Easy Homemade Marzipan

Making marzipan is so simple with this Easy Homemade Marzipan recipe.  Enhance your and dessert recipes with fresh homemade marzipan made with just 3 ingredients.  

Perfect Marzipan Every Time

Blanched almonds are not completely necessary to make marzipan.  Marzipan can be made with unblanched almonds.  The result won’t be clean light marzipan but will be darker in color with brown specks. 

• Weigh or measure almonds after blanching. 
• If marzipan mixture seems to be too oily, add additional powdered sugar 1 tablespoon at a time until mixture is smooth and holds together without looking oily.  
• Add water a teaspoon at a time until the mixture is smooth and forms a nice ball of marzipan.
• Wrap marzipan in plastic wrap tightly.  Refrigerate up to 2 weeks.  
• Marzipan freezes very well for a month or more.  Wrap in plastic wrap and then in foil.  Seal tightly.

Super Simple Easy Marzipan

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1.  Gather ingredients:  whole almonds, powdered sugar, almond extract (optional), water as needed
2.  Place whole almonds in a bowl.
3.  Pour boiling water over almonds to just barely cover.  Let sit until cool enough to handle
4.  Pinch almond between fingers and the skin should slip right off.  If you’re lucky enough to have blanched almonds this step can be skipped.
5.  Put blanched almonds is strainer to remove any remaining water.  
6.  Weigh or measure almonds and place in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade
7.  Pulse almonds a few times (not totally necessary) add 1 cup powdered sugar.  Process until mixture holds together.
8.  If the mixture is too stiff, add water 1 teaspoon at a time and process until smooth.
9.  Add 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract, if desired for a stronger almond flavor.  Process until smooth.
10. Roll into a log shape.
11. The marzipan should slice easily.  Marzipan can be used right away.  
12.  Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.

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Easy Homemade Marzipan

Three ingredient homemade marzipan that is full of almond flavor.  Super simple and super delicious.

Course Dessert

Cuisine German, Norwegian, Swedish

Keyword Easy homemade marzipan, homemade marzipan, simple homemade marzipan

Prep Time 20 minutes

Servings 16 oz

Calories 94 kcal

Author Janet Barton

Ingredients

• 9 ounces blanched almonds 250 gr
• 1 - 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar 150 gr
• 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
• water

Instructions

1. In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade, add blanched almonds and powdered sugar.  Process until mixture comes together.  If the mixture is too dry add one teaspoon of water at a time and continue to process until smooth.  Add 1/4 teaspoon almond extract.

To Blanch Almonds

1. Place almonds in a bowl.  Pour boiling water over top just to cover.  Let stand until the water cools enough to handle.  Take one almond at a time and pinch one end.  The skin should slip right off.  Continue removing skins from all of the almonds.  Place blanched almonds in a strainer to drain off any excess water.

Recipe Notes

• Weigh or measure almonds after blanching. 
• If marzipan mixture seems to be too oily, add additional powdered sugar 1 tablespoon at a time until mixture is smooth and holds together without looking oily.  
• Add water a teaspoon at a time until the mixture is smooth and forms a nice ball of marzipan.
• Wrap marzipan in plastic wrap tightly.  Refrigerate up to 2 weeks.  
• Marzipan freezes very well for a month or more.  Wrap in plastic wrap and then in foil.  Seal tightly.

 

Nutrition Facts

Easy Homemade Marzipan

Amount Per Serving (1 oz)

Calories 94 Calories from Fat 72

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8g 12%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 3mg 0%

Potassium 105mg 3%

Total Carbohydrates 2g 1%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 0g

Protein 3g 6%

Calcium 3.8%

Iron 2.9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

My new favorite snack

1 slice of marzipan sandwiched between 2 pieces of semi-sweet chocolate.  😋