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A totally foolproof, wonderfully easy Candied Orange Peel recipe that makes sweet and bright orange peel candy - perfect for the holidays!

The Easiest Candied Orange Peel Recipe

navel oranges (or 5 small)

water

sugar

vanilla extract

salt

Trim the tops and bottoms of the oranges. Then use a vegetables peeler to peel the oranges from top to bottom, into 2-4 inch segments. Press the peeler firmly against the orange to collect a nice even layer of peel. Then cut the wide strips into ¼ inch thin strips.

Place the orange peel segments into a medium saucepot. Set over medium to medium-low heat. Add the water, 1 cup of sugar, and the salt. Bring to a simmer. Once simmering, set the timer and simmer approximately 20 minutes, or until the peels look soft, but still retain their vibrant color. (You don’t want them to turn brown, so set the stove just hot enough to hold the simmer.)

Meanwhile, place the remaining ½ cup sugar in a bowl and set aside. Set out a drying rack and place a piece of wax paper or parchment paper under it.

Once the orange peels have simmered 20 minutes, stir in the vanilla extract. Turn off the heat and let the peels rest in the sugar syrup for 5 minutes.

Use tongs to move the orange peels to the cooling rack. Allow the orange peels to rest at least 15 minutes to dry and cool. Then toss them in the sugar to coat. Let the peels dry completely at room temperature. Then store in an airtight container and place in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Candied orange peel is a sweet, zesty, easy-to-make holiday creation that can be enjoyed as a simple side snack, a garnish in a cocktail, or chopped up small as a baking ingredient in holiday recipes like German Stollen or Lebkuchen (German gingerbread).

Candied Orange Peel

oranges

Wash the oranges and dry them.

Cut off the ends, then slice down the orange lengthwise to section the outer peel into quarters. Now use your fingers to gently peel the oranges.

Cut the peeled peels into fine strips and place them in a small-medium pot. Add around 1 1/2 cups of water so that the peels are just covered and bring the water to a boil. Boil the orange peels for around 15 minutes while stirring occasionally.

Pour the content of the pot through a strainer to drain the water and capture the orange peels. Rinse the pot and run the orange peels under water to get rid of some of the bitterness.

Place the orange peels back in the pot, add 1 1/2 cups water and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Bring the mixture to a low simmer. Let the orange peels simmer for around 1.5 hours while stirring occasionally until the water-sugar mixture becomes a thick syrup and the orange peels look slightly translucent.

Remove the orange peels from the pot and place them on a cooling tray. It&#39;s best to have some parchment paper underneath the cooling tray to capture syrup drips. Separate any peels that got stuck together using two forks and let the peels dry for around 24 hours until they are no longer sticky to the touch. Alternatively, you can roll them in granulated sugar after they have cooled.

Either place the strips into an airtight container for storage or cut them into small cubes if you plan on using them for baking (for example in Gingerbread cookies or German Stollen).

So much better than store-bought. Even when I was still in Germany I never liked Orangeat or Zitronat.
The strips are really good too if you dip them halfway in dark chocolate.

Hello.  I can't wait to make these but I do have a question first.  You mentioned in one of your posts that you always use candied peels coated in syrup.  Does this mean that you do not dry them first.  I once bought some rolls in Amsterdam that had candied orange peel in them and I want to try to duplicate the recipe.  Should I just chop them after cooking and draining and store them until I am ready to use them in the recipe.

Great recipe but dinged it by one star because there was no mention of how hard it was to separate the individual pieces of rind without burning off your fingerprints! LOL 
I only used the amount in the recipe but by the time I had finished the last ones were already coated with sugar but still too hot to actually handle. I used a pair of tongs and a pair of tweezers to lay them out on the cooling racks; otherwise they would have been in 3 or 4 big clumps of sugar &amp; peal.  
Like I said though, other than that, great recipe. Thanks :)

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