Making your own almond meal or almond flour takes no more than 5 minutes and just one ingredient. It can be used to make macarons, marzipan, pancakes, bread, cookies, and so much more.

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When I grew up we only knew almond meal. It was one consistency finely ground almonds mostly used for macarons and marzipan. Sometimes we'd have coarse ground almond meal to use in cookies.
These days, however, there is a difference between almond meal vs almond flour. What is the difference?
- Meal - is coarse ground and can be made from raw or blanched almonds with or without the skin on.
- Flour, on the other hand, is finely ground made from blanched almonds.

When do you use almond meal and almond flour?
- Meal - being coarse is perfect to use in bread, cookies, and recipes where you want to taste the texture of almonds.
- Flour - being finely ground is perfect when making macarons, marzipan, or treats where you want the almonds to blend with the flour ingredients.
In some cases, you can use them interchangeably but not everywhere. For example, you can use almond flour in cookies but not, almond meal in macarons or marzipan.

Step by step instructions
Almond meal
- Place the raw almonds in a food processor. Pulse until coarsely ground.
- This can be stored in an air-tight container for up to a month. You can even freeze for up to six months.
How to blanch almonds at home
- Soak raw almonds in a hot water for about 20 minutes. Then, remove the skin and let them dry completely.
I like to spread them on a baking tray uncovered in the fridge overnight or place them in a warm oven (150 C) for about 10 minutes.
Pro tip - It is very important that the almonds are dry when processing. Otherwise, you will make almond paste not almond meal.

Almond flour
- Place blanched almonds in a food processor or high-speed blender. Pulse or blend at 30 seconds intervals shaking or stirring in between.
Pro tip - It is very essential to blend or pulse in small bursts to prevent the almonds from releasing their oil. - Pulse until you have a fine ground consistency close to flour. This can be stored in an air-tight container for up to a month. You can even freeze for up to six months.

Making almond meal/flour for macarons
- It is important to have DRY finely ground almond meal/flour when making macarons. The best way to do this, is to add a few tablespoons of powdered sugar from the recipe to the food processor when blending.
Pro tip - The dry powdered sugar will prevent the almonds from releasing any oils and you will have a wonderfully finely ground almond meal for macarons.

From almond pulp
- The almond pulp left in the strainer after making almond milk can be used to make almond meal.
- Squeeze the almond pulp as dry as you can. Then, spread the pulp on a baking tray in a thin layer.
Pro tip - The drier the pulp the faster it will dry in the oven. I like to use a cheesecloth to squeeze as much moisture as I can. - Bake in a preheated oven at 200°F/100°C for about 60 to 90 minutes or until completely dry stirring in between.
Pro tip - Do not be tempted to turn the oven on high as it can burn the pulp leaving a burnt taste. - Once dried, place in a food processor and pulse to break any lumps and get an even consistency.
Pro tip - Make sure the pulp is cooled completely before pulsing in the food processor or you will have a soggy almond meal.

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Homemade Almond Meal or Almond Flour
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Conversions Used
1 lb = 453 grams, 1 cup = 240 ml, 1 stick = 113g, 1 tbsp= 15 ml, 1 tsp= 5 ml,
Ingredients
Almond meal
- 1 ½ cup (200 g) Almonds (raw skin-on)
Almond flour
- 1½ cup Almonds (blanched (without skin) )
Instructions
Almond meal
- Place the raw almonds in a food processor. Pulse until coarsely ground.
- This can be stored in an air-tight container for up to a month. You can even freeze for up to six months.
How to blanch almonds at home.
- Soak raw almonds in a hot water for about 20 minutes. Then remove the skin and let them dry completely. I like to spread them on a baking tray uncovered in the fridge overnight or place them in a warm oven (150 C) for about 10 minutes. Pro tip - it is very important that the almonds are dry when processing otherwise you will make almond paste not almond meal.
Almond flour
- Place blanched almonds in a food processor or high-speed blender. Pulse or blend at 30 seconds intervals shaking or stirring in between. Pro tip - It is very essential to blend or pulse in small bursts to prevent the almonds from releasing their oil.
- Pulse until you have a fine ground consistency close to flour. This can be stored in an air-tight container for up to a month. You can even freeze for up to six months.
Making almond meal/flour for macarons
- It is important to have DRY finely ground almond meal/flour when making macorons. The best way to do this is to add a few tablespoons of powdered sugar from the recipe to the food processor when blending.Pro tip - the dry powdered sugar will prevent the almonds from releasing any oils and you will have a wonderfully finely ground almond meal for macarons.
Almond meal from almond pulp
- The almond pulp left in the strainer after making almond milk can be used to make almond meal.
- Squeeze the almond pulp as dry as you can. Then, spread the pulp on a baking tray in a thin layer. Pro tip - the drier the pulp the faster it will dry in the oven. I like to use a cheesecloth to squeeze as much moisture as I can.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 200°F/100°C for about 60 to 90 minutes or until completely dry stirring in between. Pro tip - do not be tempted to turn the oven on high as it can burn the pulp leaving a burnt taste
- Once dried place in a food processor and pulse to break any lumps and get an even consistency. Pro tip - make sure the pulp is cooled completely before pulsing in the food processor or you will have a soggy almond meal.
Recipe Notes & Tips
- Use good quality almonds that are fresh, not rancid when making homemade almond meal or flour.
- It is better to store these in the freezer to prevent moisture from seeping into the flour.
Nutrition Information
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Marie
Yum, never had a recipe for my almond milk leftovers! Planning on making marzipan!
bhaavi
hi.. I am assuming blanched almonds are almonds soaked over night n then remove skin...right? Also, can i use almond flour to make marzipan? if yes, how will be the outcome?
thanks
Veena Azmanov
Yes, blanched almonds are without skin. I have not tried almond flour.
Meredith Reding-Pelswijk
Can you pls you're recipe for the cookies and icing procedure for the cookies and christmas cake. Can you send it in grams version
Sofiya Abhilash
Recipe pls for Christmas cake and cookies and icing procedure for cookies