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Chocolate-Dipped Candied Orange Slices

Chocolate-Dipped Candied Orange Slices are a winter treat perfect to serve guests during the holidays or to give to friends for Christmas.
Recipe Chocolate-Dipped Candied Orange Slices
  • Difficulty Medium
  • Preparation 1 hour
  • Cooking 1 hour and30 minutes
  • Servings for 6 people

Chocolate-Dipped Candied Oranges are a recipe that lets you preserve all the flavor of oranges and turn it into a truly indulgent sweet. These Chocolate-Covered Candied Orange Slices are one of the best-loved winter treats, so much so that they have become one of the Christmas recipes most often turned into little homemade gifts: if there is someone you want to give a small present made with love, these candied orange slices are the perfect Christmas gift.

Made with just a few ingredients, Dark Chocolate Candied Oranges are hard to resist: you can serve them for an afternoon snack with friends, pair them with coffee after dinner or simply nibble on them in the evening on the couch while watching TV or reading a good book.

If you love orange desserts, we highly recommend you don’t miss the Caramelized Apple and Orange Tart and the Orange Upside-Down Cake. And now, here is the recipe for Chocolate-Dipped Candied Oranges.

Ingredients for 6 people

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Method

  1. To make the Chocolate-Dipped Candied Orange Slices, start by washing the oranges well and cutting them into slices about 4 millimeters (1/8 inch) thick, without removing the peel.
    Oranges cut into thin slices with the peel on
  2. Discard the slices with the stem end and the bottom of the orange, then transfer all the other slices to a large pot full of cold water and bring to a boil.
  3. When the water comes to a boil, drain the oranges, put them back in the pot, fill it again with cold water and bring to a boil once more.
  4. Drain the oranges and place them on a kitchen scale: their weight must be the same as the amount of water and of sugar you will need to make the syrup.
  5. Then place the oranges, water, sugar and glucose syrup in a large pot. Cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes, stirring often and gently and skimming off the foam that forms on the surface with a slotted spoon.
  6. After this time, turn off the heat and let cool completely. Put the mixture back on the heat and, when it comes to a boil, cook for another 3 minutes.
  7. Turn off the heat and let cool completely. At this point, cover with a lid and let rest in the fridge for at least 8 hours.
  8. After the resting time, put the pot back on the heat, bring to a boil and from that moment cook for another hour, or until the syrup has thickened and the orange slices are glossy.
    Orange slices cooking in sugar syrup
  9. Drain the oranges, place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and let them dry for about 12 hours. Meanwhile, strain the syrup and keep it in the fridge so you can use it as an orange soaking syrup for desserts.
    Candied orange slices drained from the syrup
  10. Bake the orange slices at 110 °C (230 °F) for about an hour and, shortly before they are done, melt the dark chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave.
    Candied orange slices on a lined baking sheet for the oven
  11. When they are completely cool, dip the candied orange slices into the dark chocolate until about half of each slice is covered.
    Candied orange slice dipped in melted dark chocolate
  12. Place the slices on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and let them rest until the chocolate has fully hardened.
    Chocolate-dipped orange slices setting on parchment paper
  13. Gently peel them off the parchment paper and serve the Chocolate-Dipped Candied Orange Slices. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!
    Candied orange slices with dark chocolate

Variations and Alternatives

You can make this recipe with any citrus fruit you have on hand. To make these Chocolate-Dipped Candied Oranges even more special, you can sprinkle some Maldon salt on the chocolate before it sets.

Tips

To make Chocolate-Dipped Candied Oranges, we recommend choosing organic blood oranges with edible peel. If you don’t know where to buy glucose syrup, you can find it in well-stocked supermarkets (in the baking and cake decorating aisle), in baking supply stores and in well-stocked health food stores.

Storage

Dark Chocolate Candied Oranges keep for a few days in an airtight container, preferably glass.

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