Candied orange mocha
Candied orange syrup and orange slices flavor a chocolate mocha.
- Cook
- 46 min
- Total
- 1606 min
Ingredients
For the mocha
Candied orange mocha with orange syrup, cacao powder, espresso, and milk.
Directions
- 1
Slice two of the oranges (about 1/4” thick) and set aside.
- 2
Add the sugar and water to a pan, heating on low, and whisking occasionally until the sugar is dissolved.
- 3
Add the orange slices in an even layer over the sugar mixture and turn up the heat until the mixture has started to simmer.
- 4
Keep at a low simmer for about 45 minutes, giving the mixture a stir occasionally.
- 5
Remove the slices from the syrup and set them on a cooling rack for a minimum of 24 hours.
- 6
Turn off the heat and add the juice from two oranges to the thick syrup, stirring until combined.
- 7
Grate the zest from two oranges into the syrup, bring to a simmer for only about a minute continuously stirring, and turn off the heat.
- 8
Let the syrup sit on the stove for a couple hours until cool, and then pour the mixture over a strainer into a container. Stir the mixture in the strainer until the syrup is in the container and a marmalade is left behind in the strainer.
- 9
Assemble your mocha with 1.5 oz orange syrup, 2 tbsp cacao powder, two shots of espresso, and 6 oz of milk. (You can also replace the milk & espresso with brewed coffee & cream to taste.)
