Categories: Gluten-free, Dairy-free*use dairy free chocolate, Vegan, Kids The first thing you will notice about candied oranges is that they are beautiful. The oranges are cut in half moons and the candied segments look like edible stained glass. They are delicious candied and dried without decadently dipping them in chocolate. I make a huge batch when I make these, placing them in beautiful bags and boxes tied with ribbon and give them as gifts or place them in Christmas stockings. Unlike Christmas biscuits and cake, they are dairy and gluten-free so can be given to everyone. When guests come over, I serve them with coffee and tea at the end of a meal. My sons love dipping the oranges in chocolate and eating them. I feel better about giving them these (with a tiny bit of chocolate) than I do other sweets. The oranges are cooked in several changes of sugar water to remove the bitterness of the white pith. Be gentle when cooking the oranges to as to preserve the segments. They take a few days to dry out so start this recipe a few days in advance of when you need them. Chocolate is notoriously difficult to temper. I use the seeding method here which is simpler than the traditional method which is best for larger batches of chocolate.