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Candied Orange Peels with Honey (Paleo)

These candied orange peels with honey are a refined sugar-free candied orange peel recipe where fresh orange peels are candied in honey. They are perfect to snack on or to use in other recipes!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Author: Dominique

Ingredients

  • 2 navel oranges
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup honey

Instructions

  • Cut ¼ inch off from each end of each orange. Then score the skin into quarters. Press gently yet firmly into the orange peels with a knife until there is a bit of a pop and you go through the white pith of the orange. Make sure to stop before hitting the orange fruit.
  • Then, using your hands, remove the skin from the orange, including the pith (white part). You should have 8 larger pieces of orange peel.
  • Cut the peels into ¼ inch strips.
  • Put the strips of orange peels into a large pan, fill the pan with water and bring it all to a boil. Once the water is boiling, cook for 20 minutes, drain using a colander/strainer and set aside.
  • Mix, 1 cup of water and 1 cup of honey in a large pan and heat on the stove top over high heat until the mixture boils ( about 1-1.5 minutes), then lower the heat to medium high and cook for 5 minutes. Lower the heat to medium and cook for another 5 mins. Make sure to mix periodically at the start, and then to mix it often to keep the bubbles down. The result will be a golden syrup.
  • Add the peels to the syrup and heat over low-medium. Let everything simmer for 45 minutes. (Check regularly to make sure that there is always a little bit of syrup in there because if it runs out, it will burn)
  • The candied orange peels are done when they are translucent.
  • Remove the orange peels from the pan, and lay them out to dry on parchment paper for about 10 mins.

Notes

How to score an orange peel:
  • Gently yet firmly press into the orange peel with a knife until you feel a bit of a pop and the knife goes through the white pith of the orange. Don't go deep enough to hit the fruit of the orange. Then peel off the rind section by section.

Nutrition

Calories: 177kcal | Carbohydrates: 47.8g | Protein: 0.3g