Candied Orange Peel Recipe

4.20 from 5 votes

This Candied Orange Peel Recipe is an easy, festive treat made with just oranges, sugar, and water -perfect for snacking or holiday gifting.

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Drying Time2

Total Time2 25

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 60kcal

Rinse oranges and peel. Scrape away any extra fruit that is still attached to the peel. Leaving the pith (the white part on the peel) is okay but may casue it to be more bitter.
4 orange peels
Slice peels into thin strips.
Fill a medium sauce pan halfway with water and bring to a boil. Place sliced peel strips into boiling water a boil for 10 minutes. Stirring occasionally.
1 cup water
Using a slotted spoon remove peels from water and place on a cooling rack.
Dump the water from the sauce pan out and add 1 cup of fresh water and 1 cup of sugar. Heat over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved and the water is boiling.
1 cup sugar, 2 cups sugar
Add the boiled orange peels to the sugar water, stir and allow to boil for 10 minutes.
Using a slotted spoon remove peels from the sugar water and place on a cooling rack. You can save the sugar water (aka simple syrup) and use it to make lemonade, or even my mint juleps!
Allow to dry for 2 hours or overnight. Try to separate the pieces to allow maximum air flow.
Toss candied citrus peels in sugar and enjoy!
If you want to dip these in chocolate (which I highly recommend), simply melt chocolate candy melts in microwave, dip each peel piece and place on a piece of parchment paper (or wax paper). Allow chocolate to harden and enjoy!
1 cup chocolate candy melts

Tips and Tricks

Store any candied orange peels in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a month!
You can candy any citrus peel- try lemon, lime, and even grapefruit!