Ingredients
Scale
- 3 large oranges
- 1.5 cups sugar + additional for coating
- 1/4 cup bourbon
- 1/2 cup water
- melted chocolate (optional)
Instructions
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
