How to Blanch Almonds

Submitted by breezermom

"Some recipes call for blanched almonds (almonds with their skins removed). This is a quick and easy way to do this, about 5 minutes. Afterward, you can prepare them as you like, whole, halved, or slivered."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 3
• Yields: 3 cups

ingredients

• 1 lb almonds, shelled
• boiling water
• cold water

directions

1. How to do it:

2. Place the almonds in a bowl.
3. Pour boiling water to barely cover the almonds.
4. Let the almonds sit for 1 minute.
5. Drain, rinse under cold water, and drain again.
6. Pat dry and slip the skins off.

7. Advice:

8. Don't let the almonds sit in hot water too long or they will lose their crispness.
9. 1 lb of shelled almonds = 3 cups whole or 4 cups slivered.

Reviews

[IngridH]

Wow! I will never buy blanched almonds again! I had to soak my almonds twice- the first time I let them sit for a minute, as directed, but the skins were still sticking. So I soaked them again, for about three minutes, and they came right off. Who knows, maybe I had older almonds? But this is a really fast, easy way to get those pesky skins off without paying a fortune to buy them that way. Thanks for the great method!

 

[Newbie-Almondina]

This recipe saved me a whole lot of stress. I've had a bag of almonds that i knew i ought to blanch but dreaded the work involved.<br/>Then i found this recipe: At first pass, only a few skinned easily. Then i remembered IngridH's suggestion to soak them a second time. Success!!<br/>I blanched a 3lb bag in much less time than i had planned.<br/>Thank you, breezermom for posting the recipe and thank you, IngridH, for posting your suggestion.

 

[JohnnyHollywood]

super easy. i let them sit in the boiling water for three minutes, then strained, then let sit in cold water for a couple minutes and skins came right off with a squeeze.

 

[mommyluvs2cook]

The other reviews are right, following this exactly leaves the skins still intact. What I did a little differently than everyone else was scoop the almonds out with a slotted spoon into cold water and left the water boiling in the pot. I checked the almonds after they cooled down and when I saw the skin was not coming off I threw them all back in the boiling water for about 45 seconds and that was perfect! The skin slid right off.

 

[itsnotsnowingyet]

Glad I read the ratings - the second soaking worked a treat!