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Best Homemade Marzipan

This marzipan recipe uses 2 simple ingredients: almonds and confectioners' sugar. Use it to make candies, marzipan fruits, or to top cakes and cookies.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Dessert, Ingredient
Cuisine: German
Calories: 171
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1.75 cups whole almonds
  • 1.25 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed
  • water as needed
  • 3 drops almond extract

Method
 

  1. Place almonds in a heat-proof bowl and cover with boiling water. Let stand for a few minutes until cool enough to handle.
  2. Slip almonds out of their skins one by one, leaving the remaining almonds in the warm water. Drain almonds in a colander.
  3. Place almonds and confectioners' sugar in a food processor fitted with a metal blade and process to a paste. Add cold water, 1/2 to 1 teaspoon at a time, if the paste is too dry. Scrape the sides a few times to ensure even processing. Add a few drops of almond extract towards the end of the process. Process marzipan until it is smooth and no longer grainy.
  4. Wrap marzipan in plastic wrap and store in a cool, dry place.

Nutrition

Calories: 171kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 4gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 1gFiber: 2gSugar: 14g

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