Best Candied Key Lime Slices Recipes

CANDIED CITRUS

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This tart and sweet candied citrus is so easy to make, and it adds a zippy pop to drinks, desserts and more. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 35m

Yield About 1 dozen citrus slices.

Number Of Ingredients 3

Ingredients

2-1/4 cups sugar
2 cups water
10 to 12 large tangerine or medium orange slices

Steps:

In a Dutch oven, combine sugar and water; bring to a boil. Add citrus slices; reduce heat to medium. Cook until slices are translucent, about 20 minutes, turning occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer until slices are tender but still intact, about 10 minutes, turning occasionally., Using a slotted spoon or tongs, remove slices to a wire rack or a parchment-lined baking pan. Let stand at room temperature overnight to dry. (Save syrup for another use.) If desired, cut slices in half; use to decorate a cake, pie or other dessert, or to garnish drinks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 74 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 69mg sodium, Carbohydrate 19g carbohydrate (19g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

CANDIED LIME PEEL

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Use this candied lime peel as a garnish when you make a delicious Key Lime Tart. Special thanks to Sarah Carey for sharing these instructions.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes enough for one 9-inch tart

Number Of Ingredients 3

Ingredients

Peel from 1 lime
1 1/2 cups sugar
Superfine sugar, for coating peel

Steps:

Using a sharp knife, carefully remove any thick white pith from lime peel. Cut peel into thin 2-inch-long strips.
Bring a medium pot filled with water to a boil over high heat. Prepare an ice-water bath. Add lime peel to boiling water and cook for 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, transfer lime peel to ice-water bath to cool. Repeat process.
Heat sugar and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar is dissolved. Drain lime peel and add to saucepan; cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer lime peel to a wire rack set over parchment paper to drain. Toss with superfine sugar to coat. Store candied lime peel in an airtight container up to 3 days.

CANDIED KEY LIME SLICES

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Yield makes enough to garnish one 9-inch tart

Number Of Ingredients 2

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
2 Key limes (about 1 ounce each), very thinly sliced into rounds

Steps:

In a 10-inch sauté pan, bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to a gentle simmer. Add lime slices in a single layer, arranging them so they do not overlap. Cook until white pith is translucent, 30 to 40 minutes, turning slices two or three times during cooking. Using a slotted spatula, carefully transfer slices to a wire rack to cool completely before using.