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    Meyer Lemons Recipes

    Published: Feb 21, 2023 by Sonila · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    It’s no secret that I love Meyer Lemons. Some of you have seen my Meyer lemons recipes sprinkled in social media or email newsletters. As I publish more Meyer lemon recipes each year, I would love to summarize them all in one post so you can choose what you want to use these lemons on. I promise you, you won’t regret using Meyer Lemons in your recipes!!

    A collage of pictures prepared for Pinterest. It shows pictures of Meyer lemons and recipes made with Meyer lemons like cake, gelato, cocktail, salad dressing etc. There's a title bar on top and a website link at the bottom.
    Meyer Lemons Recipes

    What Are Meyer Lemons?

    I have read that Meyer lemons are a hybrid between regular lemons and mandarins. They were first cultivated in China. Initially they became available in US in California but their popularity is increasing every year and now they seem to be available in every market.

    Meyer lemons are both sweet and tart. They look like a regular lemon, just smaller, more round and the peel looks more orange. They smell amazing too, you can smell the citrus smell but there’s also a floral aroma to them.

    How To Use Meyer Lemons?

    Meyer lemons can be used instead of regular lemons in baked goods, vinaigrettes, cocktails, lemonades etc. You don’t need to do anything different other than follow the recipe.

    Meyer lemons tend to be a bit smaller than regular lemons and they have thinner peel too. So sometimes you might not be able to substitute in a ratio of 1:1.

    A Meyer lemon shown next to a regular lemon. There's difference in size and peel color. Regular lemon is bigger and peel is more yellow. Meyer lemon is smaller, it has smoother peel and it is more orange.
    Meyer Lemon vs Regular Lemon

    Recipes Using Meyer Lemons

    Here are my recipes using Meyer Lemons at no particular order. I’ll keep adding more below as I make new recipes:).

    Meyer Lemons Muffins with Blueberries

    These Meyer lemons muffins with blueberries are some of my family’s baked goods. They smell floral and sweet and are perfect for breakfast or afternoon tea and coffee:).

    Just baked muffins on a cooling rack. They're stacked on top of each other
    Blueberry Muffins with Meyer Lemons
    Muffins Recipe

    Meyer Lemon Drop

    We all love lemon martinis and classic lemon drop, but you can elevate both of those traditional cocktails by using Meyer lemons. This Meyer lemon drop will taste gourmet and your guests will be impressed with your bartending skills:).

    A coup cocktail glass showing a Meyer lemon drop with a peel garnish and more lemons in the background
    Meyer Lemon Drop Cocktail
    Meyer Lemon Drop Recipe

    Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette

    This Meyer lemon vinaigrette makes for a gourmet salad dressing. It’s great on fresh salads with lots of greens and fruits. The luscious Meyer lemons with bright and sweet flavors give such an amazing taste to this vinaigrette:).

    An oval salad platter shown next to a vinaigrette jar.
    Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette and Salad
    Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette Recipe

    Meyer Lemons & Mango Gelato

    Summertime is all about fresh lemonades, ice creams and gelatos. We are lucky to be able to get fresh mangoes and fresh Meyer lemons, so it’s easy to make this beautiful gelato at home.

    A serving cup with Mango and Meyer lemon gelato. Gelato is topped off with pistachios. You see more mangoes and lemons in the background.
    Mango and Meyer Lemons Gelato
    Gelato Recipes

    Frozen Meyer Lemons Margarita

    If you love tangy frozen margaritas during a hot summer day, you’ll fall in love with my frozen Meyer lemon margarita.

    Frozen margarita in a margarita glass next to the pool.
    Meyer Lemons Margarita
    Meyer Margarita Recipe

    Meyer Lemons Bundt Cake

    Bundt cakes are so easy to make. Who doesn’t enjoy a slice of homemade cake with coffee or tea? I make a very simple Meyer Lemons bundt cake with icing.

    A bundt cake made with Meyer Lemons and topped with icing.
    Meyer Lemons Bundt Cake
    Meyer Lemon Cake Recipe

    Citrus Sangria

    While this citrus sangria has lots of citrus fruits and none of them are the star ingredient, I am including this recipe in the list because one of the ingredients it is indeed Meyer Lemons.

    A wine glass with citrus sangria shown next to a sangria pitcher. The wine glass is garnished with an orange slice and there are more citrus fruits surrounding the glass.
    Citrus Sangria
    Citrus Sangria Recipe

    Planting a Meyer Lemon Tree

    We are lucky that we have a backyard in such a busy urban area. If you have read my blog in the past, you know that I’m very passionate about seasonal and locally grown fruits and vegetables. We share a massive mango tree with our neighbor and every summer I post lots of new mango recipes.

    During the pandemic, we planted an avocado tree and a Meyer lemon tree. They’re growing and I can’t wait to get our first fruits from them:)).

    More Citrus Recipes

    I have other recipes in the blog you can check out that have at least one citrus ingredient:)

    • Orange Quinoa Salad
    • Orange and Walnuts Bundt Cake
    • Blood Orange Vodka Cocktail
    • Blood Orange and Leeks Salad

    And so many more:)

    More Recipes

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      Cucumber Shrimp Salad
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      Classic Mint Mojito with Limes
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      Vegetable Side Dishes
    • A platter with a greens and asparagus salad, showing also radishes, feta and other ingredients.
      Asparagus Salad
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    Mom of 2, wife, engineer, food blogger & recipe creator! Sonila was born in Albania, her heritage inspires her Mediterranean recipes while that of her husband the Latin ones. Sonila has 2 degrees in Engineering from University of Miami.

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    Mom of 2, wife, engineer, food blogger & recipe creator! Sonila was born in Albania, her heritage inspires her Mediterranean recipes while that of her husband the Latin ones. Sonila has 2 degrees in Engineering from University of Miami.

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