How to make candied chocolate orange peel (and an orange old fashioned) – recipe

Simple, colourful and appealing: Tom Hunt’s candied citrus peel. Photograph: Tom Hunt/The Guardian

Candied chocolate orange peel makes a great treat, especially if it’s served with a chocolate orange old fashioned made using the leftover chocolate and candy syrup. In fact, any citrus peel candies well – if you like, save a variety of colourful peelings (grapefruit, lemon, lime, say) in the freezer – though I’d recommend using only organic, unwaxed fruit to avoid excessive fungicides and pesticides.

Candied chocolate orange peel (with a chocolate orange old fashioned cocktail)