🍽️ Crunchy Marzipan Balls with Pine Nuts

Name: Crunchy Marzipan Balls with Pine Nuts
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 500 g almond kernels; 300 g powdered sugar; 2 untreated lemons (zested rind); 200 g pine nuts

446 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

500 g almond kernels
300 g powdered sugar
2 untreated lemons (zested rind)
200 g pine nuts

Instructions

1. Pour boiling water over the almonds.
2. Peel the skin off the almonds.
3. Dry the almonds thoroughly.
4. Let the almonds dry on the heater overnight if possible.
5. Grind the almonds very finely the next day.
6. Knead the ground almonds with powdered sugar, lemon zest, and 6 to 8 tablespoons of water.
7. Make sure a firm marzipan dough forms.
8. Shape small balls from the dough.
9. Roll the balls in pine nuts.
10. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
11. Bake the balls in the hot oven until golden yellow.
12. Watch the baking time closely; it should be 10 to 20 minutes.
13. The baking time depends on the thickness of the balls.
14. Store the finished marzipan balls in an airtight container.

Nutrition per serving

kcal: 446
Protein: 14 g · Fett/Fat: 31 g · Carbs: 29 g