Homemade Almond Paste Recipe

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When a recipe she wanted to try called for almond paste, Anne Keenan of Nevada City, California decided to make her own. "It saves the expense of the store-bought kind," she says, "and results in a lighter baked product."

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Homemade Almond Paste Recipe
  • Prep: 10 min. + chilling
  • Yield: 24 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cups blanched almonds
  • 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 egg white
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons almond extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

  • Place almonds in a food processor; cover and process until smooth. Add the confectioners' sugar, egg white, extract and salt; cover and process until smooth.
  • Divide almond paste into 1/2-cup portions; place in airtight containers. Refrigerate for up to 1 month or freeze for up to 3 months. Yield: 1-1/2 cups.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 tablespoon) equals 84 calories, 5 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 29 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Homemade Almond Paste in Taste of Home December/January 2007, p11

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Reviewed on Mar. 12, 2012 by lanney

i do alot of recipes and one thing i dont have is a food processor what do you do when it calls for one for the recipes

Reviewed on Jul. 30, 2009 by velda204

Would Ms. Childs risk this Bear Claw thing? I think not. I'd love to sit down and have some tho.

Velda

 
 

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