Candied orange peels are so delicious!

Country kitchen

Making candied orange peels at home is quite easy. We offer a step-by-step recipe with photos that will help you turn waste into profit!

Orange and lemon peels make incredibly delicious candied fruits that can be used in baking or eaten simply with tea.

It is important to prepare orange peels immediately after peeling the fruit; they dry out during storage and will be difficult to process – they will require a long cooking time.

It will take 120 minutes to prepare, and the ingredients listed in the recipe will yield 300 g of candied fruit.

Ingredients:

orange – 3 pcs.;
granulated sugar – 300 g;
water – 150 ml;
salt – 5 g;
lemon.

How to make candied orange peels

Wash orange peels thoroughly before preparing. Citrus fruits are often treated with pesticides and fruit wax, so we recommend washing the peels with an abrasive sponge and dishwashing liquid. Rinse the washed fruit thoroughly and peel.

Cut the orange peel into small wedges, place them in a saucepan, and add water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. At this point, you can add lemon peels in addition to the orange peels.

After 10 minutes, drain the peels in a colander. Change the water three times, bringing it to a boil and simmering each time to remove any bitterness and harmful substances.

You can add a little salt to the last water and cook the peels in it for about 30 minutes.

Pour hot water into a saucepan, add granulated sugar, and squeeze the juice from half a lemon. Bring the syrup to a boil and simmer for a couple of minutes.

Place the boiled crusts into the syrup, bring to a boil, cover with a lid, and cook for 1-1.5 hours.

If there is a lot of liquid left in the saucepan, then 15-20 minutes before the end of cooking, remove the lid and simmer the candied fruit over low heat in the saucepan without the lid.