Candied Orange Peels

I found myself a new treat to make!

I've always been a huge fan of chocolate orange peels ever since I first had them at Godiva.

The other day I finally stumbled across a recipe!

Welp, I went out and bought a ton of oranges some chocolate and raw sugar and went to work!

The actual creation of the peels take a few hours and a night to dry. So make sure you have at least 2 days to make them!!

Here are the short-hand steps:

1 - cut oranges into strips (you can peel out the inside cleanly)

2 - take inside of oranges and juice them into a separate bowl. set aside.

3 - bring a pot of water to boil. blanch peels for 2 minutes.

4 - strain and repeat step 3 another two times. (that's 3 blanch cycles! fresh water each time)

5 - take the orange juice 3 cups of sugar and 2 cups of water and bring those to a boil.

6 - toss in peels and boil for around an hour.

7 - lay out peels to dry on a rack or cookie sheet. ( i used a sheet covered in parchment paper)

*at this point you can sprinkle them with a large grain sugar for extra sweetness and crunch

!!!DRY THEM FOREVER!!!

No not really. But at least over night.

8 - melt some dark chocolate and dip the peels half way

9 - layout on a sheet covered in whatever paper you want (wax or parchment)

10 - place in fridge to help chocolate harden


ENJOY!!


These were a huge hit at a family get together!