Homemade Almond Paste Recipe

5 from 2 votes

Have you tried homemade almond paste yet? Nothing daunting about making it at home --- simple, quick and easy. Try it now!

Prep Time15

Cook Time0

Total Time15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Swedish

Servings: grams (14.35 ounces)

Calories: 5kcal

Author: Neriz

Combine the almond meal, sugar, and powdered sugar in a food processor.
Add 5 teaspoons of milk and continue mixing.
Check the texture of the paste by rubbing it between your fingers. If it’s still too dry, add 1 teaspoon of milk (and another one).
Keep checking between adding more milk until you get the desired consistency.
Transfer everything on top of your counter.
Use your hands to combine and push everything together to form a log.
Cover the log with plastic and store it in the refrigerator to chill (and for storage).
Remove your homemade almond paste from the fridge once ready to use it.

Cook’s Tip #1: When using regular granulated sugar, run it first in the food processor to get a finer texture; then combine it with the rest of the ingredients.
Cook’s Tip #2: If you want to make your almond meal from scratch, you must blanch the almonds first and make sure you don’t overprocess them, or you’ll end up with almond butter.
Cook’s Tip #3: When you need to use your homemade paste, take it out of the refrigerator earlier, so it’s less chilled (or at room temperature) when you use it.