Marzipan
Servings: 450 g
Delicious home-made vegan marzipan is the way to go! Incredibly easy using only three ingredients, plus it's less expensive than the shop bought stuff.
INGREDIENTS LIST
- 150 g ground almonds (or almond flour)
- 180 g icing sugar (US powdered sugar)
- 80-120 ml liquid sweetener or water (6-8 tbsp)
- 1/4 tsp almond extract (optional)
Preparation
- Place the ground almonds and icing sugar into a food processor bowl and pulse until the almonds are a very fine meal.
- Add a pinch of salt and any flavourings (if using). While running the machine, add enough liquid sweetener or water until the mixture is smooth, homogenous and a dough forms. If it becomes too wet, you can add a little more icing sugar.
- Turn out onto a countertop. If you wish to colour your almond paste, you can knead in a few drops of food colouring at this point. Knead into a ball, it may be a bit sticky, but will firm further in the fridge.
- Wrap in plastic wrap, and place in the fridge. If you are not using it straight away then place it in an airtight container.Bring to room temperature before using in recipes.
