Marzipans are absolutely irresistible! Only after several years did I know that it's simply a mix of cashews and sugar!
I could not figure a clear recipe online, so there were MANY trial and error batches! Although it always TASTED fantastic, I had trouble getting them shaped well! Either it would turn out too hard and crack or too soft to do anything other than balling them. I tried egg v/s eggless, little milk v/s little more milk, butter v/s no butter, moulds v/s cookie cutters! Every attempt left me befuddled, cuz I just couldn't get the shapes right!
I guess getting the Marzipan shapes right is akin to baking a cake- the measurements and cooking time have to be EXACT.
.JPG "Homemade Cashew Marzipans- Recipe, Trials & Errors!")
This is what I did in my last attempt, they turned out well!
150 gms of powdered cashews
+ 75 gms of icing sugar
+ 3 tablespoons full fat milk
+ 2 drops of almond essence
+ few drops of food coloring
+ tiny blob of butter
Mixed everything and stirred continuously in a pan over low heat. When it kinna becomes a ball, I.e. In around 5 mins, poured it over a buttered cutting board. With the same spatula, patted it flat. In about another 3-4 mins, when it was cool enought to touch, I rolled it flat with a buttered rolling pin (not too thin!). Then sprinkled some cake decoration beads and flattened it once more.
Then kept it in the fridge to cool off some more, for about 5-10 mins, then with cookie cutters cut off some Christmas trees, bells, stars etc. Then put it back in the fridge for a couple of hours to harden further.
.JPG "Homemade Cashew Marzipans- Recipe, Trials & Errors!")
P.S: A BIG P.S!! I am still on a no-sugar diet! So all the tasting and sampling were done by people around me. YES, believe it or not I didn't take a single bite of something that used to be my absolute favorite!
To read about my journey of Quitting Sugar For Good click here
I could not figure a clear recipe online, so there were MANY trial and error batches! Although it always TASTED fantastic, I had trouble getting them shaped well! Either it would turn out too hard and crack or too soft to do anything other than balling them. I tried egg v/s eggless, little milk v/s little more milk, butter v/s no butter, moulds v/s cookie cutters! Every attempt left me befuddled, cuz I just couldn't get the shapes right!
I guess getting the Marzipan shapes right is akin to baking a cake- the measurements and cooking time have to be EXACT.
This is what I did in my last attempt, they turned out well!
150 gms of powdered cashews
+ 75 gms of icing sugar
+ 3 tablespoons full fat milk
+ 2 drops of almond essence
+ few drops of food coloring
+ tiny blob of butter
Mixed everything and stirred continuously in a pan over low heat. When it kinna becomes a ball, I.e. In around 5 mins, poured it over a buttered cutting board. With the same spatula, patted it flat. In about another 3-4 mins, when it was cool enought to touch, I rolled it flat with a buttered rolling pin (not too thin!). Then sprinkled some cake decoration beads and flattened it once more.
Then kept it in the fridge to cool off some more, for about 5-10 mins, then with cookie cutters cut off some Christmas trees, bells, stars etc. Then put it back in the fridge for a couple of hours to harden further.
P.S: A BIG P.S!! I am still on a no-sugar diet! So all the tasting and sampling were done by people around me. YES, believe it or not I didn't take a single bite of something that used to be my absolute favorite!
To read about my journey of Quitting Sugar For Good click here
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these sound delicious and look so super cute
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Yum, these sound so good and are adorable! Thanks for sharing at Oh My Heartsie Girls Wordless Wednesday :)
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ReplyDeleteYum! These look awesome, and I think I might want to break my no sugar in January rule for it :-)
ReplyDeleteThey sure look good! Your trial and error seemed to have worked out in the end. I didn't realize that's what marzipan was. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
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I adore marzipan so this really appeals to me #MarvMondays
ReplyDeleteThese look super cute! Even though I am not a big fan of marzipan, I would def make these for my family!
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I LOVE Cashew. These would be gone in a heartbeat around here. What self restraint you showed by not tasting them!
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ReplyDeleteYum! Sound delicious. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
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Jann
I never knew that marzipan was just cashews and sugar either! I never realised they were so tricky to get right, but these look great and sound like they probably did too. Perfect for the holidays :-) Thanks for sharing your recipe on #MarvMondays. Emily
ReplyDeleteI can't remember the last time I had marzipan. Yours looks amazing! Who knew that it's mainly made up of cashews and sugar. It seems like if should have far more ingredients than this. Thank you for sharing with the #dreamteam. x
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