Description
A calming and versatile lemon balm recipe that transforms this fragrant herb into a lightly sweet syrup. Perfect for teas, drinks, desserts, and more.
Ingredients
Scale
1 cup fresh lemon balm leaves
1 cup water
1/2 cup honey (or maple syrup)
Optional: lemon zest
Instructions
1. Rinse lemon balm leaves and tear gently to release oils.
2. In a saucepan, combine lemon balm and water.
3. Bring to a simmer, then remove from heat and steep 15–20 minutes.
4. Strain out the leaves and stir in honey while still warm.
5. Let cool and transfer to a clean glass jar.
6. Store in fridge up to 2 weeks.
Notes
You can use this syrup to flavor tea, drizzle over yogurt, or blend into vinaigrettes. Add lemon zest during steeping for extra citrus flavor.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Herbal Recipes
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tbsp
- Calories: 30
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg