Cooked Almond Paste (boiled)

This cooked marzipan is often flavoured , coloured and used to make sweets.

  • Slowly dissolve 500g of granulated sugar in 150ml of cold water by stirring over a low heat.
  • Once the sugar is dissolved, bring to the boil, skim off any scum and boil until it reaches 240*F / 118*C / Soft Ball Stage on a sugar thermometer
  • Remove from the heat and stir quickly until the sugar is slightly cloudy.
  • Stir 375g of ground almonds into the slightly cooled sugar
  • Beat 2 egg whites very lightly until just loosened, and stir in to the almond paste
  • Turn onto your work surface (marble is always good) and work with a pallette knife until it is cool enough to touch.
  • Knead until smooth, adding colouring and / or flavouring extract such as vanilla, chocolate, rosewater, orangeflower water

Thank you for trying a Vanielje Kitchen recipe. I hope it fed you mind, body and soul.

One Response to “Cooked Almond Paste (boiled)”

  1. on 20 Dec 2007 at 6:09 am Absolute Vanilla (and Atyllah)

    Yum, just what I’m looking for, I think! Thanks so much.

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