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Almond Cream

Published: Jul 26, 2021 by Meymi. This post may contain affiliate links.

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You’ll love this almond cream (creme d’amande) which is such a delicious yet easy classic French pastry filling recipe with 5 ingredients. You may want to use it over and over again in your sweet treats!

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If you love almonds, you’ll love today’s delectable pastry filling recipe. It is as simple as mixing ingredients in a bowl until it is creamy.  

What is Almond Cream?

Almond cream is a delicious French spreadable filling that is made with few ingredients; almond flour, butter, eggs, sugar and flour/cornstarch.

It should be baked while using to avoid any contamination as it is a raw filling.  If you want you can add rum or almond extract to enhance the flavor. 

Although usually frangipane is used as another name for almond cream, actually if you want to make frangipane, you should be mixing pastry cream and almond cream together.

You can make many delicious sweet treats with this filling; tarts and many pastries.

Most Common Tart Recipes with This Filling

You may want to use this filling in the following tart recipes; peach almond cream tart (crust topped with almond filling and peaches), pear almond tart (crust topped with almond filling and poached pears) and English Bakewell tart (tart crust that is covered with a layer of jam and topped with almond cream filling and almond flakes).

Ingredients you’ll Need

Ingredients of almond cream on a white surface.
  • Almond flour-If you don’t have almond flour you can easily make yours. You can check my how to blanch almonds post and make your own almond flour.
  • Butter-You need unsalted butter. It should be room temperature as you’ll cream (mix) the butter and sugar for a creamy texture.
  • Sugar-granulated sugar
  • Eggs-You’ll need room temperature eggs.
  • Flour or cornstarch-It thickens the filling. 
  • Almond extract-It enhances the flavor.  It is optional but for a strong almond flavor I suggest you use it. If you don’t have it, don’t worry, your filling will still be delicious.

Ratio for this filling

The most common ratio is using 1 part of each 4 main ingredients by weight.  

For example, 1 large egg is 55 grams.

Then you can use 55 grams of each; butter, sugar and almond flour.

Some recipes use the same amount of butter, sugar and flour by weight with a different egg amount.

I use the same amount of almond flour, butter and sugar as well but with slightly more than eggs’ weight as I find this ratio richer. Below in the recipe card, I share my own ratios.

Step by step instructions

First  I place the butter and sugar into a bowl of my stand mixer and cream the mixture for  2-3 minutes with a paddle attachment until fluffy.   If you want to use a handheld mixer, sure you can. 

Or even you can do it by hand but keep in mind that you should mix the butter and sugar until fluffy which is essential for this recipe. This would take more than 3 minutes by hand.

Collage for creaming butter and sugar in a bowl of stand mixer with paddle attachment.

Then I stop the mixer, scrape the sides with a spatula and add the eggs one at a time after beating each addition. Next, I add the almond extract.

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Finally, I add the almond flour and flour (you can use cornstarch if you like) and mix until combined.

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Now your almond cream is ready to use. You can use it in your blind baked or partially blind baked tart crust, top with fruit or you can make other easy desserts with puff pastry as well.

If you’ll use it for later, cover with plastic film and keep in the fridge for up to 2 days.

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Enjoy this homemade almond cream!

Peach almond tart on a plate and serving plate with tart in the background.

Other almond recipes you may enjoy!

  • Almond Pudding
  • Almond Flour Peanut Butter Cookies
  • Almond Date Balls
  • Candied Almonds
  • Almond Extract Cookies
Almond cream in a bowl.

Almond Cream

You can make almond cream (creme d’amande) which is a delicious and easy classic French pastry filling recipe with only 5 ingredients! This recipe is enough (500 grams-17.5 oz) to fill a 9-10 inch(23-25cm) tart pan.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1
Calories: 2404kcal
Author: Meymi

Ingredients

  • 130 g (½ stick and ⅓ cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 130 g (½ cup and 2 tablespoons) granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract optional
  • 130 g (1 and ⅓ cup) almond flour
  • 2 and ½ tablespoons all-purpose flour or cornstarch*
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Instructions

  • Place the butter and sugar into a bowl of mixer and beat for 2-3 minutes until it is creamy with a hand-held mixer or with paddle attachment if using a stand mixer. You can do it by hand but make sure to mix until light and fluffy.
  • Once the mixture is creamy, stop the mixer, scrape the sides with a spatula. Add the eggs one at a time; beat after each addition, mix until combined. Add the almond extract now if using.
  • Add the almond flour and flour/cornstarch and mix until combined. As this is a raw filling, you shouldn't consume as it is. You should bake it as a filling in a recipe to avoid contamination.

Notes

If you want to make a gluten-free dessert, you can use cornstarch instead of flour.
How to Store: You can use this filling immediately as a filling or cover it with a plastic film and keep in the fridge. You should consume in 2 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 2404kcal | Carbohydrates: 177g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 180g | Saturated Fat: 75g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 31g | Trans Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 652mg | Sodium: 158mg | Potassium: 199mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 135g | Vitamin A: 3789IU | Calcium: 365mg | Iron: 8mg
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  1. Rose Adams

    February 16, 2023 at 6:13 am

    5 stars
    Hi
    I made your recipe for almond cream- so easy and soooo delicious. I used it in a French Pear Tart and it was perfect. Do you know if you can achieve a crispy finish with almond cream, i.e. spreading a thin layer over cookie dough before baking? I can’t seem to work this out. Maybe folding in a few beaten egg whites like a meringue? I would appreciate your reply before I waste any more ingredients!

    Reply
    • Meymi

      February 16, 2023 at 9:23 pm

      Hi Rose, I’m so glad you enjoyed this almond cream recipe. Thank you for your comment! I think you are looking for an almond macaroon (not macaron) recipe. If I were you, I would make almond macaroons from scratch instead of turning the almond cream into those cookies.

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      • Rose Adams

        February 17, 2023 at 4:49 am

        Thanks for the reply. I think you are right. All the oils and fats in the cream will never4 crisp up. I’ll give it a go.

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