Almond Recipes

Greek sesame turnovers filled with ground walnuts, almonds, and sesame seeds in an olive oil pastry. Finished with orange flower water and powdered sugar for a fragrant, flaky bite.

European-style spice cookies with ground hazelnuts, lemon zest, and warm cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg. Topped with a whole almond and egg-glazed for a glossy finish.

Stack spiced almond biscotti into a stunning edible tree centerpiece, cemented with orange marmalade icing. A holiday baking project that doubles as a gorgeous table display guests can eat.

Chewy toffee almond bars with an oat and brown sugar shortbread crust topped with a buttery caramel almond layer. A batch makes 48 bite-sized treats.

Truffle cookies with a frozen chocolate ganache center wrapped in chocolate cookie dough, baked and dipped in chocolate icing. Three layers of chocolate in every bite.

Wheel cookies with ground almonds, currants, anise seeds, and cinnamon in a buttery dough. Pressed with a fork and baked golden in just 12 minutes.

Toasted blanched almonds fold into buttery shortbread dough spiked with Cognac and vanilla, then get dusted with powdered sugar while hot for these melt-away cookies with sophisticated European flair.

Cherry clafoutis with homemade cherry ice cream and almond praline. A three-component Swiss-French dessert with kirsch-spiked custard flan, fresh cherry fruit, and caramelized crunch.

Baked French toast stuffed with caramelized bananas, coated in sliced almonds, and topped with a cinnamon-oat streusel. A showstopping brunch dish that serves 6.

Sophisticated British cake layered with armagnac-soaked prunes, diced apples, and almond streusel topping. Prunes soak overnight for deep flavor. Dust with icing sugar before serving.

A classic French pear and frangipane tart: vanilla-poached pears arranged over almond pastry cream spiked with kirsch and crushed macaroons, finished with apricot glaze and pistachios.

Delicate lace cookies made with ground almonds, rolled into cylinders while warm. Precision-timed European cookies perfect for special occasions and holidays.

Flourless-style chocolate cake made with egg whites, cocoa, ground almonds, coffee, and orange zest. No butter, no yolks, ultralight yet intensely chocolatey. Kosher-friendly and naturally low in fat.

Orange-almond sour cream cake with chocolate chips, orange flower water, and a Grand Marnier orange syrup soaked into the warm crumb. A dense, fragrant Bundt cake that keeps for days and freezes for months.

Curried shellfish pot pie with lobster, shrimp, shiitake mushrooms, and toasted almonds in a sherry-cream curry sauce under golden puff pastry.

German yeast cake with rows of sliced apples topped with buttery streusel and slivered almonds for a not-too-sweet coffee cake perfect for brunch or afternoon tea.