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Sliced Oranges with Orange-Flower Syrup and Candied Hazelnuts

Oranges and cinnamon-sugar-coated hazelnuts are served in a syrup of honey and orange-flower water. Who would guess these beautiful desserts contain both soluble and insoluble fiber? The former is thanks to the fruit; the latter, to the nuts.
Martha Stewart Living, July 2005
  • Yield Serves 4
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Ingredients

  • 4 medium navel oranges, peel and pith removed
  • For the Orange-Flower Syrup

    • 1/2 cup fresh orange juice, strained (about 2 oranges)
    • 1 sprig rosemary, plus more (optional) for garnish
    • 2 tablespoons mild honey, such as orange blossom
    • 1 tablespoon orange-flower water
  • For the Candied Hazlenuts

    • 2 tablespoons hazelnuts, coarsely chopped
    • 1 large egg white
    • 1 teaspoon packed light-brown sugar
    • Pinch of ground cinnamon
  • Directions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make orange-flower syrup: Stir together orange juice, rosemary, honey, and orange-flower water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook, skimming foam from surface with a slotted spoon, until mixture has reduced to 1/3 cup, 7 to 9 minutes. Let syrup cool completely.

    2. Make candied hazelnuts: Place nuts
      in a small bowl. Whisk egg white in another
      small bowl until foamy. Stir 2 to 3
      tablespoons whipped egg white into the
      nuts (enough to coat nuts). Add brown
      sugar and cinnamon; stir to coat nuts.
      Transfer hazelnuts to a rimmed baking
      sheet. Bake until nuts are dry, 5 to 7 minutes.

    3. Cut oranges into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Divide among serving dishes. Drizzle orange-flower syrup on top; sprinkle with candied hazelnuts, dividing evenly. Garnish with rosemary sprigs, if desired.
      Let cool completely.

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