Summer freshness: a fragrant syrup of mint and lemon

The syrup that we offer you to cook will not be very thick, but the concentration of floral taste in it is pronounced strongly. This mint and lemon drink can be served chilled in clear glasses to emphasize the beautiful sunny color. Its taste will be appreciated by the fans of healthy food, choosing drinks only from soft drinks. The combination of lemon and mint has a good effect on metabolism, and therefore helps to lose weight.

Homemade mint and lemon syrup - step by step recipe

Excellent syrup also appears as an ingredient of complex alcoholic cocktails, bringing in them the taste of summer freshness. For example, if you add vodka and ice, you get a drink that resembles mojito. In addition, the syrup can be added to the desserts and frozen. For example, it can be poured on miniature silicone forms, and in each figure cell put strawberries or raspberries on a strawberry. After solidification, the syrup forms a tasty ice wrap around the frozen berries and will be a perfect addition to the cold tea.

Necessary ingredients:

• mint - 100 gr.
• lemon - 1 pc.
• sugar - 150 gr.
• water - 1, 2 liters.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Mint my and throw it on a sieve. After the excess fluid drains, shift the herbs into a pan.

   Attention! For cooking, you need the whole plant: stems, leaves and inflorescences. Experts advise to collect lemon balm, as well as other medicinal herbs, at dawn to preserve the special smell of a living plant.

2. A large lemon cut into circles and spread over the stems of lemon balm. In the pot, pour the water and put it on the fire. The boiling time is 15 minutes.

   On a note! Lemon is a universal ingredient that enriches the "bouquet" of any drink. Without it, the syrup will have a too "medicinal" taste. In addition, the presence of juice and lemon peel enhances and tonic effect.

3. Filter the hot lemon-herb broth. The resulting transparent liquid is poured into a saucepan.
4. Add the sugar to the broth and put it on the Slow Fire. Stirring boiling for 10 minutes. Ready syrup is poured into sterile jars or glass bottles, screw the lids.

Store this syrup in the refrigerator. If you plan to procure lemon-mint syrup for the winter, then the amount of sugar should be increased fourfold. But keep in mind that in this case you will get a thicker viscous structure.