When I think about Christmas, my mind quickly floats back to memories of chocolate oranges in my stocking. These chocolate oranges were a favorite of my dad, and he passed along my love for the two flavors. As I’ve gotten older, I am more conscious about ingredients and fresh foods. This year, I decided to make chocolate orange slices using ingredients that I selected.
I picked up a bag of Halos mandarins from my local grocer and used the semi-sweet chocolate chips and fleur de sel that we had on hand. Fleur de sel is a fancy sea salt; Kosher salt or traditional sea salt should work well too.
Peel the mandarins and separate them into sections; reserve the peel to toss in your fireplace or simmer in in stove top potpourri. Melt 2 tablespoons of semi-sweet chocolate chips in the microwave for 45 seconds. Check the consistency, it should be smooth and creamy. You may need to add a few seconds, add time in 10-15 second intervals, giving your chocolate a good stir.
Dip the mandarin segments in the melted chocolate and place them on a baking sheet covered with wax paper. Repeat this process until all segments are coated in chocolate. Work quickly to prevent the chocolate from hardening. Sprinkle with a bit of fleur de sel and place baking sheet in refrigerator to set.
In fifteen minutes, you’ll have a beautiful, healthy treat.
Try using dark chocolate chips and adding chopped pistachio in lieu of the salt.
Ingredients
- 2 Mandarins (or clementines), peeled
- 2 TBSP semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
- Fleur de Sel for garnish
- Baking sheet lined with wax paper
Instructions
- Peel the mandarins and divide into segments.
- Microwave the semi-sweet chocolate chips for 45 seconds, or until smooth and creamy. Adding 10-15 second intervals if necessary, stirring to check consistency.
- Dip the segments into the melted chocolate and place on prepared baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with fleur de sel, if desired.
- Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
What a cute idea! I’ve never tried chocolate and oranges together. I think this would be so much fun for my girls and me to do together. Two things all of us love – oranges and chocolate! Yum. Thank you so much for sharing 🙂
I love that it brings back special memories from your dad as well 🙂
It would be a great “snow day” {or rain day, depending on your climate} activity!
This looks like a fabulous recipe!
It’s easy to make and tastes great! That’s a win in my book!
That sounds delicious. Orange and chocolate is the perfect combination!
These sound so tasty! Definitely something my kids would love.
wow these look and sound yummy!! Great recipe! Thanks for sharing!!!