Chocolate-Dipped Candied Citrus Peel

Name: Chocolate-Dipped Candied Citrus Peel
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Ingredients: 2 thick-skinned oranges; 1 lemon; 225 g/8 oz/1 cup granulated sugar; 100 g/3½ oz/scant ½ cup plus 1 tbsp caster/superfine sugar; 100 g/3½ oz/scant ½ cup plus 1 tbsp caster/superfine sugar; 85 g/3 oz dark/bittersweet chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken into small pieces; 85 g/3 oz dark/bittersweet chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken into small pieces; 85 g/3 oz dark/bittersweet chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken into small pieces

Preparation info

Makes about:
68 pieces

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

The Art of Preserving

By Emma MacDonald

Published 2021

About

Serve with after-dinner coffee or package up to give as a present. You could also make a batch without chocolate to use chopped in cakes, biscuits, cookies and puddings; it will taste far superior to the commercially prepared candied peel you can buy in tubs.

Ingredients

2 thick-skinned oranges
1 lemon
225 g/8

Dinner
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Cut the oranges and lemon in half widthways and then in half lengthways. Using a sharp knife, remove the flesh.
Cut each orange skin into about 6 slices, and the lemon skins into about 5 slices each, making triangular shapes.
Put the peels into a large, heavy-based saucepan. Pour in enough cold water to just cover the peels, bring to the boil and then