Candied Citrus Peels

Name: Candied Citrus Peels
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 pink grapefruit; 2 lemons; 2 oranges; 828 milliliters sugar, divided

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Candied Citrus Peels a try. This recipe makes 8 servings with 375 calories, 1g of protein, and 0g of fat each. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up pink grapefruit, lemons, oranges, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegan diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours.

Instructions

Score grapefruit, oranges, and lemons through peel from top to bottom in 6 sections for grapefruit and 4 for oranges and lemons (don't cut into fruit.) Pull off strips of peel with your fingers. Slide a small, sharp knife along inside of peels to remove excess membrane so peels are about 1/4 in. thick.

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Grapefruit

Orange

Lemon

Fruit

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Knife

Cut peels lengthwise into strips about 1/2 in. wide in center and tapered on ends.

Put peels in a 3- to 4-qt. saucepan and add cold water to cover. Bring to a boil, then drain. Repeat twice more.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Refill pan with 2 1/2 cups water and 2 1/2 cups sugar; bring to a boil, making sure that sugar dissolves.

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Sugar

Water

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Frying Pan

Add peels and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until peels turn translucent and syrup begins to form bigger bubbles, about 1 1/2 hours.

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Syrup

Drain peels, saving syrup for other uses (such as topping pancakes) if you like.

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Syrup

Spread peels on a nonreactive cooling rack set on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

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Spread

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Baking Sheet

Wire Rack

Let peels dry overnight.

Put remaining 1 cup sugar in a bowl and toss peels in sugar by the handful, shaking off excess. Put peels on a clean baking sheet and let them dry 1 more day.

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Sugar

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Baking Sheet

Bowl

Serve peels plain or dipped in chocolate.*

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Chocolate

*Melt 10 oz. chopped bittersweet or semisweet chocolate in a small pan over barely simmering water. Dip peels halfway into chocolate; set on baking sheets lined with waxed paper. Chill until set, about 30 minutes.

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Semisweet Chocolate