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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.

43 K 4.1/5 (14 reviews)

35 min.

Easy

4.25 €

10 pieces

3 Ingredients

Last modified on: January 13^th 2021

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For 10 pieces, you will need:

1 1 egg
2 90 g caster sugar
3 200 g ground almonds
Total weight: 340 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 15 min.

Cooking: 20 min.

All in all: 35 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Put 1 egg and 90 g caster sugar into a large bowl and mix.

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.

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

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	40 RDI=20 %	130 RDI=10 %	120 RDI=20 %	1,720 RDI=90 %	7,180 RDI: 90 %
Per 100 g	10 RDI=5 %	40 RDI=3 %	30 RDI=5 %	500 RDI=30 %	2,110 RDI: 30 %
Per piece	4 RDI=2 %	10 RDI=1 %	10 RDI=2 %	170 RDI=9 %	720 RDI: 9 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: egg, Nuts

How much will it cost?

For 10 pieces : 4.25 €
Per piece : 0.45 €

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