This is "quick" candied peel because it only involves one round of simmering in sugar syrup. There are other methods that involve multiple simmers in increasingly concentrated syrups. I didn't bother going through that whole process here.

Quick Candied Orange Peel

Slightly adapted from BBC Good Food

Ingredients

• Orange peels¹
• water
• sugar

Directions

1. Place orange peels in a pot and add enough cold water to cover.
2. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Drain and add fresh, cold water to cover.
4. Bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes.
5. Drain, reserving liquid.
6. Measure the strained liquid and add 100g of sugar for every 100mL of liquid.
7. Stir to dissolve sugar and return mixture to pot with peels.
8. Bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes.
9. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
10. Remove peel from syrup and spread in a single layer on a cooling rack set on a baking sheet.
11. Bake on lowest oven setting for ~1 hour.
12. Remove from oven and toss with sugar.
13. Set aside to dry for another hour or so.
14. Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place for up to 2 months.

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¹ If you'd like very pretty, presentable pieces of candy, you can cut your oranges into quarters and then scoop out the flesh and cut the remaining peel/pith into neat little sticks. I was going to be juicing a bunch of oranges, so I just peeled them with a vegetable peeler and then coarsely chopped the peels. ^Back