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I'm so excited to share a Valentine's Day Brunch I created with Sunkist Citrus featuring the #orangeoflove, the Sunkist Blood Orange. Known for its intense maroon color and distinct orange flavor with a hint of raspberry taste, it's a complex and beautiful fruit for sweet and savory dishes. Whether dipped in dark chocolate or transformed into a balsamic glaze for a charcuterie wrap, made into a butter sauce for chocolate hazelnut crepes or squeezed into an Italian Cream soda, it is versatile and uniquely delicious.

Valentine’s Day Menu

Blood Orange Italian Cream Soda

Dark Chocolate Covered Blood Oranges

Charcuterie Wrap with Blood Orange Balsamic Glaze

Blood Orange Chocolate Hazelnut Crepes

Blood Orange Balsamic Glaze

Scroll down to see the entire menu and then you can find the recipes for all of these dishes at Sunkist.com/recipes.

Thank you to Sunkist® Citrus for sponsoring this post.

When you don’t feel like a mimosa but you want your champagne to have a little pizzaz, try my Blood Orange Champagne Cocktail. It’s made with a blood orange champagne syrup which is basically a delicious simple syrup rich in orange flavor but with a hint of raspberry. I love to keep this on hand for weekend brunch or special occasions. All you need is just a drop to transform your bubbly of choice into something sophisticated and new! Scroll down for the recipe of visit Sunkist.com/recipes

Sunkist® Blood Orange Champagne Cocktail

By Brandi Milloy

Ingredients

• ½ oz Sunkist® Blood Orange Syrup

• 2 oz. Champagne or Sparkling Wine

Directions

1. Pour syrup into a coupe or flute glass. Top with champagne or sparkling wine and enjoy!

Brandon Kidd Photography

I love Arnold Palmers. It’s pretty much my go to every time I eat out unless it’s late and I’m worried about the caffeine (then it’s sparkling water extra ice with lime please). Anyway—I love when I go to restaurants and order an Arnold Palmer and they say that their Arnold Palmer is different. I’m always down. “It’s made with strawberry lemonade” or “we have it but we make it with peach tea, is that OK?” Ummm yes to all of the above. I love it all. It’s the perfect mix of sweet from the lemonade and the bite from the tea.

This recipe was kind of an accident one afternoon when I was craving an Arnold Palmer and instead of grabbing a lemon from my fruit bowl, I grabbed a few blood oranges and Cara Cara’s. The result was glorious! Citrusy, juicy, sweet tea (but not too sweet cause it doesn’t need it). You’ve gotta try this and might as well make a big batch to share with guests. Tastes even better with a slice of blood orange as garnish. It really hits all the sense, ya know? Cheers!

Brandon Kidd Photography

Blood Orange & Cara Cara Iced Tea

by Brandi Milloy

Serves 4

Ingredients 

• 6 cups water

• 2 Sunkist Cara Cara Oranges

• 2 Sunkist Blood Oranges

• 4 black tea bags

• 1/4 cup organic honey or agave

Directions

1. Into a large pot, heat 3 cups of water just until boiling. Remove from heat. 

2. Peel rind off oranges and place in pot. Add tea bags to steep for 5 minutes. Stir in honey.

3. Juice oranges and pour juice into pot and stir.

4. Into a large pitcher, pour 3 cups of cold water. Place strainer over pitcher and add tea and juice mixture. Serve with ice and slices of orange.