76 dried orange recipes

Homemade dried orange or lemon peel air-dried at room temperature and ground into powder. A single-ingredient pantry staple that replaces citrus extract in baking, flavors teas, and punches up sauces.

Apricot lite jam combines dried apricots with crushed pineapple and fresh orange for a tropical twist on a classic preserve. Less sugar than traditional jam, with citrus brightening the flavor.

Give the traditional pumpkin bread a new twist by adding some freshly grated lemon zest and freshly squeezed orange juice. They add some deliciously citrus taste to the moist pumpkin bread. Be sure to make enough, because everyone will ask for a second slice.

Orange spiced fruit bread baked in a Bundt pan, packed with dried figs, golden raisins, and cranberries. A no-knead yeast loaf brushed with honey-orange syrup and finished with an optional citrus glaze.

Strawberry-orange spread made with frozen strawberries, fresh orange juice, orange zest, and pectin. A quick freezer jam that's ready in 20 minutes with no canning equipment needed.

Orange and fennel salad shaves raw fennel over peeled orange segments, dressed in olive oil and red wine vinegar, finished with dried cranberries. A Sicilian classic done simple.

Puree of apricots made from dried apricots simmered tender, blended smooth with honey and orange zest. A three-ingredient sauce for desserts, cakes, custards, or spooning over yogurt.

Oven-baked fruit compote of dried apricots, apples, peaches, and raisins slow-cooked with honey, fresh lemon, and orange slices. Serve warm or chilled as a naturally sweet dessert.

Orange barbecue sauce made in the microwave in 4 minutes with orange juice, zest, ketchup, brown sugar, and dry mustard. A citrusy twist on classic BBQ sauce.

A traditional English fruit loaf where dried fruit soaks overnight in hot tea, then bakes low and slow with self-rising flour, mixed spice, nutmeg, and marmalade. No butter needed. Keeps brilliantly.

Homemade blueberry marmalade with real orange and lemon slices. This small-batch canning recipe yields 9 half-pint jars of jewel-toned spread that's half jam, half citrus marmalade.

Frozen Christmas pudding made by folding brandy-soaked dried fruit with cocoa and orange zest into softened vanilla ice cream. A no-bake, make-ahead holiday dessert.

Orange-cranberry bread for the bread machine with whole wheat flour, dried cranberries, fresh orange juice and zest, and cinnamon. A hearty, fruit-studded holiday loaf.

Orange raisin bubble ring, a pull-apart yeast bread with buttered dough balls rolled in orange-zest sugar and layered in a tube pan with raisins. Served warm for breakfast or brunch.

A fruity recipe that's simple to make and tastes wonderful as a glaze on pot roasts or as a spread for sandwiches.

Homemade apricot-raisin jam with lemon and orange juice creates a thick, spreadable preserve perfect for gift-giving and holiday baking.