Almond Paste Recipe

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Almond Paste
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cups sugar

Directions:

  1. Force blanched almonds through fine blade of food chopper 4x or whirl in electric blender. Add lemon juice.
  2. Cook water and sugar until candy thermometer registers 240*F or until a small amount of mixture dropped into cold water forms a soft ball. Add to ground almonds. Mix well. When cool enough to handle, knead until smooth. Cool.
  3. Pack in a jar, cover & store in refrigerator for at least 1 week to ripen. Makes about 2 pounds.
  4. NOTE: If almond paste is too stiff to handle after storage, place in top part of double boiler and heat over hot, NOT boiling, water until sufficiently soft to handle. Use in cookies, coffee cakes or in other pastries and desserts.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 904.83 Kcal (3788 kJ)
Calories from fat 540.8 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 60.09g 92%
Sodium 24.04mg 1%
Potassium 760.12mg 16%
Total Carbs 82.34g 27%
Sugars 64.81g 259%
Dietary Fiber 11.34g 45%
Protein 23.81g 48%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 7%
Iron 3.4mg 19%
Calcium 274.8mg 27%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 370.74 Kcal (1552 kJ)
Calories from fat 221.58 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.62g 92%
Sodium 9.85mg 1%
Potassium 311.45mg 16%
Total Carbs 33.74g 27%
Sugars 26.56g 259%
Dietary Fiber 4.65g 45%
Protein 9.76g 48%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 7%
Iron 1.4mg 19%
Calcium 112.6mg 27%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 22.3
    Points
  • 26
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • cholesterol free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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