Recipes With Lemon Peel

Got lemon peel on hand? Here are 20 recipes you can make with it, ranked by how few extra ingredients they need — the simplest matches come first.

Pairs well with

Eggs Butter Flour Sugar Lemon Baking Powder Vanilla Milk

Storing & using Lemon Peel

Ripen at room temperature, then refrigerate to slow things down once ripe. Out of Lemon Peel? lemon extract is a common swap (1/2 tsp per tsp zest). Outer zest/rind, not the whole peel pith.

Lemon Peel recipe FAQs

What can I make with just lemon peel?

Start with the simplest recipes above — most lean on eggs or a few everyday staples alongside it.

What goes well with lemon peel?

Eggs, Butter, Flour, Sugar, Lemon are the most common pairings in our recipes.

How do I find recipes for lemon peel plus what else I have?

Use Cook with what you have (/pantry/) — add lemon peel plus anything else in your kitchen, and recipes rank by how many you already own.