Picked up a few blood oranges from the greengrocer and looking for recipe inspiration?
Blood orange is a virtually seedless citrus fruit with blood-red rind and flesh; it has a sweet, non-acidic pulp and juice with slight strawberry or raspberry overtones.
Use it to make a blood orange cake, blood orange marmalade, or a twist on a classic margarita.
Looking for more citrus desserts? Or syrup cake recipes?.
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Meringue tart
Try something a little different with these delightful mini meringue pies.
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Blood orange cakes
Blood orange cakes with mascarpone ice-cream
Delicate almond-based cakes made with olive oil for a distinct slightly savoury flavour.
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Ice cream cake
Blood orange sorbet and ice-cream slice
The blood orange sorbet is paired with vanilla ice-cream in this dessert. Or try this blood orange sorbet recipe.
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Syrup cakes
Blood orange syrup cakes with orange cream
These gorgeous treats are sweet to look at and especially sweet to eat.
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Margarita
Blood orange adds depth as well as sweetness to a classic margarita.
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Blood orange hazelnut cake
The blood orange topping creates a lovely syrupy moisture throughout the dessert, which is brilliant served warm or cool.
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Marmalade
Bitter blood orange and Campari marmalade
You’ll need 1 kilogram of blood oranges for this marmalade recipe.
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Blood orange salad
Blood orange and beetroot salad
Strained blood orange juice is used in the dressing of this salad. It’s also topped with segments of the fruit.
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Tangelo tart
Tangelo tart with candied blood oranges
The perfect dessert to serve at your next dinner party.
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Blood orange glazed ham
Pick up a jar of blood orange marmalade for this ham glaze.
