INGREDIENTS
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1 cup sugar
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1 cup water
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Peel of 1 large orange, removed in strips with vegetable peeler
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Nonstick vegetable oil spray
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2 1/2 cups slivered almonds
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1 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar
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2 large pinches of coarse kosher salt
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2 vanilla beans, split lengthwise
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6 large egg whites
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20 ounces bittersweet chocolate (do not exceed 61% cacao), chopped
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1 cup sliced almonds, toasted
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2 large oranges, all peel and white pith cut off