Best Marzipan Candy Recipes

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MARZIPAN CANDY



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Marzipan can be a great cover for a cake, or cut out fun shapes to decorate cakes, cookies, or eat alone. You will need a little frosting to glue the marzipan to a cookie or cake and it can make for a yummy treat. It is especially yummy on a cake with cream and a little bit of your choice of jam between the layers!

Provided by DARLING975

Categories     Desserts     Candy Recipes     Nut Candy Recipes

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 4

8 ounces almond paste
2 cups confectioners' sugar
ΒΌ cup corn syrup
3 drops any color food coloring

Steps:

  • Break the almond paste into small pieces over a medium bowl. Add 1 cup of the confectioners' sugar, and work it in with your hands until incorporated. It will be crumbly. Add another 3/4 cup of sugar, and work it in really well. Pour in the corn syrup, and work it in until evenly blended. Spread remaining sugar out on a clean work surface, and knead the dough until smooth and uniform, 3 to 5 minutes. If the dough seems too sticky, knead in more sugar. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for about an hour. It should have the consistency of modeling dough.
  • Break off small pieces of marzipan to color, kneading in color thoroughly until you arrive at the desired color. Then blend the colored pieces into larger portions of dough. Dust a work surface and rolling pin with confectioners' sugar, and roll dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes using small cookie cutters to make candies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 137.8 calories, Carbohydrate 25.7 g, Fat 3.9 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 4.6 mg, Sugar 16.1 g

MARZIPAN (GERMAN CHRISTMAS CANDY)



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Make and share this Marzipan (german Christmas Candy) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by na 2309

Categories     Candy

Time 45m

Yield 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 (8 ounce) cans almond paste
2 large egg whites
2 tablespoons Amaretto
4 teaspoons almond extract
4 cups powdered sugar
1 cup cornstarch
16 ounces hershey special dark chocolate
5 ounces unsweetened chocolate

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cut almond paste into chunks; add egg whites, 2 tablespoons amaretto, 4 teaspoons almond extract.
  • Mix well.
  • Gradually add 4 cups powdered sugar (small amount at a time) to stiffen.
  • Add almond extract, amaretto, sugar and cornstarch until dough is stiff and tastes the way you like it.
  • Chill overnight, then roll into balls.
  • Melt chocolates together over double boiler (or melt in microwave).
  • Dip balls in chocolate and chill in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 7622.4, Fat 445.5, SaturatedFat 205.3, Sodium 313.6, Carbohydrate 1005, Fiber 123.1, Sugar 652.3, Protein 127.6

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