8 Easy Ideas And Recipes Using Oranges (2024)

FAQs

What can you do with spent oranges? ›

PEEL, SEGMENT, AND FREEZE them. Frozen orange slices taste wonderful partially thawed in fruit salad with yogurt or slipped under chicken skin before baking. Peel some skin with a peeler and bake it until fully dried. It's great in spice/chai/mulling mixes, and anything that can use an orange-flavour boost.

The vitamin C in oranges helps your body in lots of ways: Protects your cells from damage. Helps your body make collagen, a protein that heals wounds and gives you smoother skin. Makes it easier to absorb iron to fight anemia.

If you find yourself with a bounty of our favorite sweet citrus fruits and you run out of orange desserts to make, you can stash your extra oranges in the freezer to enjoy later.

Boosts the body's immune system to protect against viruses and germs. Improves iron absorption and fights anemia. Slows age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which can lead to vision loss. Lowers blood pressure and cortisol, the stress hormone.

Yes, dogs can enjoy orange slices in moderation. It's best that you do not feed them the entirety of an orange, as too much citrus and sugar isn't good for your dog. Only give them one to three pieces or slices of an orange per day.

The boiling process releases the essential oils from the orange peels, creating a refreshing and fragrant drink. You can enhance the experience by adding other ingredients like cinnamon or cloves for extra warmth and depth of flavor.

You can make a natural cleaner for your home just using old oranges and vinegar. Cut off as much of the white part of the rind as possible, says Nate Masterson, head of natural product development for Maple Holistics. Then put the peels in a jar of vinegar and let it sit for two weeks, shaking the container once a day.

Oranges are a hybrid of two citrus fruit: a pomelo and a mandarin, with 25% of its genome coming from the pomelo and 75% from the mandarin.

Experiment with orange zest in everything from marinades to salad dressing to desserts like Toasted Coconut and Orange Icebox Cookies. Nothing chases away the winter blues like fiery San Diego-Style Blue Corn Salmon Tacos with Orange-Habanero Hot Sauce.

Orange, symbolizing harvest, warmth, and vitality, has rich symbolic meanings in traditional Chinese culture. In ancient times, orange was closely related to yellow, the color of emperors, and was often seen as a symbol of wealth and nobility.

Can I peel oranges and store them? ›

To store cut oranges, peel the rind and white pith from fruit. Separate into segments or cut into chunks or slices of desired size. Place fruit, with any accumulated juice, into a bowl and cover with Glad^® Press'n Seal.

Peel the orange and separate the segments or remove all the skin and pith with a knife and chop the orange in chunks. Place all the orange pieces in a single layer on the prepared cookie sheet. Freeze until the pieces are solid. That usually takes a couple of hours, or can be done overnight.

However, freezing produce can alter the nutritional content. Water-soluble vitamins, like vitamin C and B may leach during the initial blanching process. Additionally, storing produce in the freezer for too long may cause freezer burn during which cell walls rupture.

If you have a lot of oranges to use up before they go bad, freezing is probably the way to go. With this method, they'll last up to a year: Either peel your oranges or wash the peels thoroughly. Cut the oranges into wedges or slices.

Then there are the classic options: freeze lemon or lime juice for homemade lemonade in the summer; create a marmalade or preserves; make a lemon bar (or try a different citrus); or peel, segment and can your citrus.

The Best Way to Make Your Oranges Last Longer:

Store them in your refrigerator crisper drawer, as opposed to room temperature. If your garage is around the same temperature as your refrigerator, you can store them there too. Store with lemons and avocados in the crisper drawer to increase the shelf life.