candied orange slices

Citrus fruits are an essential New Year&#39;s attribute, and their unsurpassed aroma makes the atmosphere more festive. Easy to prepare in both a food dehydrator and oven.

Dried Orange Slices and Lemon Chips

kg Oranges

Lemon

g Sugar

g Powdered sugar

Cut the oranges and lemon into relatively thin slices, 3-4 mm thick.

Place in a bowl, sprinkle each layer with sugar. (Sprinkle orange slices and lemon slices with powdered sugar before cooking and immediately send to the dehydrator.)

Leave to soak for 30 minutes.

Place on dehydrator trays in one layer.

Set the temperature to 145 °F (ca. 63 °C), set the time to 5 hours, then check and add up to 5 hours more (depending on your dryer). Leave to cool completely.

Dehydrator

Bake at 176 °F (80 °C) in convection mode for 3-4 hours, depending on the size. Turn fruit every 30 minutes. Once cooled completely, the chips will become even crisper.

Oven

Candied orange slices are a sweet and chewy confection that requires just 2-ingredients to make. Eaten plain or dipped in chocolate, they make a delicious snack and are an easy way to add bright orange flavor to cakes, tarts, cocktails, and even salads or roasted meats.

Candied Orange Slices

(600 grams) white granulated sugar

(709 ml/ 24 ounces) water

oranges

Add the sugar and water to a 12-inch...

Add the sugar and water to a 12-inch skillet or a large saucepan and set it over medium-high heat. Bring the water to a boil, stirring from time to time. As the water heats, the sugar will melt into the water. It's important that the sugar be completely melted before adding the orange slices.

After boiling the water, reduce the heat to...

After boiling the water, reduce the heat to medium and add the orange slices. Don't overcrowd the pan; the orange slices should fit in the pan with little overlap.

Let the orange slices cook at a gentle...

Let the orange slices cook at a gentle simmer for about 44 - 60 minutes, until the white part of the peel (the pith) is nearly translucent. Use tongs to turn them over in the syrup every now and then.

Use tongs to remove the slices from the...

Use tongs to remove the slices from the sugar syrup, laying them out in one layer on a wire rack. Leave the orange slices on the wire rack to dry, uncovered, at room temperature for 24 - 48 hours.  When "dry" they will be tacky but also feel set - kind of like gummy candy

These soft and chewy Candied Orange Slices are perfect for garnishing your favorite desserts and drinks or cover them in chocolate for a fun treat!

sugar

water

orange

Make your simple syrup.  In a 1 quart saucepan, combine sugar and water.  Stir until combined, then heat on medium until mixture reaches approximately 225F. Be sure not to stir the syrup after it boils, since that can cause crystals. 

Pre-boil your orange slices. While the syrup is heating, bring a couple of cups of water to a boil.  Drop the orange slices and boil for two minutes.  After two minutes, remove orange slices to an ice bath to cool.  This step helps to reduce bitterness. 

Boil the orange slices in the simple syrup. When the sugar mixture reaches 225F, add the boiled and cooled citrus slices and adjust the heat to a low boil.  Don’t stir, but you can press down on the slices if they seem to be floating too much.  Turn top slices over occasionally.    

When the syrup reaches 245-250F, take the pan off the heat.  Use a fork to take the slices out one at a time and set them onto a wire rack (ideally) or parchment (second choice).  Let them cool and solidify for 30-60 minutes.   

If you want to save the syrup (at this point, when cooled, it will be a tacky, stretchy solid, not a syrup), add a few tablespoons of water as soon as the slices are removed and stir vigorously to incorporate.  Be careful since the syrup may splatter.  You can reuse the syrup for one more batch of slices (after two it becomes too bitter) or as a simple syrup for drinks or recipes.

Can the simple syrup be saved and re-boiled for a subsequent batch of candied slices?

Orange is my favorite fruit and this is a wonderful, easy, inexpensive candy. Had some oranges on hand nearing their expiration. Put this together while fixing breakfast. Haven't dipped them in dark chocolate yet, but just by themselves the flavor just explodes. Easy to make. Only 3 ingredients without the chocolate. Just enough sweet taste without being rich. Plan to use this regularly as I need it to use up oranges. BTW I used small oranges because I didn't have any clementines and they worked well! Might be because they were not fresh from the store and super juicy.

Candied orange slices are super sticky, tart, and sweet enough to fill your sugar craving.

oranges (you can also use 8 clementines)

cinnamon

Slice each orange into approximately 16 thin slices (6 if you are using smaller oranges) and set aside.

Bring water and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve the sugar into the water.

Add the cinnamon sticks and the orange slices. If there are any slices that got mangled during cutting or just don&#039;t look as pretty (like the end pieces), squeeze their juice into the saucepan.

Lower the heat until you have a rolling but not super powerful boil and cook for 20 minutes, rotating the slices occasionally.

Lower the heat to a simmer and cook for another twenty minutes.

Using tongs, transfer candied orange slices to a cooling rack (if you don&#039;t want your counter to get dirty, put a paper towel under the rack).  Save the orange syrup left in the pot to use on pancakes, over ice cream, in drinks, or in whatever other way you can dream up.

As soon as the candied orange slices are cool, transfer them to parchment paper.  If you leave them on the cooling rack too long, it will be hard to remove them.

Serve candied orange slices as a snack or use to decorate cake, cupcakes, or pie.

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