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How to Make Almond Paste
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Almond Paste

Author: Marinka
Like so many ingredients, you can buy almond paste in most grocery stores. But it is so easy and quick to make it yourself, with the benefit that you can decide whether to make coarse or smooth almond paste.
Prep Time1 minute
Mixing time2 minutes
Total Time3 minutes
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Servings: 395 grams

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups almond flour or blanched almonds
  • 1.5 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract optional

Instructions

  • Grind the peeled almonds in a food processor until you have almond flour or use store-bought almond flour. (NOTE 1)
  • Combine the almond flour and powdered sugar in the bowl of a food processor and pulse a few times to combine. Add the egg white and blend until the mixture comes together and looks like a shiny dough that holds together.
  • Add the almond extract, if you like a more pronounces almond flavor and pulse to blend.

Notes

  1. If you grind your own peeled almonds, you can decide how fine or how coarse you want your almond paste to be.

Nutrition

Calories: 1677kcal | Carbohydrates: 216g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 83g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 54mg | Fiber: 18g | Sugar: 183g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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