×
  • Home
  • Daily
    • Buyers Guides
    • Composting
    • Container Gardening
    • Easy Healthy Recipes
    • Food Preservation
    • Garden Design
    • Garden Tools
    • Gardening LIfe
      • Animals in the Garden
      • Funny Business
      • Gardening History
      • Gardening Humor
      • Gardening Mishaps
      • Gardening Poems
      • Gardening Romance
      • Gardening Science
      • Gardening with Kids
      • Healing Gardens
      • Joy of Gardening
      • Mystical Gardens
      • Ornamental Gardening
    • Growing Fruits & Berries
    • Indoor Gardening
    • Pests & Diseases
    • Seeds & Seedlings
    • Soil & Fertilizer
    • Spice & Herb Gardening
    • Vegetable Gardening
    • Watering & Irrigation
  • Freebies
  • Videos
  • Magazines
    • Food Gardening Magazine
    • GreenPrints Magazine
    • RecipeLion Magazine
  • Books
    • GuideBooks
    • Cookbooks
      • Beverages
      • Bakery
      • Breakfast
      • Appetizers
      • Salads & Dressings
      • Soups
      • Entrées
      • Side Dishes & Sauces
      • Desserts
    • Story Collections
    • StoryBooks
    • Recipe Collections
  • Kits
    • Garden Calendars
    • Garden Plans
    • Recipe Cards
    • Greeting Cards
    • ArtPrints
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Affiliate Program
  • Sponsor Program
  • Give a Gift
  • Privacy Policy & Terms of Use
  • Authors
  • GreenPrints Writer’s Guidelines
  • Keyword Index
  • Join
Celebrating 5 Years of Food Gardening

Food Gardening Network

Growing food, fun & more

Give a GiftJoin
Mequoda Publishing Network
  • Daily
    • Buyers Guides
    • Composting
    • Container Gardening
    • Easy Healthy Recipes
    • Food Preservation
    • Garden Design
    • Garden Tools
    • Gardening Life
      • Animals in the Garden
      • Funny Business
      • Gardening History
      • Gardening Humor
      • Gardening Mishaps
      • Gardening Poems
      • Gardening Romance
      • Gardening Science
      • Gardening with Kids
      • Healing Gardens
      • Joy of Gardening
      • Mystical Gardens
      • Ornamental Gardening
    • Growing Fruits & Berries
    • Indoor Gardening
    • Pests & Diseases
    • Seeds & Seedlings
    • Soil & Fertilizer
    • Spice & Herb Gardening
    • Vegetable Gardening
    • Watering & Irrigation
  • Freebies
  • Videos
  • Magazines
    • Food Gardening Magazine
    • GreenPrints Magazine
    • RecipeLion Magazine
  • Books
    • GuideBooks
    • Cookbooks
      • Beverages
      • Bakery
      • Breakfast
      • Appetizers
      • Salads & Dressings
      • Soups
      • Entrées
      • Side Dishes & Sauces
      • Desserts
    • Story Collections
    • StoryBooks
    • Recipe Collections
  • Kits
    • Garden Calendars
    • Garden Plans
    • Recipe Cards
    • Greeting Cards
    • ArtPrints
  • Sign In
  • Search

Orange Marmalade

Cookbook: Breakfast

arrow-left Previous
Next arrow-right

Orange Marmalade

There’s something comforting about the taste and texture of orange marmalade. To make this marmalade, you’ll use the whole fruit, peel and all. This recipe will keep you in fresh orange marmalade for about six weeks—if it lasts that long! Use it to top our

By Norann Oleson

Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe
Orange Marmalade

Orange Marmalade

Orange marmalade is, for me, the taste of childhood. I can remember the sound of my grandmother opening a new jar of her homemade marmalade, and the sweet, rich taste of oranges on my English muffin.

Marmalade is one of those fruit spreads that just makes you want to go back for more. It’s not overly sweet, but the complex texture that comes from using the whole orange is just such a joy at breakfast, at brunch, or as a snack.

You know what marmalade really tastes great on? Ice cream. Some of my friends aren’t really big on chocolate, and others like to stay away from nuts. But bring out the marmalade at dessert time, and there’s a rush for the jar! You can really dress up dessert just by adding marmalade to the mix.

There are so many good uses for marmalade. I have a “secret” chicken recipe that uses homemade orange marmalade to enhance the flavor of the chicken. Really, from breakfast through lunch, to dinner and dessert, you could clear your pantry of pretty much every other sauce and just use marmalade. Of course, it tastes so much better if you make it yourself. This recipe doesn’t require any special canning equipment or experience, so do try making it at least once.

What will you put your marmalade on? It could be something as modest as toast. But consider all the possibilities of using that rich, delicious flavor!

Let us know how your marmalade comes out, and what kind of oranges you’re using!

Print
Orange Marmalade

Orange Marmalade

5 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars 2 Stars 1 Star

No reviews

There’s something comforting about the taste and texture of orange marmalade. To make this marmalade, you’ll use the whole fruit, peel, and all. This recipe will keep you in fresh orange marmalade for about six weeks—if it lasts that long! Use it to top our orange scones.

  • Author: Norann Oleson
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Additional Time: 24 hours
  • Cook Time: 3 hours
  • Total Time: 1 day 3 hours
  • Yield: 62 2-tablespoon servings 1x
  • Category: Breakfast

Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 large navel oranges
  • 1 lemon (optional; you can use just oranges if you like)
  • 2 cups of water
  • 2 cups granulated sugar

Instructions

  1. Wash your citrus thoroughly.
  2. Chop citrus into small pieces—peel and all! Be sure to remove seeds as you find them.
  3. Put the chopped fruit into a heavy steel pot that has a tight-fitting lid (you’ll need it later).
  4. Cover the chopped fruit with the 2 cups of water and bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat.
  5. Add the sugar and bring the mixture to a boil, stirring frequently. Take care that the mixture doesn’t burn.
  6. Once the sugar is dissolved, cover the pot tightly, remove the pot from the heat, and let it sit overnight at room temperature.
  7. The next day, bring the mixture up to a boil.
  8. Reduce the heat to low.
  9. Simmer, uncovered, for about 2 hours. Stir occasionally.
  10. After 2 hours of simmering, turn up the heat and boil the mixture gently for another 30 minutes. If foam forms on the top, skim it off and discard it.
  11. Check the temperature of the mixture: it needs to reach 220 degrees F for the natural pectin in the oranges to gel up with the sugar.
  12. Test the marmalade for readiness by putting a dollop on a chilled plate and leaving it in the fridge for about 10 minutes. If the dollop pretty much holds its shape, you’re all set. If it’s still runny, cook the mixture a little more. If the dollop is too hard, add a bit of water to the pot.
  13. Once your mixture is the right consistency, spoon it into sterilized jars and seal with lids. Chill in the fridge.
  14. Your marmalade may need 24 to 48 hours to set up; be patient!
  15. Keep marmalade in the fridge in sealed jars for up to 6 weeks.

Have you tried making this marmalade? Did you include lemon or use all oranges? Please tell us how it turned out for you.

arrow-left Previous
Next arrow-right
Comments

Click here to cancel reply.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe rating 5 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars 2 Stars 1 Star

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Citrus-Cranberry French Toast Bake
  • London Fog French Toast
  • French Toast Eggs Benedict
  • Cranberry Almond Bread
  • Egg-in-a-Hole with Honey & Cinnamon
  • Almond Biscotti
  • The Brown’s Hotel Inspired Fresh Baked Granola
  • Cinnamon Apple Overnight Oats
  • Apple Cinnamon Chia Pudding
  • Overnight Potato Fritatta
  • Warm Cinnamon Pumpkin Millet Porridge
  • Paprika Avocado Toast
  • Honey Sunflower Bites
  • Pepper and Potato Frittata
  • Overnight French Toast Bake
  • Southern Biscuits ‘n’ Gravy Casserole
  • Slow Cooker Breakfast Quiche
  • Berry–Oat Breakfast Bake
  • How To Make The Perfect Slow-Cooked Veggie Omelet
  • Family Breakfast Pancake Casserole
  • Cheesy Croissant Casserole
  • Ho-Ho-Ho-liday Cinnamon Rolls
  • Christmas Morning Coffee Cake
  • Ham and Biscuit Breakfast Casserole
  • Easy Banana Nut Bread
  • 20-Minute Monte Cristo Sandwich
  • 30-Minute Baked Sausage and Potatoes
  • 30-Minute Kielbasa Hash
  • Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes
  • Avocado Toast
  • Bacon and Egg Hash Brown Scramble
  • Bacon and Gruyere Quiche
  • Baked Avocado Boats
  • Baked Blueberry Oatmeal
  • Banana Chip Pancake Casserole
  • Basil-Potato Frittata
  • Berry Almond Scones
  • Biscuits and Gravy
  • Blackberry Jalapeno Jelly
  • Blazing Fast Blueberry Muffins
  • Blueberry Coffee Cake
  • Breakfast Stuffed Peppers
  • Canned Strawberry Jam (Pectin-Free)
  • Caramelized Banana Pancakes
  • Cheese & Chive Frittata
  • Cheesy Sausage Fajita Frittata
  • Cherry-Almond Coffee Cake
  • Chicken and Waffle Sliders
  • Chicken Ranch Hash Brown Casserole
  • Cinna-Vanilla Quinoa Breakfast Bowl
  • Cinnamon Apple Cream Cheese Cake
  • Cinnamon Roll Pound Cake
  • Classic Egg-in-a-Hole Recipe
  • Classic Western Omelet with Scallions
  • Cornflake-Topped Breakfast Casserole
  • Creamed Chipped Beef
  • Denver Omelet Bake
  • Easy Broccoli Quiche
  • Easy Omelet Casserole
  • Easy Overnight Eggs Benedict
  • Easy Potato Quiche Casserole
  • Easy Quiche with Brown Rice Crust
  • Elvis’ Favorite Sandwich
  • Fennel and Kale Pancakes
  • French Omelette
  • Fruit & Granola Breakfast Bark
  • German Apple Pancake
  • Gooseberry Jam
  • Grape Jelly
  • Greek Yogurt Breakfast Bark
  • Hot Cross Buns
  • Johnny Cakes
  • Kumquat Scones
  • Layered Cinnamon Roll Casserole
  • Lemon-Parsley Goat Cheese Frittata
  • Make-Ahead Bite Size Omelet Cups
  • Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole
  • Old-Fashioned Doughnut Muffins
  • Old-Fashioned Potato Doughnuts
  • Onion and Scallion Tart
  • Orange Marmalade
  • Orange Scones
  • Overnight Cinnamon Bread
  • Pear Jam
  • Picture Perfect Pumpkin Pancakes
  • Pumpkin Spice French Toast Stick Casserole
  • Quick & Easy Blueberry Jam
  • Quick Energy Bites
  • Sausage & Scallion Eggs to Go
  • Roasted Asparagus with Baked Sheet Pan Eggs
  • Slow Cooker Cinnamon Rolls
  • Slow Cooker Monkey Bread
  • Snickerdoodle Muffins
  • Southwest Breakfast Bake
  • Spelt Porridge with Roasted Blueberries
  • Strawberry Avocado Toast
  • Strawberry Jam
  • Three-Cheese Soufflés
  • Vintage Coffee Cake

Enter Your Log In Credentials

This setting should only be used on your home or work computer.

  • Lost your password? Create New Password
  • No account? Sign up

Need Assistance?

Call Food Gardening Network Customer Service at
(800) 777-2658

Food Gardening Network is an active member of the following industry associations:

  • American Horticultural Society
  • GardenComm Logo
  • GardenComm Laurel Media Award
  • MCMA logo
  • Join Now
  • Learn More
  • About Food Gardening Network
  • Contact Us
  • Affiliate Program
  • Sponsor Program
  • Give a Gift
  • Privacy Policy & Terms of Use

Food Gardening Network
99 Derby Street, Suite 200
Hingham, MA 02043
support@foodgardening.mequoda.com

To learn more about our Email Marketing and Broadcasting Services, Exchange Program, or to become a marketing partner with any of our publications, click here to contact us at Mequoda Publishing Network.

FREE E-Newsletter for You!

Discover how to grow, harvest, and eat good food from your own garden—with our FREE e-newsletter, delivered directly to your email inbox.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Powered by
Mequoda Publishing Network
copyright © 2025 Mequoda Systems, LLC

Food Gardening Network®, Food Gardening Magazine® and GreenPrints® are registered trademarks of Mequoda Systems, LLC.