🍊 Chocolate-Dipped Dehydrated Oranges

🍊 Chocolate-Dipped Dehydrated Oranges

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Chocolate-dipped dehydrated oranges made easy with a NESCO Food Dehydrator. Sweet citrus slices slowly dried, then finished with rich chocolate for the perfect snack or garnish.

Your Key Ingredient:

Ingredients:

  • 3–4 fresh oranges (navel or blood oranges work great)
  • 1–2 cups chocolate (dark, semi-sweet, or milk—your call)
  • Optional toppings: flaky sea salt, crushed pistachios, coconut flakes, or drizzle of white chocolate

Instructions:

1. Slice the oranges
Wash and thinly slice oranges into ⅛–¼ inch rounds. Remove any seeds.

2. Dehydrate

Arrange slices in a single layer on Nesco dehydrator trays

Set temperature to 135°F

Dry for 8–12 hours, flipping halfway, until fully dry and slightly crisp

3. Cool completely
Let oranges cool to room temp—this helps the chocolate set properly.

4. Dip in chocolate

Melt chocolate using a double boiler or microwave (30-second intervals, stirring between)

Dip half of each orange slice into chocolate

Place on parchment paper

5. Finish & set
Sprinkle toppings while chocolate is still wet.
Let set at room temp or refrigerate for 10–15 minutes.