Scandinavian Style Almond Paste Recipe

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Scandinavian Style Almond Paste
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups almonds (blanched are good but using whole saves $$$)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1/4 tsp almond extract (vanilla extract will work fine too but almond's optimal)

Directions:

  1. If you're using blanched almonds, you can skip this step. But the almonds have to be skinless for this to work or else the skin bits make it all gross and I'd rather pay $4 for a large bag of skinned almonds than $9 for blanched when I can do it myself. Anyway, blanch your almonds by placing them in warm water for 15-30 seconds so all the skin peels off.
  2. Pulverize the almonds in a food processor.
  3. Add the sugar, butter, and almond (or vanilla) extract. Keep mixing until smooth and perfectly melded.
  4. Store in a glass jar or strong airtight plastic container, you can keep it at room temperature for up to 5 days and freeze for about 2-3 months. (Providing it won't magically disappear when you and your friends taste it! lol) Yields about 2 cups.
  5. When you want to unfreeze it- DO NOT microwave, transfer it to the fridge to thaw for a couple hours.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 538.26 Kcal (2254 kJ)
Calories from fat 397.58 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 44.18g 68%
Cholesterol 15.27mg 5%
Sodium 14.86mg 1%
Potassium 479.78mg 10%
Total Carbs 28.78g 10%
Sugars 18.33g 73%
Dietary Fiber 7.25g 29%
Protein 15.3g 31%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 2.2mg 12%
Calcium 173mg 17%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 564.51 Kcal (2363 kJ)
Calories from fat 416.97 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 46.33g 68%
Cholesterol 16.01mg 5%
Sodium 15.58mg 1%
Potassium 503.18mg 10%
Total Carbs 30.18g 10%
Sugars 19.22g 73%
Dietary Fiber 7.6g 29%
Protein 16.04g 31%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 2.3mg 12%
Calcium 181.4mg 17%

* 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 13.6
    Points
  • 15
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • low cholesterol,
  • high fiber

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