Need blanched almonds? You can easily blanch them yourself in as little as 5 minutes.
What are Blanched Almonds?
Blanched almonds are whole raw almonds that have been briefly immersed in boiling water in order to loosen the almond skins so that they can be removed easily, usually for certain recipes. You may have noticed blanch being similar to the French word blanc, meaning white, and to blanch comes from old French blanchir, to whiten.
Blanching almonds is pretty simple. Just boil them for a minute, fish them out, pop them out of their skins and let them dry.
Success Tips
- Don’t dally – The almond skins come off easiest immediately after removing them from the boiling water.
- Strain them quickly and not thoroughly, so that a little water comes along with them to form puddles to keep them moist.
- Don’t let them dry out – Once they lose moisture, the skins tend to reattach back to the almonds. Keeping the almonds moist will help you pop the skins off with ease.
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Need blanched almonds? You can easily blanch them yourself in as little as 5 minutes.
Makes: 1 cup
Ingredients
- 1 cup almonds whole
Instructions
- Add the almonds to boiling water.
- Fish out after one minute with a slotted spoon and let cool a minute.
- Simply pop each almond out of its skin by hand.
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Nutrition Info: Click to Expand
Nutrition Facts
Calories
738
% Daily Value*
Fat
66
g
102
%
Saturated Fat
5
g
31
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
15
g
Monounsaturated Fat
42
g
Sodium
24
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
23
g
8
%
Fiber
12
g
50
%
Sugar
6
g
7
%
Protein
27
g
54
%
Potassium
824
mg
24
%
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
0.2
mg
13
%
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
1
mg
59
%
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
4
mg
20
%
Vitamin E
30
mg
200
%
Calcium
295
mg
30
%
Folate (Vitamin B9)
61
µg
15
%
Iron
4
mg
22
%
Magnesium
335
mg
84
%
Zinc
4
mg
27
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Please keep in mind that nutritional information is an estimate and varies according to the products used.
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