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Amaretti

Name: Amaretti
Prep time: 23 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 3 min
Yield: 50 pieces
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 300 g caster sugar; 350 g ground almonds; 4 egg whites; 3 drops bitter almond essence; 40 g icing sugar

Amaretti are little Italian almond biscuits. They are a bit like meringues, very sweet, and made with ground almonds.

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Duration

1 hour 5 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 28^th 2026

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For 50 pieces, you will need:

1 300 g caster sugar
2 350 g ground almonds
3 4 egg whites
4 3 drops bitter almond essence
5 40 g icing sugar (optional)
Total weight: 770 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

25 min.

Cooking

40 min.

All in all

1 hour 5 min.

Preparation 25 min.

Cooking 40 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 2 min.

Prepare the amaretti mixture

Weigh out 300 g caster sugar. Set aside.

Step 2 - ⌛ 2 min.

Weigh out 350 g ground almonds. Set aside.

Step 3 - ⌛ 3 min.

Beat 4 egg whites. Halfway through, while still beating, add 2 tablespoonsful taken from the 300 g caster sugar.

Step 4 - ⌛ 3 min.

When the egg whites are fully beaten and glossy, reduce the speed slightly and gradually add the rest of the sugar.

Step 5 - ⌛ 1 min.

When all the sugar is mixed in, stop beating and tip in the ground almonds, all in one go, with 3 drops bitter almond essence.

Step 6 - ⌛ 4 min.

Fold in gently with a soft spatula...

Step 7

...until evenly mixed. Do not mix for too long as there is no need to mix really thoroughly.

Step 8 - ⌛ 5 min.

Form the amaretti

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Make the amaretti straight onto a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet. It is best to pipe them, using a forcing bag, but you can shape them with 2 teaspoons instead; the shape will just be less regular.

Step 9 - ⌛ 2 min.

If your amaretti have points on the top, you can smooth these down with a teaspoon dipped in milk.

Step 10 - ⌛ 1 min.

Dust with icing sugar if desired.

Step 11 - ⌛ 40 min.

Cook the amaretti

Bake for about 40 minutes, until the amaretti are just beginning to take on a creamy colour.

Remarks

It is tempting to mix the ground almonds into the meringue with the whisk, but don't do it, or the meringue will collapse completely. Fold them in gently with a soft spatula.

And to drink?

To stay with the Italian mood, an espresso or a shot of grappa.

Keeping: Several weeks, even months, in an airtight tin.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	9 g RDI=14 %	47 g RDI=18 %	25 g RDI=34 %	450 kcal RDI=23 %	1,885 kJ RDI=23 %
Per piece	1 g RDI=2 %	7 g RDI=3 %	4 g RDI=5 %	69 kcal RDI=3 %	290 kJ RDI=3 %
Whole recipe	73 g RDI=112 %	361 g RDI=136 %	193 g RDI=264 %	3,468 kcal RDI=173 %	14,518 kJ RDI=173 %