Name: Homemade Almond Paste Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3 pounds
Cuisine: Italian, American
Ingredients: 1 pound of blanched almonds (weighed with a scale for accuracy); 3 tablespoons lemon juice; 2 cups of sugar; 1 cup of water; 1 teaspoon almond extract

If you're looking for a recipe on How to Make Almond paste this recipe for it is easier than you think to make in your own kitchen.

It's so expensive to buy and much more inexpensive to make yourself for all those goodies that call for almond paste during the Christmas and Easter holidays.

This recipe for almond paste will allow you to make all your favorite pastries all year long with half the price of buying it in a bakery.

If you haven't tried making it before you will just need a few things before we get started.

A candy thermometer is a must-have to make it right.

Remember to use whole-blanched almonds as the skins will make it bitter.

This recipe makes 3 pounds and is well worth the time it takes and if you can't use it all at once, don't worry, it freezes well for 1 year tightly wrapped!

Make sure you have airtight containers available for storing.

If you need some ideas for using Almond paste, you can mold it into shapes for decorating cakes, it's great in cookies, pies, and pastries and perfect for holiday baking.

Scroll down to print off this easy recipe.

this is a delicious homemade almond paste using freshly ground almond for cookies, pastries and all Italian style recipes using almond paste. It is stored in a mason jar.

Vintage Recipe

Almonds originated in the Middle East and later on Europe adapted the paste into fillings and pastries.

Some have written that the first use of the almond paste in China and its use during the Ottoman Empire in Turkey is well-documented.

Italians have used it in many cookies, and cakes, and this confection is widely used and known for decadent pastries made in Italian bakeries.

What's The Difference between Marzipan and Almond Paste?

While they both are made of almonds, marzipan, and almond paste are completely different kinds of pastes.

Marzipan is smooth, sweet, and often dyed and molded into shapes.

Almond paste, however, is coarser, less sweet, and used as an ingredient or filling for baked goods.

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Tips:

Use a candy thermometer
Only buy skinless almonds
Boil the sugar and water together until it reaches 240 degrees on the candy thermometer
The mixture is very hot be very careful not to have too hight of heat so it doesn't splash on you
Cool to warm before beating with an electric mixer
Wrap homemade almond paste tightly and store in air-tight containers
Weight the almonds with a scale to ensure there are 2 pounds exactly
Only use almond extract not imitation

Why Make Your Own?

This is economical and almond paste is so easy to make.

There is nothing to making this almond paste and will save you lots of money in the long run for all your recipe needs.

Ingredients You Will Need to Make Homemade Almond Paste

(quantities listed below on the printable recipe card)

blanched almonds
lemon juice
sugar
water
almond extract

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Almond Paste

If you ever wanted to learn how to make an almond paste but were very skeptical about doing so because you may think it's hard to do, it's much easier than you think!

Not only is almond paste easy to make and economical, but it also tastes so much better freshly made.

I love how it smells, it's really hard not to want to eat it and the mouth-watering confection is the best for all kinds of cookies, pie, pastries, and much more!

Seriously, this will also make a great gift for your favorite baker around the holiday season!

Wrap it tightly and put this in with the recipe, label it and in a beautiful sealed pretty tin!

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Italian, American

Yield: 3 pounds

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Homemade Almond Paste Recipe

Easier than you think and Economical to make! Homemade Almond paste for cookies, pies, pastries, molding and more for all your holiday baking needs and all year round baking. It's easier than you think! Makes 3 pounds.

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 35 MinTotal time: 45 Min

Ingredients

1 pound of blanched almonds (weighed with a scale for accuracy)
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 cups of sugar
1 cup of water
1 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

Process almonds in the food processor until it look like fine cornmeal no chunks.
Add the almond extract and lemon juice, and pulse till combined.
Place this mixture into a large pot that is heat-safe or a large bowl and then set it aside.
In a clean small saucepan, add the sugar and water on medium heat and boil until this reaches 240 degrees on your candy thermometer.
Pour this water-sugar mixture into the bowl with the almond mixture and stir gently together (being very careful it's hot!)
Cool until easy to touch.
Place all of this into an electric mixer bowl that has a dough hook attachment and let the mixer knead this dough for around 4 minutes.
Or if you have a big enough food processor place it all back into that for around 30 to 40 seconds.
Roll into logs and into storage bags with plastic wrap around it or place it in a glass jar with a lid and store them in the refrigerator for 1 month.
This recipe will make 3 pounds.
This will last up to a year making them into logs and vacuum sealing them or freeze them wrapping them twice in the plastic wrap than freezer bags.
Since there isn't anything in it to spoil you can thaw out on your table until room temperature before using.

Notes

Tips:

Use a candy thermometer
Only buy skinless almonds
Boil the sugar and water together until it reaches 240 degrees on the candy thermometer
The mixture is very hot be very careful not to have too hight of heat so it doesn't splash on you
Cool to warm before beating with an electric mixer
Wrap homemade almond paste tightly and store in air-tight containers
Weight the almonds with a scale to ensure there are 2 pounds exactly
Only use almond extract not imitation

Nutrition Facts

Calories

1413

Fat (grams)

80 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

6 g

Carbs (grams)

162 g

Fiber (grams)

15 g

Net carbs

147 g

Sugar (grams)

141 g

Protein (grams)

32 g

Sodium (milligrams)

34 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

0 mg

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