{"id":17083,"date":"2020-10-31T09:53:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T15:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinnamonandcoriander.com\/how-to-make-marzipan-vegan-sugar-free-version-included\/"},"modified":"2021-10-22T12:49:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T18:49:11","slug":"how-to-make-marzipan-vegan-sugar-free-version-included","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonandcoriander.com\/en\/how-to-make-marzipan-vegan-sugar-free-version-included\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make Marzipan – Vegan & Sugar-free Version Included"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learn how to make marzipan at home using simple ingredients. Recipe for Sugar-free and vegan marzipan included! Use this authentic German marzipan recipe for baking and cake decoration.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Learn how to make marzipan at home <\/span><\/h2>\n

Ok people, no time for pleasantries today because we are dealing with one of the <\/span>fundamental<\/span><\/i> elements of the holiday season. Without this cornerstone of the Christmas spirit, the yuletide just will. not. work\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

I am speaking, of course, about marzipan. <\/span>Now, some of you may disagree, but rest assured: Marzipan is <\/span>incredibly delicious.  But we all know it\u2019s also quite expensive to buy.  So why not learn how to make your own marzipan for this year’s Christmas cookies and holiday baking!  The good news is that marzipan and almond paste are super easy and quick to make at home using simple ingredients! And with my easy recipe, you can even make it sugar-free and vegan. This is simply the BEST homemade marzipan!<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is Marzipan <\/span><\/h2>\n

I can accept, however, that if you\u2019re reading this from somewhere in the Americas, that nobody has ever actually taken the time to explain marzipan to you. We faced this in our own household when my husband almost derailed our wedding when he told me he didn\u2019t want any marzipan in the wedding cake because he had tried it once and it was gross. <\/span><\/p>\n

The thing is though – that <\/span>one<\/span><\/i> time he tried it? – his grandmother\u2019s family had all come to Canada from Germany way back in the day, and back in Germany – even to this day – it is common to get marzipan moulded and painted in the form of a pig at New Year\u2019s as a token of good luck. <\/span><\/p>\n

His grandmother had one of said pigs sitting on her mantle, and somebody had made the mistake of telling my husband that the little piggy toy on the mantle was actually made of candy. The inevitable happened, and when he took his first bite, it was <\/span>godawful<\/span><\/i> – almost poison. I will defend him here in this one thing though: marzipan is indeed gross, <\/span>when it has been sitting on granny\u2019s mantle collecting dust for YEARS!!!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Until he tried my homemade marzipan, he thought it was some sort of vaguely edible construction material, like fancy-pants European Play-Doh. Oh let me tell you, learning how to make marzipan will convert many a marzipan hater in your family to a fan.<\/span><\/p>\n

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History of marzipan<\/span><\/h2>\n

The truth is, there are marzipan traditions all over Europe and Asia, with dozens regional variations. The first written record that we have of it is from 1512, or possibly even 850 but that was a Persian doctor using it as medicine. We have no idea who invented it though (naturally, I believe it was the Germans) or even where the name comes from. Not all of these traditions involve marzipan that you want to <\/span>eat<\/span><\/i> though, as strange as that sounds. It\u2019s just that it makes such a good medium for sculpture that people get a little carried away sometimes and at some point it ceases to be \u2018food\u2019 and wanders into the realm of \u2018art\u2019 with a confused look on its face.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you really want to understand how good marzipan can be though, learn how to make marzipan at home! <\/span><\/p>\n

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Uses for homemade marzipan<\/span><\/h2>\n

Anyways, besides eating it as a sweet, there are hundreds – <\/span>thousands<\/span><\/i> – of baking recipes out there that include marzipan, and a lot of them are very near-and-dear to my heart. <\/span><\/p>\n