Orange Slice Ornaments

We enjoy making ornaments together for the holidays and I have a new way to dry oranges. I love how dried orange slices look for Christmas and am excited to share our easy orange slice ornaments.

Back on Thanksgiving weekend John and I sat out in the sunroom to create ornaments for our home! It was so much fun and adds so much character to our tree.

I already shared the dried floral ornaments, click here if you missed that post.

I wrote a very detailed post on Dried Orange Slices and why you’d use them in home decor, click here for more on that.

They are just so pretty and add so much warmth. Last year we created this pretty garland for our kitchen and we made another one this year! John did that.

We used fishing wire to make it look suspended, but this year we used twine which adds a farmhouse feel. We also decided to try a different drying method. (John’s going to kill me for sharing this photo. Yes, we were in our PJs crafting).

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How to Dry Orange Slices

We tried a new way to dry our orange slices this year. Last year we did it in the oven on parchment paper flipping them every half hour. This year we used our Air Fryer – we have a Ninja DZ201. We actually gave it to Conor for his birthday and we’ve loved using it for all kinds of fun meals. This model has two drawers and has a dehydrate function. I set it on that and put our orange slices in both drawers. The temperature was 135° F and it took 6 hours. I know that sounds like a long time. I set it for an hour intervals but it ended up being 6 hours. It did such a great job and I didn’t have to turn them every half hour as I did for our oven method.

Making Orange Slice Ornaments

Our ornaments look so simple and timeless. I love how they almost glow on the tree.

I know they take a bit of time to dry but I think it’s well worth it and these are so affordable to make. Here’s a glimpse of our tree at night:

Be sure to share this for later if you’d like to make some for your home.

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Dried Orange Slice Ornaments

Creating pretty natural ornaments for your home using oranges

Active Time6 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Yield: 20 Ornaments

Author: Danielle Driscoll

Equipment

• Oven or Air Fryer
• Knife
• Pair of Scissors
• Baking Tray

Materials

• 4 oranges
• 1 ball twine

Instructions

• Step 1 – Dry orange slices either in oven or air fryer. First slice oranges to 1/8 inch thick. We used an air fryer set on dehydrate at 135°F for 6 hours.
• Step 2 – Once orange slices are dry. Poke a hole in the orange and thread twine through. Knot at the top.
• Step 3 – Hang ornaments and enjoy!

Notes

Dried orange slices are beautiful decorations. You can also use the same method to create a garland.

Other ways to use dried oranges – on tablescpapes, in bowls, on gift wrapping, and to adorn Christmas / holiday dishes.