Lime Cordial
Turn an abundance of limes into a homemade lime cordial you can add to water or cocktails.
Servings: 30 servings
Calories: 70kcal
Equipment
- 850ml glass bottle with lid, sterilised
- muslin cloth
- funnel
Ingredients
- 6-8 limes (they should weigh around 500 grams in total and yield 200-250ml juice)
- 2 teaspoons tartaric acid
- 2 ½ cups caster sugar or white sugar
- 2 cups water
Instructions
- Juice limes. Add tartaric acid and stir to combine.
- Use a fine grater to get zest from two of the limes.
- Add sugar, zest and water to a saucepan. Stir over medium-high heat until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is about to boil. This should take about 5 minutes. Remove mixture immediately from heat.
- Allow sugar mixture to cool for 15 minutes and then pour the sugar mixture over lime juice mixture and leave for another 15 minutes.
- Strain mixture using a muslin cloth, pour into a bottle (using a funnel if necessary) and place the lid on the bottle.
Notes
Serving: Enjoy mixed with water or soda water, using 1 part cordial to 4 or 5 parts water.
Storing: Cordial should keep in the fridge for up to a few months. It could also be bottled for shelf storage, though you will need to rely on your own research and knowledge of bottling and preserving.
Nutrition: The nutrition information is an automatically generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.
Tips:
- In Australia, tartaric acid is stocked at IGA and Foodworks stores rather than the larger supermarkets.
Nutrition
Calories: 70kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 14mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg