Almonds pyramids
If you are already familiar with coconut pyramids, you might like to try these almonds flavoured pyramids.
The recipe is very straightforward, but these little cakes, with their crisp outside and moist centre, are simply delicious.
The recipe is very straightforward, but these little cakes, with their crisp outside and moist centre, are simply delicious.
27K 14 4.1
Last modified on: January 13th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 10 pieces, you will need:
- 1
1 egg - 2
90 g caster sugar - 3
200 g ground almonds - Total weight: 340 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 15 min. | 20 min. | 35 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 2 min.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Add 200 g ground almonds and mix again. This should give you a fairly thick paste.
Stage 3 - 7 min.
Weigh out pieces of about 1 oz (30 g), roll into balls and arrange on a sheet of cooking parchment (or a silicon mat, as shown in the photo), laid on a baking sheet.
Stage 4
Pinch each ball between your fingers twice, at right angles, to give a pyramid shape.
Dip your fingers in cold water if the mixture begins to stick.
Dip your fingers in cold water if the mixture begins to stick.
Stage 5 - 4 min.
Make all the pyramids like this.
Stage 6 - 20 min.
Bake for about 20 minutes.
Stage 7
Leave to cool on a wire rack.
Remarks
Depending on the size of your egg, you might need to adjust the quantity of ground almonds.
Keeping
A few days in an air-tight jar or tin.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,715 Kcal or 7,180 Kj | 44 gr | 125 gr | 115 gr |
| 86 % | 17 % | 12 % | 17 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 504 Kcal or 2,110 Kj | 13 gr | 37 gr | 34 gr |
| 25 % | 5 % | 3 % | 5 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 172 Kcal or 720 Kj | 4 gr | 13 gr | 12 gr |
| 9 % | 2 % | 1 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 10 pieces : 4.22 €
- Per piece : 0.42 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sicilian Epiphany Pie, Brioche royale, Chocolate madeleines, Moist chocolate cake, Moist cereal bars, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Kugelhof for Nanou, Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine , Quince jelly, Piedmont pyramids, Cranachan, ... All |
 | Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée), Eggs in brioche nests, Provençal colombier for Pentecost, New tiramisu, Cannelés, ... All |
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