How to make Marzipan & Marzipan Potatoes from scratch ✪ MyGerman.Recipes

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[@_J.F_]

In Denmark we also have many traditions for making marzipan confectionary (Anton Berg is the most known brand for making commercial marzipan confectionary in Denmark) and cakes. The main difference is that we typically have more almond and less sugar, so usually 62-65% almonds and 35-38% confectioners sugar, by weight. I personally prefer the slightly less sweet marzipan but the great thing is that you can so easily adjust to your taste preference, consistency/texture, and even flavour if you like, adding almond essence, or replacing rose water with e.g. half lemon juice and water (you do not really taste the lemon but it somehow works really well against all the sweetness from the sugar). For Christmas we usually make the little pigs too, vegetables and fruits, but the chocolate coated (much like the Lübecker Marzipan Loaf but bite sized) are the favourites and can have e.g. brown nougat capsulated inside the marzipan, and some decorative chopped nuts, or sugared violet petal fragments on top of the chocolate coating. Thanks for sharing your recipes 😀

[@MyGermanRecipes]

In Germany we have higher quality marzipan with more almond and less sugar, too. But I wanted Americans to like it and they drive on sugar :-)

[@mariaericksen884]

I like to make kransekage: 1kg of ground almond, 500g of icing sugar. Eggwhite and almond essence to make dough. Shaped then baked. Marzipan is so versatile! 😀

[@debreena2888]

@@MyGermanRecipes Personally, I will try making this with half of the sugar. I am not your typical American. laughing... I figured out to increase the liquid by 1 tbsp and the almond flour by one cup should do it. Odds are I cannot find rosewater. I'll first add a tsp of almond extract and a tsp extra water, in case. I normally use marzipan for the rare time I make bear claws. Bear claws without marzipan are not bear claws. I love your marzipan potato. That would be lovely for the holidays. Thank you!

[@user-qn5bx8cw4j]

Brings back memories! Made these with my Oma in the 60s-70s. After boiling almonds, squeeze one between thumb and finger and the almond shot out and skin stayed in your hand. Then a hand grinder that clamped to the kitchen counter to grind the almonds. Did we use liqueur or rum, maybe instead of or in addition to rose water, I though so, but I'm not sure anymore? Then roll the balls in cocoa and add some cuts to the top to look like an opened baked potato. I will have to find a hand grinder and make these with my grandkids. Thanks for video.

[@wendywesley7423]

That was much easier than I thought. I am excited to make them. Thank You !!!

[@Mimeh53]

Ausgeseichnet! Danke schön!

[@beatrizpeyrelongueazpiri7338]

Thank you!!!

[@contactlynda]

I just made mine and they were great! Thank you for your time and recipes!

[@markbyrum9885]

Sehr einfach und schmeckt lecker! Vielen Dank!

[@caissa6187]

thank you so much for this recipe. i have fond memories of my grandma who was from nurenburg making delicious treats such as this and her german cookies every christmas. there's just something about that taste no one can match in my humble opinion!

[@PanteraDePlata]

Thank you for the recipe! My husband's family is German and I made these as a treat for our guests at our wedding in Mexico. I had many compliments about them

[@miabehrens5229]

Thanks heaps for sharing

[@artistvictoria9151]

I LOVE marzipan in almost anything sweet. I love it plain too. Espresso is always good with it too, of course! Thank you for this recipe! Delicious🥰

[@storiesandtaps8510]

Danke! 😊🌹

[@vh2337]

Thank you. I never knew what marzipan was made of or how easy it was to make. Wonderful video!

[@werdw4849]

We would always have marzipan at our house during the holidays. Usually in small fruit shapes or dipped in Dark Chocolate. It was a must on our treat table with all the cookies and other sugary delights. I can wait to make this with my kids. Thank you.

[@ldrainey3654]

thank you , I always melt the chocolate, and role the almond bowl in it, now I learn the easy way just coco powder , thank you

[@smiggle_smish]

I know I am late to the party, but thank you for this video. My mother was small when she was in Germany and I can't wait to surprise her with these treats.

[@Ladythyme]

I love marzipan! Use to get these little fruit looking pieces every year and hanging them on the Christmas tree! It’s Kind of like making noodles! Lol. Will be trying this...never knew it was so easy! Thank you!

[@judithhoell7633]

Very nice video ! It taste good too in melted chocolate

[@smileytow1925]

41 years ago my moms friend made our wedding cake using marzipan for the roses and like your said instead of fondant. ( she also made my first holy communion ( me age 7) using marzipan also. And here you can buy packages of marzipan potatoes and at our local German store we can get the pig! Good memories. I have made it but never with rose water. Thanks for sharing!

[@MyGermanRecipes]

It's great to have a German store nearby. I am surprised they sell the marzipan pigs there, too. Try the rosewater if you can find it, it is a nice taste if you use not too much of it. I sometimes also use rosewater for rose macaroons.

[@jesusgonzalez84]

Marzipan lends itself quite well for artistic and crafts persons to make and mold all sorts of edible decorations like cockroaches and whatever else you might think of ;-) . (You can color it & paint it too)

[@IvankaZOlsen]

We've bought several times potato marzipan from Germany, but they contain alcohol instead od rose water. Here in Norway they use a lots of marzipan and cristmas og easter pigs are popular here too🙂Thank you for the recipe !🙂

[@rebeccacampbell585]

We have been ordering marzipan every year. I'm going to make it, I have all the ingredients. Looks like the kids could do it too.

[@xNialx]

I'm always making marzipan for my family every year... But I have to do it the hard way. I also add a little bit of vanilla, almond extract & kirschwasser. Binge watching your videos and loving every minute.

[@CarolineMilamPhotography]

The version with Kirschwasser is fantastic. Add a small dash of Nutmeg too, so as to bring out all the flavors.

[@Dulceknits]

Something just gave me some Orange essence marzipan dipped in dark chocolate and I loved the delicate taste.❤️Enjoyed watching you make marzipan 👍🏼

[@user-xt4qq1jq1z]

You are absolutely amazing. I am getting addicted to watching your videos. Thank you so much for your recipes. You’re greatly appreciated.

[@MyGermanRecipes]

Awe, thank you!

[@aprilrains9921]

I made your recipe...it came out perfect...so fresh...as good as the very expensive one in the German Store. Next recipe, poppy seed cake

[@helenerainey6947]

very interesting thank you

[@MyGermanRecipes]

Very welcome

[@irishpixierose]

I didn't know marzipan was so easy to make. Or that it had rose water. Please show us how to make the marzipan pigs for Christmas? I love my German friends ❤

[@CarolineMilamPhotography]

Add a bit of red food color, and mix well into the dough. Then press into silicon molds, and pop right back out. Do NOT use any sort of grease, as the natural oil of the almonds will make the dough none stick.

[@rebeccacampbell585]

@@CarolineMilamPhotography they say to use powder or paste coloring, not liquid because it gets sticky

[@CarolineMilamPhotography]

@@rebeccacampbell585 I have tried both, and find that a few drops of liquid food color are easier to work into the mass. Powdered works too, but tends to clump up easily within the mass. But you make a valid point about not adding too much liquid.

[@ThePetraji]

Thank you for this information and the recipe - I have missed a really good Marzipan.

[@MyGermanRecipes]

Happy to help :)

[@mimachado5546]

❤

[@rolfp4761]

Das werde ich gleich nach Pfingsten ausprobieren. Mmmmm Marzipan....

[@MyGermanRecipes]

Ja, das ist wirklich lecker und so einfach zu machen. Lass es Dir schmecken!

[@latchminsingh8835]

Thanks, In stead of always making cake decorations with fondant which is icing sugar with a few other ingredients. I will try marzipan and cut out out shapes and coat with dark chocolate. lol I guess i can use oil base food color.

[@marcherdegen5045]

Great video. I never realized how simple marzipan was! Do you have a stollen recipe to go with the marzipan?

[@MyGermanRecipes]

I am very sorry but the whole family hates stollen, so I won‘t bake it. We really can‘t stand it 😇😆. But if I find time, I will publish a stollen recipe on the blog. Did you subscribe to the blog so you get a newsletter when I publish new content?

[@elaine58100]

To make chocolate marzipan how much chocolate powder would need to be added to the mix? Love all your recipes. Thank you for sharing :)

[@MyGermanRecipes]

I've never heard of chocolate marzipan. Do you maybe mean Nussnougat?

[@nissimmalul]

Lovely video, love your energy, and the simplicity of this recipe. I see you use a cutting board and tool to mix- can this be done in a food processor, or by hand its a different effect? Also, since the marzipan has water, how long can it last stored out of the fridge?

[@MyGermanRecipes]

I don‘t think that it makes a difference whether you do it in the food processor or by hand. It might be more work though since you‘ll have to clean the food processor. Almond flour is quite oily! I would use an airtight container and store the marzipan in the fridge. So far, it has never gone bad in my house but it also never lasted too long since we really like marzipan 😁

[@nissimmalul]

@@MyGermanRecipes Thank you very much for ur kindness. I tried with processor and used maple syrup and one date. The issue is that when the blended materials get too hot, the almonds released allot of oil, and the marzipan becomes very oily. So will attempt again and let it cool down from time to time

[@mjseifried7507]

I wish I had watched this before making my stollen without marzipan today. I'll make a few "potatoes" & piggies tomorrow, danka.

[@briannabrittany3127]

So schön und einfach. Kann man Kirschwasser oder eine Art Schnapps statt Rosenwasser benutzen oder wird das auch zu stark schmecken? (Ich muss sagen, ich hatte echte Kartoffeln erwartet, und hatte dabei gedacht, was soll das???).

[@MyGermanRecipes]

Ich kann mir vorstellen dass es mit Kirschwasser oder Schnaps etwas stark schmeckt aber vielleicht wenn Du nur ganz wenig nimmst ... ? Könnte dann wie eine Pralinenfüllung schmecken.

[@judihopewell2499]

Pls teach us tartiflette that we have heard so much about in movies. 🇨🇦

[@MyGermanRecipes]

I had never heard of tartiflette and had to look it up. It seems to be French. I'm afraid I'm no help with this recipe but there seem to be recipes in English on the internet for it. I'm curious: In what movie did you see it? If it was German, it was probably from a region very close to France.

[@aprilrains9921]

do you heat treat the flour before using it? I make raw edible cookie dough candies and I heat treat the flour (wheat, almond, rice) because it will be eaten raw. I purchase almond flour and keep it frozen until I use it to preserve its flavor. I remember the pink pigs and potatoes and colorful vegetable candy decorations my grandmother (born 1899 in Mainz) use to give us on Christmas eve. Thanks for the memories.

[@MyGermanRecipes]

I haven't heat treated the almond flour but just recently stumbled upon the tip to do it. 30 minutes at 80 - 95°C (176 - 203°F) and it's supposed to also increase taste and workability. So, next time I will try this.

[@madygguindin4655]

I have known foundeu all my life

[@skallche2407]

Das feinste "Gerät", welches mitdenkt, sind die eigenen Hände. Auf diese Weise wissen wir, wann der Mandel-Zucker-Teig fein genug ist, um weiterverarbeitet zu werden. Ich wünsche mir, daß Du, Barbara, mehr Deine Hände verwendest für die Vorführung Deiner Rezepte. Wenn Du alleine bist, wirst Du sie sicherlich benutzen. Wir arbeiten bei uns am liebsten mit den Händen.

[@nissimmalul]

Also, what other sugar could I use instead of confectionary sugar? Can I use finely ground coconut sugar?

[@MyGermanRecipes]

I‘ve never used coconut sugar. I guess you‘ll have to try it and see how it works. Maybe start with a mall batch. Let me know if it works, I‘m curious!

[@nissimmalul]

@@MyGermanRecipes Yes should work fine actually.

[@madygguindin4655]

You don't use bitter mandeln and if you use regular water should it not be cooked before using?

[@MyGermanRecipes]

You can boil the water but need to let it cool completely before use.

[@calygil2521]

Wie lang ist der Marzipan haltbar?

[@MyGermanRecipes]

Marzipan wird aufgrund des vielen Zuckers eigentlich nicht schlecht, höchstens hart und trocken. Du solltest es auf jeden Fall luftdicht verpacken. Ideal ist Frischhaltefolie ganz eng drum herum und dann in einen luftdichten Behälter.

[@calygil2521]

@@MyGermanRecipes ok. Danke schön

[@MyGermanRecipes]

Gern!

[@csachevauxsansabri2612]

Why rose water and not simply an egg white and a dash of vanilla extract?

[@MyGermanRecipes]

Because the rosewater adds a certain taste that you will find in German marzipan from the town "Lübeck". Besides: I wouldn't want a raw egg white in my marzipan. Vanilla is also not a traditional German marzipan ingredient. Every region in Europe has a bit of a different recipe for this.

[@CarolineMilamPhotography]

Goodness, this is a very, very, simplified version of marzipan. Real German marzipan is not as sweet as this version. Also, there are some very important ingredients missing in this version, if you want it to be very authentic. Note that it is much easier to make it in food processor. But this version work too. Oh, and please know that you need to have a very powerful grinder / or food processor to finely grind real almonds. Even if they are blanched. I have to say that using almond flower really is much easier to use, and really does not affect the flavor. This version is a great first attempt at marzipan.