21 marzipan recipes

Nothing expresses the German love of edible art more succintly than marzipan candies, which are shaped into piglets, cats, poodles, flowers, fruit and all sorts of other objects. They are delicious to eat, too.

Butter-almond cookies shaped and colored into tiny fruit miniatures like strawberries, bananas, pears, and oranges. A showstopper holiday cookie project using simple dough with food coloring and clever shaping techniques.

Just 4 ingredients: almond paste, melted chocolate, chopped almonds, and powdered sugar. Roll, chill, slice into elegant no-bake candies that taste like a European confection.

Italian frangipane custard with ground almonds, cooked like pastry cream then cut into squares. Traditional holiday treat similar to Turkish delight in texture.

A decadent coffee cake made with delicious strawberries and slivered almonds.

This recipe comes from one of my Norway friends, she gave me this good recipe: These rolls I make from leftover cake vreks! You can have any kind of cake in it but half of the crumbs must be from chocolate cake. I store leftover in my freezer and make this recipe when I want to.

Vegan nut torte with a caramelized walnut and marzipan filling in a lemon shortcrust pastry. A dairy-free, egg-free European-style dessert baked golden in a springform pan.

A festive red velvet cake made with German chocolate cake mix and sour cream, topped with a cooked flour frosting and handmade marzipan holly leaf decorations.

Irish Christmas cake soaked in whiskey with dried fruits, almonds, candied orange peel, and a marzipan coating. A rich, dense celebration cake that starts with an overnight whiskey fruit soak.

Holly Cluster cookies: chewy brown-sugar chocolate chip cookies topped with green marzipan holly leaves and red cinnamon candy berries. Holiday cookie tray showpiece with old-school decorating charm.

Swiss Aargau carrot cake made with ground almonds, grated carrots, kirsch, and cornstarch instead of flour. Finished with apricot glaze, fondant icing, and marzipan carrots.

Gateau Russe aux Noix, a French-Russian walnut cake with almond meringue layers, coffee buttercream, rum syrup, and caramelized walnuts. A showpiece patisserie dessert.

Ergolavi Greek almond cookies made with just four ingredients: ground almonds, sugar, egg whites, and vanilla. Naturally gluten-free finger-shaped cookies with a chewy, marzipan-like texture.

A traditional British Easter fruitcake with a hidden almond paste layer, golden raisins, currants, and candied cherries. Topped with 11 marzipan balls for the Apostles.

Gluten free almond macaroons with chewy centers, crackled tops and a deep marzipan flavor from real almond paste. Four ingredients, no flour, naturally gluten free.

Almond and hazelnut pastry ring with a sweet marzipan-style nut filling, baked in a glossy golden spiral. Classic European dessert pastry for coffee or tea.