European Recipe – German Homemade Marzipan

It is super easy to make your own marzipan. This authentic German recipe is made without eggs and needs only 2 ingredients, whole almonds and confectioners' sugar. If you like, you can flavor it with almond extract or rose water. Use the marzipan within a week or two.

Ingredients

• 1 ¾ cups whole almonds
• 1 ¼ cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed
• water as needed
• 3 drops almond extract

Cooking Directions

1. Place almonds in a heat-proof bowl and cover with boiling water. Let stand for a few minutes until cool enough to handle. Slip the almonds out of their skins one by one, leaving the remaining almonds in the warm water. Drain almonds in a colander.
2. Place almonds and confectioners' sugar in the 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. Wrap in plastic wrap and store in a cool, dry place.

Nutrition Facts

• calories171.1
• carbohydrateContent17.1 g
• fatContent10.5 g
• fiberContent2.4 g
• proteinContent4.4 g
• saturatedFatContent0.8 g
• sodiumContent0.3 mg
• sugarContent13.8 g