Bourbon Candied Orange Peels

Every once in a while my husband gets  bottle of EtOh as a gift. This time it was bourbon. I planned on making some vanilla essence with some of it and these orange peels with the rest. It’s my take on an Old Fashioned cocktail which is usually bourbon and bitters that’s garnished with a slice of orange. These candied orange peels became my husbands new obsession and he ate pretty much half of them in one day. They’re bitter, sweet, with a hint of bourbon at the end. I dipped a few in milk chocolate because..well… it’s chocolate and it makes everything better.

Also- sorry for the blurry pictures, getting used my new camera and new lenses. Practice makes perfect!

Bourbon Candied Orange Peels

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• Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
• Yield: 50 strips 1x

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Ingredients

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• 3 large oranges
• 1.5 cups sugar + additional for coating
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 1/2 cup water
• melted chocolate (optional)

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Instructions

1. Score the orange peel into quarters and carefully remove the skin. Remove any strands of pith (the white part) and slice into long thin strips.
2. Add the peels to a large pot of cold water and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes. Drain, rinse and repeat this process twice. This step helps remove the bitterness from the peel so do not take any shortcuts here! Otherwise you’ll get some nasty tasting peels.
3. In a medium saucepan, add sugar, bourbon and water and bring to a simmer. Add the orange peels and cook for 1 hour while keeping the syrup at a simmer.
4. Drain the peels and spread out on a a baking sheet. Dry out the peels in the oven at the lowest temperature setting for 20 minutes.
5. Toss with sugar to coat and enjoy! You can also dip them in melted chocolate if you like to give them little more sweetness.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

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