Homemade Marzipan Thins
This delightful marzipan fruit recipe is a festive treat perfect for the holiday season. A homemade marzipan base topped with a sweet royal icing, adorned with colorful crystallized fruits, these bite-sized treats are sure to bring joy to your celebrations. Enjoy the process of creating these little gems and sharing them with your loved ones.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 200g pack ground almonds
- 200g golden caster sugar
- 1 egg , beaten
- few drops almond essence
- 175g royal icing mix
- 2 - 3 tbsp lemon juice
- small crystallised fruits , to decorate
Instructions
- Make the marzipan: mix the almonds and sugars until well combined. Add the egg and almond essence and mix to a stiff paste, using your hands to press the mixture together. Knead the marzipan briefly on a surface dusted with icing sugar, then roll out to a thickness of about 1cm.
- Line a baking sheet with baking parchment, then carefully set marzipan on top. Leave to set for 1 hr. Beat royal icing and lemon juice together, then spread evenly over the marzipan. Leave to dry overnight.
- Cut the iced marzipan with small cutters and press a piece of crystallised fruit into the centre of each. Pack into boxes interleaved with baking parchment.
Prep Time
PT25M
Yield
About 80
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