Culinary Institute of America

Marzipan Chestnuts

Preparation info

  • 1

    lb
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
top 1000Baking & Pastry: Mastering the Art and Craft
Baking & Pastry

By Culinary Institute of America

Published 2015

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Ingredients

Ingredient U.S. Metric
Marzipan 1

Method

  1. Divide marzipan into two pieces. Color one half with cocoa powder until desired color is reached.
  2. Color the remaining half of the marzipan with brown food color until a light brown is achieved.
  3. Make a round of each color, assuring that the lighter color is smaller than the darker.
  4. Taper each end and form into a chestnut shape.