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Candied orange peel in a white bowl, surrounded by orange halves and slices
Angela Braun

Candied orange peel

An easy recipe for the most yummy and flavourful candied orange peel!
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Prep Time 1 minute
Cook Time 30 minutes
Drying time 1 day
Course: Preserve
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • orange peels from organic oranges
  • water enough for boiling the peels
  • 0.5 l water
  • 1 kg sugar

Method
 

Preparing the orange peels
  1. Cut the orange peels into strips of about 0.5 cm.
    Orange peel cut into slices to make candied orange peel
  2. If you want to dry them afterwards and use them as snacks, leave them like that. If you want to use them in cakes or cookies, cut them up into tiny squares.
    Orange peels, cut into tiny cubes
  3. Now, put them into a pot and fill up with water so that the peels are covered. Bring to the boil and let it boil for about 10 minutes. Pour the peels into a sieve and let them drain. Repeat the whole process twice and rinse the peels. This pre-cooking removes the bitter taste from the peels.
Cooking
  1. Put 0.5 l water into the pot and add 1 kg sugar or multiply the amounts if you have lots of peel. Just stick to the ratio of one part water to two parts sugar.
  2. Bring this mixture to the boil while constantly stirring until the sugar is dissolved. When the syrup is boiling add the orange peels and let it simmer for about 30 minutes until the peels are well cooked.
  3. Now, you either take the peels out onto a wire rack and let them dry for 12 – 24 hours until they are almost dry and still a bit sticky.
Storage Option I
  1. Put some sugar into a bowl, add the peels in portions and mix them through until the peels are well-covered in sugar. In the fridge, they will last for up to one week.
Storage Option II
  1. The other option is to put the cooked orange peel cubes into a glass jar and add some of the orange syrup so that the peels are covered in it. Close the jars with lids and once cooled down put them into the fridge. They’ll last for up to one year.