I don’t make beverages often, other than the occasional smoothie. I tend to stick to water throughout the day. I am working on trying to make more beverage recipes. I have a lot bookmarked to try, but always forget to look through them while menu planning. I finally remembered this week! This Roasted Vanilla Orange Juice was a nice treat to go with breakfast. The original recipe also includes a sugary syrup, but I omitted it. The juice was perfect for me without it. If you want to include the syrup, use the link at the bottom for the original recipe. The vanilla bean was a wonderful addition. Vanilla beans tend to be expensive at the grocery store (2 for 8 dollars!), so I buy in bulk online. Lately, I have gotten these from Amazon: Premium Bourbon-Madagascar Vanilla Beans. 16 beans for 11.50 and free shipping is a much better deal, especially for how often I use them- vanilla extract, vanilla sugar, cookies, other baked goods, etc.
Ingredients
4 large oranges
1 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1 vanilla bean
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and set aside a shallow roasting pan.
In a medium bowl, juice 3 oranges. Cut the fourth orange in half and place, with the cut sides facing up, in the roasting pan. Pour the water over the orange slices and sprinkle the sugar over the pan, including over the orange slices. Add the vanilla bean.
Roast in the preheated oven until the orange slices start to caramelize, about 25 minutes. Let cool until room temperature.
Juice the caramelized orange slices into the bowl with the rest of the juice. Scrape in the seeds from the vanilla bean and whisk to break up the seeds. Pour in the sugary water from the roasting pan through a sieve into the bowl. Whisk to combine.
Chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve for up to a week.
Adapted from Feasting on Art
https://tarasmulticulturaltable.com/roasted-vanilla-orange-juice/
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