I have always loved the look of dried oranges during the holidays…but I’ve never taken the time to create anything with them! But this year…we did! We made a garland! Ok ok…we “embellished” a garland. But…it still made me just as happy!

There are lots of things you can do with dried oranges:

Decorate the tree
Attach them to gifts
Make yummy tea
Use in jams, jellies, and even soups
Grind them and add it to smoothies
Add to hot chocolate mulled cider

I cut a bunch of oranges and stuck them in our dehydrator at 135 degrees for…a long time. LOL!! No really, it did take quite a while to dry them out because I cut them pretty thick (1/4 - 1/2 inch). It took approximately 12 hours to get them completely dry. You can also dry them in a low heat oven (200 degrees for 3-4 hours), but they won’t retain their bright orange color quite the same as the dehydrator.

Grab some twine and string the oranges up…and then tie them to any garland! You can make one of your own from pine boughs, purchase a pre-made live garland, or just order this one on Amazon like I did! Easy. :)

You could also make an entire garland just of oranges!! Those look amazing with cranberries and popcorn and cinnamon sticks mixed in. The kids will love helping and you’ll love how it looks!