Orange Peel Candy (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Main Ingredients
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4 big navel oranges (or 5 tiny ones)
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2 cups water
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1½ cups white sugar, split
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1 teaspoon pure vanilla
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½ teaspoon salt
# Instructions:
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Slice away the top and bottom parts of your oranges. Grab a veggie peeler and strip long sections from bottom to top, about 2-4 inches. Don't get the white bitter stuff underneath. Cut these strips into skinny ¼-inch bits.
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Toss your thin orange pieces into a pot with water, 1 cup sugar, and salt. Warm it up to a light simmer on medium-low. Let everything bubble gently for 20 minutes until soft but still orange-bright.
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As your peels simmer away, dump the leftover ½ cup sugar into a bowl. Lay out a drying rack with wax or parchment paper under it.
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When 20 minutes pass, mix in the vanilla. Kill the heat and let your orange bits soak in the hot sweet mixture another 5-10 minutes to get extra flavor.
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Move the peels to your rack and wait about 15 minutes. When they're not so sticky anymore, roll them in that bowl of sugar you saved. Let them dry fully at room temp before you pack them away.
# Notes:
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You can swap in lemon or lime peels for this too
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Put your finished sweet peels in a sealed container in the fridge and they'll last two weeks