Sugar free Marzipan – with Stevia
Maybe this is your first sugar free Christmas season, you are wondering how you could participate and how to feel the festivities without your usual sweets? Just make your own to fit in with your new dietary rules.
Last year I created a sugar free marzipan that is very versatile and much nicer than the sugar laden original.
I love German Christmas sweets like Marzipan Kartoffeln and Domino stones, now I just make my own.
It is much nicer to know what you are eating and the process of making something is always rewarding.
Makes 150g Marzipan mass
Prep time: 10 min
Shaping: 10-30min
For the marzipan mass you need:
25g Egg whites
120g ground Almond flour (ground Almonds, preferably un-blanched but those are hard to get hold of)
7g/ 1 tbsp Amaretto
100g 90% Lindt chocolate Optional for chocolate covered Marzipan pralines.
1-2tbsp Cocoa powder - organic unsweetened. Optional for Marzipan potatoes.
1 knife-tip Stevia-sweet 90% powder dissolved in 1 tsp. hot water
Note: getting the sweetness to the desired level is a matter of trial and...
