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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 5 Minutes |
Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Use to sweeten tea, hot or cold, drizzle over cake or ice cream. Time doesn't include stand time or chill time. Ingredients:
1 cup sugar or 3/4 cup splenda sugar substitute or 1/4 cup agave nectar |
1 cup water |
1 cup fresh lemon balm leaves, loosely packed |
Directions:
1. Rinse lemon balm under running water to clean. Stir together all 3 ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Using a spoon, gently smash them against the sides of the pot to release the flavor.
2. Remove from heat, and let stand 30 minutes. Pour liquid through a wire-mesh strainer into an airtight container or Mason jar, discarding lemon balm leaves. Cover and chill 4 hours. Syrup may be stored in refrigerator up to 1 month or poured into a plastic freezer container or an ice cube tray and kept frozen for up to one year.
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