Chocolate Dipped Candied Tangerine Slices
Sweet, tender and delicious, these Chocolate Dipped Candied Tangerine Slices are a little bite of sunshine and a great homemade holiday gift!
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: about 25 slices 1x
- Category: Dessert
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 4 tangerines or small oranges, cut into 1/8-inch slices
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, bring the sugar and water to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently until the sugar is dissolved. Gently layer the tangerine slices into the sugar mixture.
- Cover and simmer 10 minutes, stirring once. Remove from the heat and take off the lid. Let the tangerine slices cool in the syrup mixture for 10 minutes.
- Gently lift the tangerine slices with two forks, allowing the syrup to drain off. Transfer to a wire cooling rack or parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Let stand at room temperature overnight to dry. Reserve the syrup mixture for another use.
- In a 1-cup microwave-safe glass measuring cup, place chocolate chips and coconut oil. Microwave uncovered on High 30 seconds; stir. Microwave 15 seconds longer; stir until smooth. Cool 15 minutes before dipping tangerine slices.
- Dip half of each tangerine slice into cooled chocolate mixture. Place on a wire cooling rack or parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Let stand at room temperature about 15 minutes or until chocolate is set. They can be kept refrigerated for several days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories: 70
- Sugar: 12.3g
- Sodium: 3.7mg
- Fat: 2.2g
- Saturated Fat: 1.6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.6g
- Carbohydrates: 12.9g
- Fiber: 0.4g
- Protein: 0.3g
- Cholesterol: 0.7mg