Thank you for watching. Here is the free printale recipe - curatedkitchenware.com/blogs/soupeduprecipes/candy-orange-peel Ingredients 400g of sugar 300g of orange peel, about 6 large oranges 1/2 cup of fresh orange juice, from 1 large orange 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract, optional enough sugar to coat the orange peel Instructions This sugar orange peel tastes like soft candy, so delicious. This recipe works with all kinds of citrus peel, such as lemon, lime, tangerine, grapefruit, and pomelo. Freshly juice 1 orange, and you should get about 1/2 cup of juice. Depending on the type of citrus fruit you use, you can change to a different citrus juice. However, if you are using lime or lemon, which are extra sour, you only need 3 tbsp instead of 1/2 cup. Cut the orange peel into small pieces. Use a utility knife to remove the white layer from the orange peel. However, don’t remove it completely. Leave a little bit of pith for better texture. Boil the orange peel for 10 minutes, then change the water and soak overnight to remove the bitter taste. Drain and transfer the peel into a pan. Add sugar, orange juice, and, optionally, vanilla. Stir and simmer over medium-low heat until the syrup thickens (about 25 minutes). Let it dry on a rack (about 1 hour) and coat with more sugar to prevent sticking. It can stay good in a sealed jar at room temperature for 3 weeks.
"we weren't rich but she would surprise us with all of these creative treats" then the smile she gave after saying that. Some mothers are just incredible. The things we do for our kids 🥹
For people complaining about the amount of sugar: That's why its a treat and NOT a meal. A person could enjoy ONE with tea and be done, not a plateful. 🙄
ah, social media has made people stupidly critical but ultimately they're just doing it because they're asshole (and probably blindly stupid to what they're criticizing). God, I miss when people could be half-way decent or at least have remaining manners to things that ultimately don't effect you or "hax"(which can actually hurt you)
@@BALLERMEMER-mo3fo Ohhh there you guys prefer mangoes? :0 In my country (Romania) we usually call it candied oranges or candied mangoes or candied limes depending on the fruit. I see these 3 most often in shops. I love the dried mangoes!!! 🫶
I collect my orange and lemon peels and freeze them. Whenever I have guests, I boil a handful in an open pot with a stick of cinnamon and the smell would linger around the house.
My mom is a realtor and she always gets sample paints (the mini cans) and opens them and puts them around the rooms in a closet shelf pushed back so you can’t see it, and she warms up a chocolate chip cookie in the microwave and it makes the whole kitchen smell like fresh baked cookies. ❤ She had tons of little tricks like that.
@@nicoleallen6792 I think there’s actually a psychology on freshly baked cookies in an open house(at least in the US) , it induces a sense of childhood nostalgia but one survey found out that freshly baked bread works even better. Cookies just doubles down as an easier open house treat.
Seems everyone like this and I’ve got one more. Idk if everyone knows this but the fastest way to get rid of any bad smell is to boil 4cups of water with a capful of your own favourite fabric conditioner. My asian mom is a pescatarian. She occasionally cooks dried fish and the scent is really really strong but this trick gets rid of any fishy smell in 5mins or less. Works a lot better than febreeze.
It was so sweet and heartwarming to see you say “we weren’t rich but my mother would surprise us with all these creative treats”😊 thank you for the recipe.
@@ar-sithf.austin3744...except, of course, marmalade is a wet jam-like spread while these are straight up solid slices you eat like sweet, fruity jerky
My Grandmother made something similar...only she curled the peels and baked them for a bit to add some crispness. SO COOL to see this but someone else's traditional version! : )
When you said you weren’t rich but your mother always tried to make things interesting with little treats like this I started tearing up 🥹 your channel is so lovely and warm, I’m sure your mother must be very proud ❤
@@queenyaz7229 The captions on my screen were covered by the title and screen name and subscribe stuff. I have ears, she said "Even though they were rich" listen and FU
By some standards they WERE rich. My father in law's family couldnt afford sugar OR oranges. He told me his mom would snaeak them an orange (so their dad didnt know she spent money on the oranges) around Christmas. And there were NO gifts, and no tree.
I come from average family but my grandma grew up poor and during a war so she didn’t get much sweets as a child. Her mom instead made bread toasted on a pan with butter and then added some sugar on it. My grandma used to prepare it as a sweet snack for her children and grandchildren too. It was delicious.
After you boil it the first time, don't throw out the water. It now has the natural orange oils in the peel. Keep it and add some vinegar for an all-natural and non-toxic cleaner or use it to deodorize your home.
@@bluevalentine252 That's a good question. I just looked it up and it seems you can use it to make tea. If you decide to try it, be sure to first wash the peels really well in diluted vinegar to cleanse it from pesticides, bacteria, etc.
We do that with pumpkin, too. It's becomes crispy Sugary on the out side & moist full of almost honey on the inside. I have been trying to replicate it since I was 20 years old, and now I am 40. Still no luck. I was born in Syria so if you are syrian you might know what I am talking about. I grew up in Egypt now in the USA since 2001.h
The amount of sugar is actually not as absurd as it looks!!! Compared to other processed candies and sodas these orange peel candies are definitely healthier ❤❤
My aunt would sugar zested lemons and oranges, soak golden raisins in dark rum and then toss everything in cinnamon and sugar (sometimes adding cocoa just for me) and put that mixture in a cinnamon roll. We'd eat them straight from the oven as is when she wasn't looking.
My grandma's watermelon rind pickles can't be made the same way anymore because some of the ingredients got banned for causing cancer! I think the risk was worth it, lol. Best pickles in the world.
@@ThatDruidDude They are called candied orange peels, and candied orange peels dipped in chocolate, if done so. It's a recipe from the olden days when more ladies stayed home to look after the family and both parents didn't have to work outside the home.
to those who want to try it out but is lazy to write down the steps, screenshot this 👍 1. remove the whites from the peel 2. boil for 10 minutes 3. soak overnight after boiling to get rid of bitterness 4. strain and cook the peel with orange juice and sugar until the syrup thickens 5. dry it on a rack 6. coat it with more sugar
You can actually use the boiled water from the Orange peel. It makes a really good tea which helps with bloating and gas pain in your tummy. It helps relieve trapped gas in the gut! It is amazing
Same. I soak in filtered water in the fridge for 2 days to cold brew it. Then I add a little sugar and it's delicious. You can also eat the peels at that point.
❤Candied citrus peels were a signifying treat that it was Christmas when I was growing up, eldest of 16 siblings. (12 were orphaned and we just took them on in!) The candying process dries out best with extra sugar...plus we called them "sugar plums" like from the story. That many children meant sacrifices but our Mom always made Christmas a joyous wonder. Thanks Mama....you deserve your peacefully resting now. ❤
I had a neighbor living right behind my house and across a canal who had an extremely large family. The Browns. They bought an old school bus and drove it as their family car when they were taking everyone together. Im also in a big family but you’ve definitely got me beat😅. I’m #10 out of 11 kids, all of us from the same set of parents. Just goes to show you how beautiful, loving families come in every shape and size. 💙💚💛🧡❤️💜🖤🤍🤎
Here in Italy we do the same thing and we also do the same with lemon peels. They are delicious and we often use them as decoration in some sweets from south Italy 😋 Thank you for sharing a sweet moment of your childhood 😊
It’s always fascinating to me to see the same kind of culinary tradition evolve in separate cultures. This means candied citrus peels are human i think 😄
Isn’t this lady the most charming & sweetest ever? Anyone complaining about the sugar needs to understand it’s a treat & her mum was very enterprising, despite their lack of money. I love your channel & recipes & you have a lovely personality.
I mean the whole intro of" stop throwing the peels" sends a message of "make this instead of throwing all your peels" which can be a lot if you are eating citrus everyday. Wording is very important.
Everybody suggests taking out the white part, but once I did it with it and the flavor was not affected at all, and it felt more filling. I liked the result, maybe it may be worth trying for others too.
@@AsMr-km6ex thank you for asking!remarkably they are very yummy☺️enjoying a couple with my afternoon tea, when eaten together they make fresh apples & bananas taste way more intense👏🥂😋
@@gardensofthegods yes! I use that for cleaning all the grease from the kitchen when added baking soda. The orange oil is wonderful on my wood floors. And all this cleaning can be done while you wait on the oranges to cool. It's such a time saver.
As a Cuban, we made something similar, only difference was we boiled the peels in water until really soft, instead of drying it out, we ate it as is,soft, almost like a jam , warm(or cool), with honey cinnamon syrup, and a slice of any cheese at hand.😊 It tasted a little bit bittersweet, yet still sweet and savory at the same time.
Cuban born here from Holguin City ,in my town is usually made with sour orange or grapefruit ,is more like a jam but less thick and it has to be boiled several times to take away the sourness and , My grandma use to make this, I used to make it back there too ,a big pot ,a loot of sugar ,but we shared with family and friends ,and only ate a litle to make it last .More healty than any candy from here.Good times,good memories.
I love this but the pesticides they use on oranges nowadays is kinda concerned Hopefully it didn’t have any negative affects after that process or that they are homegrown and have less pesticides used on them
Well thank you for this idea 🤦 I love making cocktails and am a bartender, trying to work my way up into bigger venues, didn't once think to use this as a garnish while watching, I'm an idiot. Cheers for that lmao x 🙏
For the people complaining about sugar, you don't have to eat all of it, just eat one piece, it will still contain less sugar than your energy drink or donut/cake..
@@UlfaIndiasariWhere do you live that sugar is expensive? You don’t even need to use as much as she did in the video, just enough to thoroughly cover the peels.
OMG ORANGE PEEL CANDY!!!! My grandma makes these and they're so good! She likes to add half lemon juice half orange juice instead of just orange juice though, "makes it taste better" she says, and I can't disagree lmao. I remember bringing a bunch of orange peel candies to school and one kid said I was "so poor" that I had to eat the peels of oranges to survive. I ended up giving him some and he later came back to me begging for me to bring some more the day after because they were so good lmao-
That's called "casquinha caramelo" and it's very common here in the countryside of Brasil 🇧🇷😊 You can chop it finely and glaze it with fire in the end for crunchyness, it's a really delicious source of vit C
👍We weren't rich either & we lived & ate simply, but Really Well. My eldest sis made Candied Orange Peel, Potato Skin Chips, Choc-Coated Orange Peel. We pushed Cloves into Oranges to keep moths out of our closets & make our clothes smell Lovely! We made soap, my mum made matching denim jumpsuits👖for my 2 sisters & I (plus hot pants🩳 - go the 70s!) & dad made us all matching wooden clogs with denim straps (ah, the 70s again!). We made artwork by weaving coloured string in patterns around nails hammered into wooden boards, or painting a board in bright colours, covering with black paint & scratching a pattern through the black paint to reveal the colour underneath. We sewed, we Crocheted, we knitted, we made Macrame plant holders ... All of which I see on RU-vid & TikTok - & it just warms my heart! I ❤LOVE❤ my Tech & my ability to stream & binge & be instantly connected - but I love the old-school arts & crafts from my childhood - that were cutting-edge back then! Once more: Go the 70s! ❤
70s and 80s even through 90s .. these were the good old times, as we always say .. simple pleasures brightening our lives.. Today’s fast pace of life makes us yearning, the good old days !!!
I started making chocolate covered orange peel last year when I was eating a lot of oranges. It was a treat prior to that which cost around $15/lb. in fancy confectionery stores.
My grandmother taught me how to make candied orange and lemon peel years ago. We cut them into thinner strips. We used to always make them around Christmas. Seeing this brought back some happy childhood memories with my grandmother.
@@GachaTube_XD sweet with a little tanginess. It's best to get most of the white pith off because too much of it makes it bitter. You can also do lime and grapefruit peels too.
@@tonileigh8660 oh ty but I don’t think my mom won’t lemme make ‘em cuz we haven’t moved and my house isn’t like that good with melted sugar since it’s new to our house
This gave me a new appreciation for people sharing their recipes online. It happens so much online and i don't think much of it but this felt so genuine. Thanks for sharing!
I'm really impressed with how far you've come with your English pronounciation. People that speak more than one language really impress me. Thanks for that ❤
My g-grandma used to make orange and lemon 'twirlers' from our orchard (you can candy the rind of many fruits, I also loved candied watermelon rind). She would wrap them around cinnamon sticks and dredge them in sugar to dry. Gave them as xmas gifts for use in tea. They also made wonderful treats! The water was never thrown out, though. It was the base for cleaners and the sugar syrup drained off was the base for syrup, jam, marmalade and homemade wines. Tips from the generation that started the original recycling movement, lol.
@@wendyfay16 similar. Didn't soak overnight. Orange were boiled once for 5-7 mins water was drained and saved for cleaning solutions or citrus ades. Lemon, lime & grapefruit were boiled twice water saved for same. No vanilla, which had me turning my nose up, lol. Peels were put in a pan on low, with equal parts sugar, honey (because we had fresh from my uncle's hives) juice & water. Cook on low until all sugar melts, turn to medium low until a slow boil. Cook until peels are translucent. Drain (saving liquid for syrup, wine, jelly makings) When peels are cool enough to handle wrap around cinnamon sticks and dredge in sugar. Granny would leave them in the covered sugar container for a few days, shaking now & then. I wasn't too fond of the grapefruit sticks, but loved her grapefruit chews.
In the Caribbean we make orange peel tea. The first boil water don't throw that away just add some sugar and have a hot cup of orange peel tea or allow to cool and add ice. Some even add a dash of gin in the adult version.
We usually let it dry first. It can be done in a warm dry place or placed in the oven on low heat for a short time. After that it isn’t bitter at all and it doesn’t spoil.
I do this for Thanksgiving every year with lemon peels as well. I add cinnamon, cloves and allspice to the water as well as the sugar and vanilla. I cut them into small strips and add them to My yams🍠 EXCELLENT
I remember my grandma telling me how excited she was during the depression when she’d get an orange in her stocking. She told me she ate the whole peel and all like it was candy. It blew my mind as a little girl
My grandparents had a similar experience during WWII in Ireland. It was difficult to get fruit and when their dad managed to bring home an orange, it sat on the counter for a couple days so they could all look at it and smell it before they all enjoyed it together
My mom used to make these too. It's also a southern poor dish. Candied peels. Forgot about them. Thank you for reminding. Dang I got oranges too. Niiice.
My grandmother used to make candied grapefruit peels every Christmas when i was a child and it was always my favorite candy snack!! Thank you for this!!
I’m from Russia and I was raised during hard period for my country. My granny did this thing for me and the other ones that I loved were home cheese boiled balls with sugar and sour cream. She’s in heaven now and I miss her so much🩵
@@anastasias.9666same here ❤ I literally understand your English. Don't you worry there's no perfect English at all. Everytime I talk English I can't help mix it with other language 😅 I promised. So I have to translate for them 😂 I only speak 5 languages so far.
I'm leaving my comment so that whenever someone likes it then it will remember me to share it with my Mom in the morning 😊 Edit : Thanks to you all as I have shared it and also Thanks you all very much for likes ❤
My grandma made those every Christmas to put in our stockings! I’ve never seen anyone else make them. I loved them so much that she would give me more than anyone else. She even started sending me some throughout the year. Fond memories!
Candied orange peel. Almost as good as crystallized ginger. That water would be good incorporated into ginger syrup. Yay! I have something to do at last!
I have some blood orange peels in the fridge that I've been saving up to make a big batch of this! If you boil and change the water a couple more times, you can also candy peels without trimming them. I like them even better when they're thick and juicy rather than thin and crispy!
@@hanadr Until it's enough. The bitterness bothers some people more than others, so you just have to test a small piece every couple of changes until it's ok for you.
@@huizyloveI don’t know if mango peels has the same properties i think it’s too chewy and leathery to soak up and be edible. But i havent tried so wont say against trying for fun.
I've made this before, the result tastes EXACTLY like artificial orange flavored candy. I realize that this is what the orange flavor was trying to re-create --- candied orange peels were the original orange candy.
I love recipes that have a deep connection like this 🥰 you just really see how much love and care goes into the food and it means so much that you’re sharing it with us to hopefully not mess up and enjoy too 😂 thank you so much 🙏🏻 my family would love these!
In the UK we get these at Christmas in the shops they are called sugared peels, lemo, lime and orange. Sometimes they are jellied like a jelly sweet. I never had home made one though.
@@QuadriviumNumbers Yeah, one she must've had to figure out herself. Coming up with inexpensive treats for her family does require a certain amount of thought 😅
This was my childhood. Every Christmas my dad made orange peel candy, it became a holiday tradition. Now that I'm older, I'm the one making them but it is still so nostalgic 😊
@@frieddoorhandles not to mention that the skin or peel of produce IS PERMEABLE and all the pesticides PENETRATE INTO THE FRUIT. Use common sense....🤦🏼♀️
