Description
Sweet Mexican mazapan delights taste buds with its crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth texture and delicate almond essence. Rich cultural traditions blend seamlessly in this simple yet elegant confection you’ll savor with pure culinary pleasure.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups roasted unsalted peanuts
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Measurement Conversion:
- 2 cups = 480 milliliters
- 1 1/2 cups = 360 milliliters
Preparation Note:
- Use unsalted, roasted peanuts
- Use fine powdered sugar
Instructions
- Grind raw peanuts and granulated sugar in a food processor until achieving a fine, uniform powder-like consistency.
- Line a flat work surface with parchment paper and position a clean 2-inch circular cookie cutter as a shaping guide.
- Carefully spoon approximately 2½ tablespoons of the ground mixture into the cookie cutter, pressing down firmly to compact the ingredients and create a dense, uniform shape.
- Gently manipulate the cookie cutter’s sides while simultaneously lifting upward to smoothly release the formed confection onto the parchment paper.
- Transfer the delicate sweet to a serving plate or individually wrap each piece in clear plastic film for preservation and easy storage.
Notes
- Use roasted peanuts for deeper, richer flavor that enhances sweetness and creates more complex taste profile.
- Ensure sugar is finely ground to achieve smooth, consistent texture without graininess in final confection.
- For gluten-free option, verify all ingredients are certified gluten-free and use clean, dedicated equipment during preparation.
- Allow treats to rest at room temperature for 15-20 minutes before serving to develop optimal softness and melt-in-mouth consistency.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 1125
- Sugar: 56 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 98 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 84 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 69 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Protein: 49 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg