Recipe: Raw Vegan Marzipan Delights (2024)

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What is vegan marzipan made of? ›

If you want to eat it raw or use it for chocolate covered candy, it's a good idea to replace 1/4 cup (75 grams (20%-30%)) of the sugar with glucose or dextrose to avoid crunchy sugar crystals in the final marzipan.

You can use a layer of fondant icing instead of marzipan if you wish. Royal icing is sold in white, but is easy to colour at home using gels (liquids can change the texture).

Mix the sugars and almonds in a large bowl, then rub in the vanilla seeds until even. Make a well in the middle, then tip in the eggs and citrus juice. Cut the wet ingredients into the dry with a cutlery knife. Dust the surface with icing sugar, then knead the marzipan briefly with your hands to a smooth dough.

Almond paste has a coarser texture but is much softer than marzipan, which allows it to be spread as a filling. Unlike marzipan, almond paste holds up in baking. The sugar content of almond paste is lower and its almond content higher than marzipan.

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.

What is Marzipan? Marzipan, also known as almond candy dough, is a smooth and pliable confectionary paste made from almonds that can be used as a cake icing or molded into candies. It features a clay-like consistency that makes it easy to handle.

The German name 'marzipan' has supplanted the original English name 'marchpane. ' Some theorise that it originally comes from the Latin 'martius panis', or 'March bread'. Others cite Arabic, Burmese, or Persian as the language of origin.

To cover a Christmas cake with marzipan, you'll need the cake, some marzipan and a glaze to help the marzipan stick to the cake. Apricot glaze is popular, but marmalade makes a great alternative as the orange flavour echoes the flavours in the Christmas cake.

Marzipan comes from nuts—it's traditionally made with ground almonds. In order to maintain quality standards, many countries regulate the percentage of almonds a recipe must have for it to be legally called "marzipan." This discourages the use of apricot kernels as a cheap substitute for almonds.

What is the best marzipan in the world? ›

The World's Finest Marzipan

Lubeca has been producing marzipan since 1904. The company continues to use traditional methods of production and is recognized by bakers, pastry chefs and chocolatiers as one of the leading producers of high quality almond paste marzipan.

The glory of marzipan is because it holds a shape easily, you can cut out or mold your own figures to decorate holiday pastries. It's also used as a kind of heavy-duty frosting for Christmas cakes because it helps long-keeping cakes (like fruitcakes) retain their moisture instead of going stale.

Marzipan is typically made from finely ground blanched (skinless) almonds, confectioners' sugar, egg whites and almond extract to intensify flavor.

Description. An almond paste manufactured from a blend of sweet and bitter almonds, sugar, glucose syrup and preservative. Without added colour.

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Made with deliciously sweet and nutty marzipan, this bar is part of Ritter Sport's Accidentally Vegan range, which it launched in the UK in 2021. The idea behind the range was to give people more options during Veganuary, a campaign that is designed to encourage people to go vegan for the month of January.

This traditional German Marzipan recipe is naturally egg-free, vegan, gluten-free, and optionally paleo and Keto friendly! As a German, growing up in Germany, I ate marzipan like it was nobody's business. So, it's no surprise that it's one of the first things I learned to make when moving to the tropics.