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8 Easy Ideas And Recipes Using Oranges

January 21, 2024 by 9 Comments

This yummy candied orange peels recipe is an easy and tasty way to use oranges! You’ll also find other great recipes and tips for using oranges.

Do you have a bunch of extra oranges and are wondering what to do with them? Here are 8 easy ideas and recipes using oranges that you're sure to love!

Easy Orange Recipes and Tips

It’s that time of year. You found a really good deal on oranges but you purchased a few more than you can eat. Now what do you do with them. Here are a few suggestions to get you started:

  • Make juice out of the oranges and then use the peels for Candied Orange Peels.
  • Use the leftover syrup from Candied Orange Peels (recipe below) on pancakes or French Toast. The syrup can also be used to make popsicles.
  • Wash orange peels thoroughly. Grate the peel before using and freeze the zest for later use.
  • Cut up orange segments and use as a garnish for salads. Use in fruit salad or sliced as a side dish.
  • Cut up orange slices and use a garnish for meat or relish dishes.
  • Cut up peels. In a saucepan add peels, 1 cinnamon stick, a few cloves and fill to the top with water. Simmer for a nice potpourri or dry peels and use in dry potpourri.
This quick and easy homemade orange marmalade recipe is a great way to make fresh and delicious orange marmalade jam. It's a great way to use extra oranges!
This candied orange peels recipe makes tasty candied orange peels that are reminiscent of old-fashioned Christmas candies. They're a tasty treat when you have oranges to use!

These recipes are from volume 1 of our cookbook:

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Filed Under: Candies, Leftovers, Miscellaneous Recipes, Recipes

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  1. Lesley says

    October 20, 2017 at 7:55 am

    I just found this recipe I love the Idea of being able to use the whole orange or fruit of any type I have never had candied Orange peels didn’t realize possible how do you use them in a recipe or is it like a candy treat ? Thank you for your recipes and videos tips of all types… I currently save orange or lemon peels and place in a mason jar with vinegar and let set for 2 weeks its a great cleaner and smells great I use vinegar as my main cleaner I cant use a lot of things due to being allergic to so many things the fruit peels give vinegar a better scent and also the lemon peels or even half a lemon is great clean faucets showers etc , but I’m new to your website and videos and so glad I have found them!!

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    • Jill says

      October 21, 2017 at 10:10 am

      You can eat the candied orange peels alone or sprinkle them on top of something like a white cake or add to cookies. You can add them to some spinach salads etc.

      Reply
  2. Maralene A Strom says

    January 19, 2023 at 3:27 pm

    Thanks so much for sharing these recipies. Plan to for sure use the citris recipes…my favorite is orange marmalade!!!

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  3. Cathrine Osberg says

    January 26, 2023 at 1:06 pm

    Love these recipes! Live in California with several producing citrus trees and have a bounty of fruit! Yes, in summer our neighbors have zucchini to give away, but we ALWAYS have lemons, limes, and oranges throughout the year and our neighborhood gets to share in the bounty–by the peck and all organic. Thanks. Love the marmalade.

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  4. Rose Strong says

    May 25, 2023 at 3:12 am

    Does this make the marmalade without any pectin? Very interested if it does and a nice small amount instead of tossing the orange would be brilliant.

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    • Jill says

      May 25, 2023 at 9:21 pm

      Yes it does. The boiling it is what thickens it.

      Reply
    • Rebecca McCray says

      August 25, 2023 at 6:14 am

      You can use Sugar instead of Pectin. It works almost the same to me.

      Reply
      • Isabella says

        August 29, 2023 at 2:52 pm

        How long does it keep in the fridge? Can I freeze the marmalade?

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        • Jill says

          August 29, 2023 at 7:11 pm

          It will keep in the fridge more than 3-6 months or more. I wouldn’t freeze it because the bits of fruit might become mushy. Because it is so easy to make a small amount and it keeps so long in the fridge you probably wouldn’t need to freeze.

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