Zest up Your Meals With 17 Insanely Delicious Orange Recipes You Need to Try

Are you ready to add a burst of citrusy goodness to your meals? Oranges aren’t just for snacking anymore – they’re the star ingredient in a variety of delicious recipes that will  brighten up your meals and your table. From refreshing salads to zesty desserts, the versatility of oranges knows no bounds. The following is a list of 17 delicious orange recipes you need to try.

Orange Cake

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This orange cake is that it’s super moist thanks to the added orange syrup which is brushed on after the cake is baked. This orange cake is full of flavor, moist and just heavenly delicious.

Cranberry Orange Muffins with Streusel Topping

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These are easy to make, moist and delicious cranberry orange muffins. They are topped with a delightful oat streusel.

Baklava Recipe with Date Filling, Orange and Nuts

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This is not your typical baklava, but more my unique twist on it. It’s a little different as it includes fresh orange in the filling and in the syrup along with a hint of cardamom. A sweet date filling and crunchy nuts are rolled into layers of phyllo pastry.

Cranberry Orange Bread

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Cranberry orange bread with a sweet and citrusy orange glaze will become one of your favorite seasonal quick breads. Its tender crumb, moist texture, and perfectly sweet and tangy taste make it a delicious addition to your winter baking.

Homemade Chocolate Orange Cheesecake

Homemade Chocolate Orange Cheesecake
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Inspired by Terry’s, this orange cheesecake is topped with a thick layer of rich chocolate ganache. Chocolate Orange Cheesecake is so rich and decadent! This chocolate orange cheesecake is my favorite and is great for holiday meals.

Blood Orange Chocolate Glazed Donuts with Cream Cheese Filling

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Blood orange chocolate glazed donuts with cream cheese filling have all the deliciousness you expect from a filled donut but are baked instead of fried!

Orange Blueberry Breakfast Bread

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This bread is so delicious, lightly sweetened and easily gluten-free. Served with orange mascarpone frosting.

Orange Creamsicle Cake

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Orange Creamsicle Cake is an easy and refreshing poke cake recipe with orange Jello, orange soda, and vanilla pudding mix. Light and citrusy, this doctored cake mix with orange vanilla frosting is the perfect Dreamsicle cake for summer.

Beef Stew

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The orange and beef flavour combination is what’s memorable about this stew recipe. It’s tangy, rich and intense at the same time.

Sticky Orange Cauliflower

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This orange cauliflower recipe is a mouthwatering combination of citrusy, sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and spicy flavors. Crunchy fried cauliflower florets are tossed in a zesty sticky orange sauce to create one of the most popular Chinese take-out recipes you’ll ever set your taste buds on!

Orange Peel Chicken

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Orange chicken is a perfect balance of sweet and savoury. The key to making the best orange chicken is of course to use fresh, ripe oranges. In order to get those Chinese flavours into the orange peel chicken, add ginger, rice vinegar and soy sauce to the orange sauce.

Orange & Ginger Salmon with Tzatziki

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The flavors of this Orange and Ginger Salmon with Tzatziki are a wonderful dance of warm and spicy tones combined with cool cucumber and dill.

Orange Tofu

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This orange tofu recipe is another delicious vegan alternative to the popular Chinese take-out, orange chicken. Choosing tofu is the easiest and cheapest protein if you want to make a copycat at home. It is sticky, crispy, sweet, and zesty.

Orange Almond Cake Recipe

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This wonderful cake has all the flavors enjoyed in the Mediterranean. It’s gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and it’s perfect for celebrating any time of year.

Orange Crinkle Cookies Recipe

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These soft, chewy orange crinkle cookies with real orange zest are incredibly addictive. And best of all, you can easily make them with a cake mix!

Hot and Spicy Beef With Orange and Pepper

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This flavorful hot and spicy beef with peppers and orange dish is not only super-fast but also easy to make. It is the perfect dish for lazy weekends and dinners in a rush. This is one of my favorite recipes when I have to get in and out of the kitchen in no time.

Air Fryer Orange Chicken

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Make Air Fryer Orange Chicken that tastes just like takeout – but healthier, and cheaper! Perfectly air fried chicken is covered in the juiciest orange sauce, all done in under 30 minutes with a few simple steps.

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