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Dried Sugared Orange Slices

Delicious as a snack or a garnish on cakes, charcuterie, even salads!

Author: HelenFern
Ingredients
  • 2-3 large oranges OR 6-7 tangerines
  • 1/2 cup fine granulated sugar
Instructions
  1. This process works best if you have a food dehydrator. If you don't you can dry them in your oven set on warm. It will take about the same amount of time.

  2. Slice the orange to about 1/8 inch thick, no more than 1/4 inch.

  3. Place the sugar on a large shallow plate. Carefully dip each slice into the sugar.

  4. The sugar will melt. I put pieces of parchment paper on the bottom of one tray, cutting vents to allow for the air flow. Use this tray without oranges on it to catch as much sugar as possible before it gets on the elements. I also put an old dish towel under the whole unit to catch any that melted out. And it did!

  5. Layer your orange slices in single layers on the trays.

  6. Turn the dehydrator.

  7. Check on the slices every 12 hours or so. It takes about two and a half days.

  8. When most of the moisture is gone, turn the dehydrator off. They should be dried, but still soft enough to bite.

  9. Store them in the refrigerator in an air tight container.

  10. Use them as a snack or to decorate cakes or charcuterie boards. Even salads are delicious with these gems. 

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