankering…for a little
Meyer lemon tree…
of your own.
Monica
These were delicious, a fun and refreshing surprise treat!