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Citrus fruits play so many roles in the kitchen, from offering a simple hit of balancing acidity to adding a subtle pop of brightness to taking center stage as a dish’s key flavor profile. This goes for sweet and savory applications alike; it could mean incorporating zest, juice, or the whole fruit, depending on the desired effect. Here, we add another trick to the arsenal: candied citrus. Boiling the fruit in syrup mutes the bitterness and offsets the tang, giving it a glossy appearance and a pleasant chew that works just as well to top a cake as it does to enhance a salad dressing. Learn the technique and some fun ways to use candied citrus with the recipes in this collection.
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Olive Oil Cake with Buttercream Frosting and Sour Candied Oranges
Pastry chef Paola Velez makes olive oil cake with earthy buckwheat flour, frosts it with vanilla buttercream, then garnishes it with edible flowers and chewy candied orange slices dredged in a mixture of sugar, salt, and citric acid for this showstopping dessert.
Butter Beans with Calabrian Chile
Greg Dupree / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Christina Daley
Make candied lemon peel to top each bowl of these Calabrian chile-laced butter beans, then stash the leftover candied peel in the fridge for garnishing cake, pancakes, cheesecake, or perhaps these loaded ice cream sundaes.
Yuzu and Lemon Cake with Buttercream Frosting
Hugh Davison
Los Angeles chef Kat Turner infuses this cake batter with yuzu juice and the frosting with lemon zest for a citrusy dessert topped with candied kumquats.
Cheesecake Bars with Candied Orange and Pizzelle Crust
Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Thom Driver
Chef Camille Cogswell shares the perfect ratio of cream cheese, sour cream, and eggs for this creamy, dense cheesecake filling that’s decorated with candied orange slices. For the buttery crust, she swaps graham cracker crumbs for thin, crispy pizzelle cookies.
Candied Orange Slices
Food & Wine / Photo by Brie Goldman / Food Styling by Lauren McAnelly / Prop Styling by Sue Mitchell
When they’re not being used to garnish dessert, candied navel orange slices are a terrific treat on their own. This recipe candies a single orange; the bonus orange syrup is great in drinks, salad dressings, and more.
Selim Pepper, Candied Lemon, and Almond Teacake
“A cake with only a brush of syrup might seem too simple to be a real dessert. But not this one. This teacake packs a punch, rooted in my homeland, from selim pepper,” says Nigerian writer and recipe developer Yewande Komolafe. “When heated, the seed pods infuse a dish — candied lemon peel syrup in this case — with their distinct musky flavor. The candied lemon slices work great as a topping and are wonderful to bite into on their own.”
Cornmeal Cake Trifle with Sabayon and Candied Kumquats
Multiple layers of citrus flavors and aromas waft through this cornmeal trifle, including candied kumquats. A Prosecco dessert sauce and Italian meringue make the trifle feel (and taste) extra special.
Fiadone (Corsican Cheesecake) with Chestnut Honey and Figs
A uniquely sweet trio of chestnut honey, candied lemon zest, and caramelized figs tops this lemony Corsican cheesecake traditionally made with brocciu, a fresh goat or sheep’s milk cheese (sheep’s milk ricotta is great, too).
Over-the-Top Ice Cream Sundaes with Homemade Caramel
Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Lydia Pursell
Chewy, bittersweet candied lemon peel contrasts with creamy fudge, salty pretzels, and crunchy toffee atop these indulgent sundaes drenched in homemade caramel sauce.
Chocolate Cream and Orange Brioche Buns
Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Thom Driver
Buttery-soft brioche envelops a filling of tangy orange marmalade and silky chocolate pastry cream; crunchy pearl sugar on top cradles a chocolate-dipped candied orange slice for a sweet treat that looks like it came straight out of the pastry case.
Chocolate Tartlets with Candied Grapefruit Peel
Candied grapefruit peel adds a balancing bitterness to Jacques Pépin’s dark chocolate pastry dusted with powdered sugar.
Bittersweet Chocolate-Truffle Tart with Candied Oranges
Pastry chef and cookbook author Joanne Chang fills a buttery shortbread crust with orange-scented bittersweet chocolate custard, then seals the deal with candied orange slices for an elegant, decadent dessert.
Stollen
Jordan Provost / Food Styling by Thu Buser
Stollen is a traditional German Christmas bread that’s great for entertaining or gifting all year round. It’s filled with dried fruit, including raisins and candied orange and lemon peels, and has been soaked in brandy or rum. The Great American Baking Show winner Martin Sorge based this recipe on a traditional Dresdner Stollen — the pinnacle of the yeasted fruitcake-like bread.
Chocolate-Dipped Florentine Shortbreads
© Dana Gallagher
With a buttery crust, caramelized almond and candied orange topping, and a flourish of bittersweet chocolate, Pierre Hermé’s shortbread-florentine mash-up hits all the right notes.
Edamame, Celery, and Fennel Salad with Candied Lemon
Sweet candied lemon provides an unexpected twist to the spicy soy-sesame dressing that blankets this crisp edamame salad.
Candied Orange Sugar Cookies
These buttery sablés from chef Suzanne Goin are especially terrific to make if you’ve got a couple tablespoons of candied orange peel left from another project — simply press a few slivers on each cookie slice before popping the tray in the oven.
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