Almond Recipes

Glace cherries, ground almonds and simple directions make this an easy recipe to impress your guests.

Upside-down bread pudding with a caramelized sugar crust, dried figs, and chopped almonds baked in a loaf pan. Flip it out for a golden, sticky-topped dessert.

In this recipe, chayote's delicate texture and taste combine with almonds, sugar, brandy, eggs, cream, raisins and sponge cake to make an elegant pudding-like filling for the pale-green shells.

Moroccan dessert couscous steamed three times until feathery light, finished with olive oil and cinnamon, then garnished with dried fruits and almonds. A traditional North African sweet.

A feather-light cheesecake lightened with whipped egg whites for an airy texture, on a cinnamon zwieback crust, finished with a sour cream, crumb, and almond topping. Far lighter than dense New York style.

Raisin-studded sweet bread baked in coffee cans pairs with rich farmer cheese spread studded with cherries and nuts for a stunning Eastern European Easter centerpiece tradition.

SPAM salad with toasted almonds, celery, and dill relish served in crispy broiled tortilla cones. A fun, hand-held lunch with crunchy shells and creamy filling.

A stunning dessert fried rice with caramelized sugar, vanilla-soaked dried fruit, toasted almonds, and warm cinnamon-clove spice. Wok-tossed in butter for a side dish that steals the show.

Fruitcake drop cookies with brandy, candied cherries, dates, candied pineapple, and nuts. All the holiday fruitcake flavor in a bite-sized cookie that bakes in 12 minutes.

Romaine and tangelo salad with sweet citrus segments, toasted pecans, and a honey poppy seed dressing. Simple, bright four-ingredient winter side salad.

Chicken picadillo with bone-in thighs braised in a tomato sauce with golden raisins, green chilies, cinnamon, and cumin. A sweet-savory Latin American skillet dinner topped with almonds.

Gateau sec aux noisettes: a French hazelnut macaroon tart with flaky pastry, raspberry puree, ground hazelnut filling, slivered almonds, and a caramelized sugar glaze. Elegant patisserie at home.

Fudge satin pie layers a toasted almond graham crust under a no-bake chocolate filling enriched with Kahlua and finished with coffee whipped cream rosettes. A silky French silk style dessert.

This Swiss monastery tart has a cocoa-almond-cinnamon shortcrust filled with raspberry jam and topped with a golden lattice. A rustic European bake with roots in St. Gallen's monastic kitchens.

Golden butter cake loaves with toasted almond crust on the bottom and sweet almond glaze on top. Easy recipe using cake mix with impressive bakery results.

Almond praline bell made from toasted ground almonds and honey-sweetened hard crack candy, shaped in a mold for a stunning edible centerpiece. A classic showpiece confection.