3-Ingredient Lemon Glaze
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3-Ingredient Lemon Glaze
Description
The glaze is made by whisking powdered sugar with fresh lemon juice and lemon zest until smooth. Adjusting the amount of lemon juice thins the glaze to desired thickness, suitable for drizzling or icing. The fresh lemon zest adds a fragrant citrus aroma and texture contrast to the sweet glaze.
This basic glaze pairs well with lemon cakes, muffins, or cookies, providing a glossy, tart-sweet finish. Options to customize the flavor include adding a pinch of salt to enhance balance, melting in vegan butter for richness, or incorporating fruit juices and syrups such as strawberry, raspberry, elderflower, or ginger to create complementary variations with distinct character.
Ingredients
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together the powdered sugar and lemon juice. If you need to thin it out more, add more lemon juice ½ tablespoon at a time.
Notes
- A pinch of salt can balance the sweetness and brighten the flavors.
- Adding a teaspoon of melted vegan butter enriches the glaze’s texture and flavor.
- Flavor variations include macerated strawberry or raspberry juice, elderflower cordial, or syrup from stem ginger as lemon juice substitutes.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 1serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 478 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 478kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 123g | 41% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Sodium | 3mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 57mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 118g | 236% |
| Vitamin A | 9IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 22mg | 24% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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