Citronella Geranium Simple Syrup

In this blog post, when referring to Citronella, I am speaking about the plant "pelargonium citrosum." Citronella is a name used to describe multiple plants, not all of which are edible, so please understand that this blog post is speaking about pelargonium citrosum specifically.

So I was in my garden, trimming back my Citronella (pelargonium citrosum) plants to make space to plant more herbs. I trimmed back a lot of leaves and not wanting to waste them, I looked up online if there was any way to use these leaves.

I came across an article by Better Homes & Gardens, that mentioned that like all scented geraniums, the citronella plant's leaves and flowers are edible and full of flavor.

The article also suggested a few different ways that Citronella can be used. One idea was to add the leaves to fresh to salads for a little kick of citrus flavor. Another suggestion was to coat the flowers with sugar and use them to decorate cookies and cakes.

Source:

How to Grow and Care for a Citronella Plant (bhg.com)

The next article I came across, which is what inspired me to make my own Simple Syrup was this article from Champagne Tastes titled: CITRONELLA PLANT SIMPLE SYRUP

I used way more Citronella leaves than suggested though.

Below is a 2 video of me making my own 2 types of Simple Syrup.

One using sugar & one using powdered Stevia for a Keto-friendly Simple Syrup.