Description

Whether you’re the type of person who doesn’t want to waste a single part of a really good ingredient, or you just want to add a little sunshine to your baking (or your minibar), this quick and easy blood orange sugar recipe takes less than 5 minutes to make. If you live in an area where you have access to Sicilian half-blood oranges (or even some good Florida or California varieties), you’ll be able to add a new twist to your baked goods and cocktails with this easy and delicious flavored sugar recipe. Plus, you can use this flavored sugar to substitute for Fiori di Sicilia in baking when also combined with vanilla extract, as I do with my Italian Easter Colomba bread and Christmas Panettone.

Ingredients

granulated sugar (pure cane sugar or white sugar)
Sicilian Blood Oranges (or other organic blood orange varieties), washed and zested

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Instructions

Zest the oranges. Add the zest to a small bowl and add the sugar in increments, stirring to combine the mixture well until you have the ratio of zest-to-sugar that suits your taste.
Store the sugar. Add the blood orange sugar to a jar, seal it, and keep it in the cupboard, stirring periodically throughout the first week using a fork or spoon to break up the sugar as it dries. Store in the cupboard and use it to replace the sugar in your favorite baking or cocktail recipes Enjoy!

Notes

If you notice your orange sugar looks more like orange syrup from all of the oils in the zest, just add more sugar to help even out the ratio of zest to sugar. Stir and seal.
Use this blood orange sugar as a substitute for Fiori di Sicilia in baked goods as I’ve done in this Italian Easter Colomba Bread and Christmas Panettone.

Prep Time: 1 minute
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Category: Condiments + Sauces + Dips
Method: Mix & Stir
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 teaspoon