The BEST Lemon Zest Substitute

5 from 4 votes

The BEST Lemon Zest Substitute

If you are looking for the best Lemon zest substitute for baking or cooking recipes, you are at the right place. If you enjoy cooking and baking I recommend always having a bunch of lemons ready in the fruit bowl. However, for those times when you run out, you need an easy and quick alternative to lemon zest.

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 3kcal

Author: Katalin Nagy

Ingredients

Overall Best Option

½ teaspoon Dried Lemon peel to replace 1 teaspoon lemon zest

Best flavor

½ teaspoon Natural Lemon extract to replace 1 teaspoon lemon zest

Most similar texture

1 teaspoon Lime zest to replace 1 teaspoon lemon zest

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

When it comes to the best alternative to lemon zest it all depends on what the lemon zest is bringing to the party in the initial recipe. Think about that first, and that will help you determine the most suitable alternative.

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