Marzipan Recipe

Marzipan Recipe

from veggiedesserts.com
5 min
25 servings

This easy recipe shows you exactly how to make homemade marzipan. Marzipan is used for many sweets, cakes and marzipan fruits and is very popular during the Christmas holiday season. Makes 800g / 1lb 12oz

Ingredients

  • 3 cups (300g) almond meal / ground almonds
  • ½ cup (100g) caster sugar (superfine sugar)
  • 2 ½ cups (350g) icing sugar
  • 2 egg whites
  • ½ teaspoon almond essence

Directions

  1. 1

    Add the almond meal and both sugars to a food processor and pulse until it’s a fine powder.

  2. 2

    Add the egg whites and almond essence and pulse until it comes together into a thick paste.

  3. 3

    Ready to use immediately, or wrap well and store in the fridge until ready to use - up to 10 days.