This past month I must have had over 40 pounds of citrus at one point. My neighbors have tangelo trees that hang over the back wall into our yard – bingo! Every winter, they give me permission to pick the citrus hanging over the wall. If you have an orange tree in your yard (as most of us do!) you are well aware of the abundant harvest.

🍊From December through April you’ll find neighbors and friends generously sharing citrus with anyone and everyone. If you want to make candied orange peels, you can find the recipe card at the bottom of this post.įor those who are visual learners, we took process photos of this recipe so you can see what each step looked like for us.Don’t toss those leftover orange peels! Use your leftover orange peel to make dried orange peel powder quickly and easily using your dehydrator. Then again, maybe you DID notice the hint of citrus in your mouth… it can be hard to miss! How to Make Candied Orange Peels – Step by Step

In fact, if you’ve ever enjoyed these German Christmas baked goods, there’s a good chance you’ve eaten candied orange peel before and not even realized it. These recipes also often call for candied lemon peel – but candied orange and lemon are very similar in preparation. There are actually a few recipes using candied orange peel from cakes to Lebkuchen (German gingerbread) and Stollen (German Christmas Bread).Īll you have to do is chopped the candied orange into finer pieces to be mixed into the various batters. We know candied orange peel mainly as a baking ingredient – specifically in German baking. Candied orange peel finely chopped up and ready for baking!

Dried clementine peel