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Kitchen Hack: Turn an Orange into a Candle

March 30, 2016 by April Decheine Leave a Comment

Learn how to Turn an Orange into a Candle with just the orange peel, the stem, and some olive oil. This simple DIY helps you turn kitchen waste into a decoration and room freshener in one.

How to Turn an Orange Into a Candle
How to Turn an Orange into a Candle

We love upcycling items in the kitchen that would otherwise be waste and that’s why we turn to this kitchen hack often. Here, you will learn how to easily turn an orange into a candle; no candle making equipment required. All you need is an orange, grapefruit, or lemon, and any type of oil. Simply hollow out the fruit that you were going to snack on anyway, use the rind as the candle holder, the middle stem as a wick, and the oil as the “wax”. Simple as that, you have a fragrant, decorative candle to enjoy while you’re in the kitchen cooking your favorite dish.

How to turn an orange into a candle

You will use a sharp knife to slice into the peel of the orange. Insert about a fourth of the way through. Run the knife around the middle of the orange. You are then going to peel the flesh away from the skin by inserting a finger and pressing out. Watch for a video from us at the end of the week. Keep pulling and then the flesh will all come out leaving the stem.

How to Turn an Orange Into a Candle

Next you’re going to fill the cavity with some sort of oil that you have in the kitchen. We are using olive oil for this DIY. Then you will simply light the wick. If the wick is real wet it may take a little longer, but it will light, and it will last for a few hours depending on how much oil you put in the orange cavity. Grapefruits will last much longer because they are so much larger. This is a great trick if the lights go out.

How to Turn an Orange Into a Candle

We hope you found this Turn an Orange into a Candle tutorial helpful. If you like this quick tip, be sure to find more like it in our Kitchen Hack section. Don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter so that you never miss a single recipe or Kitchen Hack again. Enjoy!

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April Decheine is the creator of Skinny Over 40 which is a blog about living a healthy lifestyle over 40, and Island Boy and Girl which she co-writes with her husband about living the Island life on Marco Island.

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