Recipe for Candied Clementines

For the preparation and cooking time, I put 96 hours because it takes 96 hours to candy them, but we turn off the heat; I will explain this step by step below. The 7 hours of cooking is actually 7 hours of drying in the oven at 55 °C. 1 - Four baths of 8 minutes each. I boil water, then immerse my clementines for 8 minutes, after which I place them in a container of cold water to stop the cooking. I then bring more water to a boil and immerse my clementines again. I repeat this process four times to remove the bitterness from the fruit. 2 - I weigh my clementines and add the same weight in sugar to my pot, along with 10% water, then bring it to a boil and let it boil for 5 minutes. After that, I stop the cooking and let it sit until the syrup cools to a very warm temperature. Not completely cold, but warm... then I bring it to a boil again for 5 minutes and repeat this four times throughout the day. In the evening, I cover it and leave it in the syrup... and I do this for 2 days.

On the 3rd day, I remove 2/3 of the syrup and take out my clementines. Then, I make a lighter syrup, which means I add 300 g of sugar and 200 g of water to the remaining 1/3 of the previous syrup and repeat the same process as the previous 2 days, which means I bring it to a boil for 5 minutes and then let it cool. After 96 hours, I remove my clementines and drain them on a rack above the pot where they have been candied, then I put them in my oven at 55 °C for 7 hours. I have an air fryer, so it doesn’t heat up, but you can do this in your oven!

Here it is, it's long but it's worth it, it's delicious, and above all, it costs significantly less than if you bought them from a good candy maker... At the same time, I understand why it's expensive considering the work I put in for 7 tangerines! 😁 But I will make them again on December 17 and I will double the quantities!

The syrup keeps very well in the refrigerator... I will serve a little with sparkling water, it's delicious! 😍

To conclude, have a wonderful holiday season, and if I wasn't clear, which is possible, feel free to reach out to me, and I will be happy to clarify!