Caramelized Clementines
A elegant dessert featuring fresh clementines soaked in orange liqueur and topped with homemade caramel shards and pomegranate seeds. The perfect combination of citrus, sweetness, and crunch.
Ingredients
- •12 whole clementines, peeled
- •¼ cup orange-flavored liqueur (or dark rum)
- •1 cup sugar
- •2 tablespoons lemon juice
- •¼ cup pomegranate seeds
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Loosen segments of each clementine from the top without detaching from the stem end. Place in a bowl. Sprinkle on liqueur. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes. To start the sauce, bring 1/3 cup sugar, lemon juice and 1/3 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Simmer, stirring, until liquid is clear. Remove from heat; set aside. Line baking sheet with foil. To make the shards, stir remaining 2/3 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water in a medium saucepan over medium heat until sugar is moistened. Bring to a boil, washing down sides of pan with a brush dipped in cold water, until syrup turns a golden caramel color. Remove from heat. Pour half the caramel onto baking sheet; set aside about 30 minutes to harden. To finish the sauce, add sugar-lemon syrup to remaining caramel in pan. Simmer, stirring often, until caramel dissolves. Transfer to a bowl; cool 15 minutes. Pour over clementines. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours. Break hardened caramel into shards; store in an airtight container until ready to serve. Before serving, garnish fruit with caramel shards and pomegranate seeds.
180 min