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The BEST Orange Zest Substitute

If you are looking for the best Orange zest substitute for baking or cooking recipes, I´ve got you covered. Orange zest is a precious ingredient in baking that quickly gives baked desserts and dishes a zing, h, when you run out of oranges, you need easy and quick alternatives to orange zest.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2
Calories: 3kcal
Author: Katalin Nagy

Ingredients

Overall Best Option

  • ½ teaspoon Dried Orange peel to replace 1 teaspoon orange zest

Best flavor

  • ½ teaspoon Natural Orange extract to replace 1 teaspoon orange zest

Most similar texture

  • 1 teaspoon Clementine zest to replace 1 teaspoon orange zest

Instructions

  • When it comes to the best alternative to orange zest it all depends on what the orange zest is bringing to the party in the initial recipe. Think about that first, and that will help you determine the most suitable alternative.

Nutrition

Calories: 3kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Sodium: 636mg | Potassium: 1mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Calcium: 353mg | Iron: 1mg