Whenever I think of the holidays or my childhood, marzipan fruits is the first thing that comes to mind!(Well, and maybe baking raspberry rugelach, of course! My mom engraved that into my head and we are both madly in love with the adorable almond flavored fruits.
Therapeutic is what I found painting these cute marzipan fruits. No cooking, just relaxing with some music, hand panting little fruits. Dare I quit my day job?? Of course I had to hire a model for this project. And I have to say, I think these turned out absolutely adorable!
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Who knew it was this easy? When I was very young, I remember my mother getting (as a gift, I think) marzipan fruit for Christmas. I was FASCINATED by how cute they were . . . but totally disgusted by the way they tasted. Hooray for evolving palettes!
Sorry, I showed in the video that you use it to keep the marzipan at a workable texture. When you add the food coloring, it gets sticky so just use the sugar or cornstarch to keep it from sticking to your hands.
I am going to try to make these lovely looking fruits .They are present for our neighbour who is now in a care home .She will be 100 years old if the lord spares her come this July 2020.She loves marzipan. Wish me good luck as I really want to make an effort to please and surprise her.
My mother used to make the marzipan fruit every year for Christmas. She would buy the store bought almond paste and then I believe she would kneed in extra powdered sugar. Do you need to add in egg white? if so do you have to bake the fruit after you have painted (due to the egg or is it ok with the raw egg white)?
i miss good marzipan, even the odense brand by the time it gets to north america is better than not having any lol my sister married a dane and is living over there so she brings home anton berg for me every year so i can still get my fix lol
You are going to laugh, and yet I didn't know you could buy marzipan or almond paste. Because I grew up with marzipan always being homemade. My mom made these in buckets. She made small cute fruits and sold them as marzipan sweets during Christmas. I also remember she'd have to pay for extra help during Christmas time so that she could complete her orders in time.
There are two ways to make marzipan. Both use the same ingredients. And yet, you can either cook it or not cook it at all. The cooked version uses pasteurized egg whites as a binding agent. While for the uncooked version I use light corn syrup or rose water.
My grandmother made marzipan and I was happy with the result, but didn't have her recipe. I've made it using other recipes, but reading yours let me know what I'd forgotten. She used the rose water in hers as well and I loved it. Thanks for the simple recipe with the ingredient I've been missing.
Hello Veena, thank you sharing this recipe.Please advise how one would package any of the marzipan treats as gifts or for sale? I keep wondering if it will dry out if place in a heat sealed packet/box or cupcake boxes. Thank you
This homemade Marzipan Recipe shows how easy it is to make this famous ingredient from scratch! Marzipan is one of my favorite sweets, it tastes sweet, but not overly sweet, has a distinctive almond aroma similar to Amaretto and the texture is a bit like cookie dough.
In Germany, you can buy sweets made from this almond-based confectionary in every grocery store, some shaped into Marzipan Fruits, Marzipankartoffeln (marzipan potatoes), or chocolate-covered marzipan but there are also many baked goods and pastries made with Marzipan which you can get at every good bakery.
Lübeck is also the home of Niederegger Marzipan, probably the most famous marzipan in the world. If I were to weigh how much of that marzipan I ate during my 23 years in Europe it would probably come close to 893 pounds. Niederegger has been around since 1806 producing the highest quality marzipan, including a class that is made from 100% almonds (no sugar), and it uses only the finest almonds from around the Mediterranean.
Add the almond flour to a food processor. Add the powdered sugar to the almond meal and pulse to combine and break up any lumps. (**Diabetics or those looking for a sugar-free marzipan / almond paste option, you can use Swerve Confectioner Sweetener.)
I made a traditional (boozy) fruit cake this year that needed to be topped off with apricot preserves, then with a layer of marzipan and finally royal frosting with Italian candied fruits decorating. Good grief! But its only once a year.
Ive never had rose water in marzipan- that I know of. But love rose flavor. I dont know if thats more of a Middle Eastern thing or if thats traditional for European Marzipan, so I flavored it with almond extract only.
Make the marzipan: mix the almonds and sugars until well combined. Add the egg and almond essence and mix to a stiff paste, using your hands to press the mixture together. Knead the marzipan briefly on a surface dusted with icing sugar, then roll out to a thickness of about 1cm.
Line a baking sheet with baking parchment, then carefully set marzipan on top. Leave to set for 1 hr. Beat royal icing and lemon juice together, then spread evenly over the marzipan. Leave to dry overnight.
Make homemade marzipan (or almond paste) with just 3 ingredients in 5 minutes! This traditional German Marzipan recipe is naturally egg-free, vegan, gluten-free, and optionally paleo and Keto friendly!
What is marzipan made of? The primary marzipan ingredients are almonds (blanched and ground) and powdered sugar. Then there are several regional recipe variations, including adding almond extract to enhance the flavor, rose water, and even raw egg whites.
German marzipan traditionally contains less sugar and falls somewhere between the two. However, when making this recipe at home, you can easily tweak the ingredient ratios based on whether you want homemade almond paste or marzipan.
I've been making this vegan marzipan recipe since I made my Vegan Stollen recipe several years ago, but I'd yet to share the marzipan recipe in its own post. Stollen is a German yeast bread made with liquor-soaked fruit and almonds and filled with marzipan...A LOT of marzipan. And it's much more economical to make it yourself since marzipan is expensive and usually not vegan.
Besides using it in stollen, marzipan is wonderful eaten as candy, made into chocolate truffles, made into marzipan fruit or decorations for cakes, and added to baked goods like cookies and cakes. It comes together in 10-15 minutes in a food processor and tastes much fresher than the store bought version.
You know I love cooking and baking with aquafaba! Marzipan typically contains egg whites, which makes most store bought not vegan. Aquafaba, the liquid from a can of chickpeas, is the perfect egg white substitution in this recipe.
Add food coloring to your marzipan if you'd like, or if you're making marzipan fruit or cake decorations. I like to use Wilton gel food coloring, which is vegan and doesn't affect the texture of the marzipan or any other dough or confection because it's a gel.
Some brands of marzipan are vegan, but most contain egg whites, so I recommend making it yourself. It will also taste much fresher! The benefit of store bought marzipan is that it has a longer shelf life, but it will be more expensive for a small tube.
Well, yeah. Unless you're making baked goods with marzipans, you'll be eating it "raw". The egg white version is safe to eat without cooking (though eating raw eggs is kind a sketchy), and so is aquafaba.
Marzipan is made with almonds and sugar, whereas fondant is pure syrup and sugar. Unless you're not a fan of almonds, marzipan tastes a lot better than fondant, but it's more expensive, especially if you want to use it to cover a cake. Which you can, by the way! It will just be more crumbly than fondant.
Both marzipan and almond paste are made with blanched almonds, sugar, egg whites (or aquafaba), flavoring, and salt. However, marzipan has a much higher sugar content and is much sweeter. You can actually make marzipan by adding powdered sugar to almond paste.
Almond paste is just a less sweet, softer version of marzipan and is most typically used in baking instead of confections. A popular recipe with almond paste is Italian Rainbow Cookies. I have a recipe for both vegan almond paste and Italian Rainbow Cookies, which you can find here!
Making marzipan fruit is a common way of using marzipan, and it's an art! Google "marzipan fruit" and take a look at the beautiful gift boxes of intricately-shaped and painted fruits. They are eaten as candies or used as decoration on other baked goods.
This vegan marzipan recipe is quick and easy and tastes sweet and nutty. It can be used in cookies, candy, for marzipan fruits, or even as a replacement for fondant. Marzipan typically calls for egg whites, but this version uses aquafaba, the liquid from a can of chickpeas.
Store the marzipan in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.
The marzipan will keep for about 2 weeks at room temperature. You can place it in the refrigerator to extend the shelf life, but it may harden a bit when cold.
The marzipan will dry out if exposed to air.
Do not freeze the marzipan.
8. To put the finishing touches on the bananas, make a little brown food colouring by mixing all the colours together, and use to create lines or spots. Store all the fruits in the fridge for up to two weeks or freeze for up to three months.
It is often made into sweets; common uses are chocolate-covered marzipan and small marzipan imitations of fruits and vegetables. It can also be used in biscuits or rolled into thin sheets and glazed for icing cakes, primarily birthday cakes, wedding cakes and Christmas cakes. Marzipan paste may also be used as a baking ingredient, as in stollen or banket. In some countries, it is shaped into small figures of animals as a traditional treat for New Year's Day or Christmas. Marzipan is also used in Tortell, and in some versions of king cake eaten during the Carnival season.[1] 2ff7e9595c
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