Top Almond Recipes

In this blog, explore the top almond recipes, from breakfast to dessert, offering a delightful blend of flavors and nutritional goodness for every palate.

Almonds aren’t just a pretty garnish. Not only are they packed with health benefits, but they also bring an irresistible crunch to every dish. Since they are a fantastic source of plant-based protein, they add a little extra fullness to everything.

Picture this–a vibrant salad, bursting with colors and flavors, elevated to new heights with a sprinkle of toasted almonds. Suddenly, every bite becomes a mix of textures and tastes, thanks to these versatile nuts.

We have compiled a list of top almond recipes for you. Dive into these recipes and let your taste buds enjoy the versatility and goodness of almonds in every bite!

(A) Almond Breakfast Recipes

• Dates Almonds Thick Shake (Smoothie)

Ingredients

1 cup full cream milk

5 piece soaked almonds

5 piece chopped dates

Honey (optional)

Pinch cardamom

2–3 ice cubes

Instructions for Cooking

Get all the ingredients. Soak dates for half an hour in half a cup of milk. After peeling their skin, set the almonds aside. Pour the milk and the soaked dates into a blender jar. Blend the almond and milk until smooth for serving.

• Orange Pancake Badam Recipes

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup Refined Flour

3/4 cup Sugar powder

1 cup Milk

1 tbsp Butter

1/4 cup Orange juice

Oil as needed

1/2 tsp Baking powder

1 pinch Salt

Cooking Instructions

Take flour, milk, orange juice, and sugar powder in a large mixing basin. Thoroughly mix in the butter, baking powder, and salt to achieve a lump-free batter. Add chopped almonds and mix. Pour batter into a preheated nonstick skillet. Now, sprinkle chopped almonds. Cook both sides and enjoy the dish.

• Almond Hummus (One of the Best Badam Recipes)

Ingredients

3/4 tsp Salt

1/2 cup Water

1/2 cup Almond

1 tbsp homemade tahini paste

4 pods Garlic

3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

2 tbsp Lemon juice

1 tsp Cumin powder

Cooking Directions

Grind the almonds. Add tahini paste, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and water and mix. Blend in the oil till the mixture becomes smooth and creamy. Serve your creamy almond hummus now. Serve it with falafel or salad.

(B) Almond Beverages

• Healthy Almond Milk Shake (Badam Shake)

Ingredients

10 (soak in lukewarm water) almonds

2 glass milk

For garnishing

Almonds

Sugar

2 green cardamom (for flavor)

Instructions for Cooking

Soak ten almonds for thirty minutes in lukewarm water. Now, remove their skin and set them aside. Boil the milk and allow it to cool, Add sugar and almonds. Give it a two-minute grind until the milk dissolves the almonds.

Move it to a glass. Garnish with sliced almonds and green cardamom for taste. Serve this dish to your children and loved ones along with a sandwich.

• Banana Dates Badam Shake

Ingredients

2 ripe bananas

1 tbsp honey

5 dates

5 almonds

2 tsp almond flakes

Directions for Cooking

Slice the dates and bananas. Peel the almonds after soaking. Put chopped dates, peeled almonds, diced bananas, and honey into a juicer with cold milk. Blend the mixture until smooth. Transfer the shake to a tall glass and garnish with almond flakes. Serve the badam shake cold.

(C) Almond Vegan Recipes

• Vegan Almond Milk Turmeric Smoothie

Ingredients

2 cup water

1 banana

20–25 Almonds

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp vanilla essence

1/4 tsp Black pepper powder

2 tbsp date syrup (or use honey)

Instructions for Cooking

Wash and soak almonds for a whole night. Peel the almonds. Add 1 cup of water and mix smoothly to make almond milk. Add the chopped banana, dates syrup, vanilla essence, black pepper powder, and turmeric powder. Blend thoroughly to create a thick smoothie. Now, it’s time to offer this deliciously creamy and slightly spicy health drink.

• Steamed Vegan Beetroot, Tomato Carrot Almond Soup

Ingredients

2 Carrots finely chopped

2 tbsp Thick coconut milk

2 Beetroot finely chopped

4 Tomatoes finely chopped

10 blanched Almonds

Salt (As per taste)

1 tsp Roasted cumin powder

1 tbsp Roasted Almond flakes for garnishing

1/2 tsp Black pepper powder

2 tsp Coconut milk for garnishing

Cooking Directions

Place chopped tomatoes, carrots, and beetroot in a container and steam for ten to fifteen minutes. After blanching the almonds, remove their skin and grind them in a mixer grinder with coconut milk into a smooth puree.

Add steamed beetroot, carrots, and tomatoes along with almond and coconut milk puree. Process again in a mixer grinder until a smooth purée is achieved, adding water as necessary. Add salt, cumin powder, and black pepper powder and simmer in steamer for 5 minutes.

Take out of the steamer and serve hot. Add the beetroot, carrot, tomato, and almond soup in a bowl. Top the dish with coconut milk.

(D) Gluten-free Almond Recipes

• Gluten-free Amaranth Almond Pistachio Cookies/Fasting Cookies

Ingredients

1.1/4 cup Amaranth Flour

1/2 cup raw cane sugar

45 grams of almond meal

1/2 cup and 1 tbsp ghee or butter

Some finely chopped pistachios for decoration

Milk

Instructions for Cooking

In a bowl, mix the almond meal, sugar, and amaranth flour. Stir the mixture well, breaking up any lumps of sugar if present. Add ghee or butter. Mix thoroughly by rubbing the flour and ghee mixture between your palms. Next, add a small amount of milk and work the mixture into soft, smooth cookie dough.

Form tiny balls out of the dough and arrange them on the greased baking tray. Sprinkle them with finely chopped pistachios. Bake for 14 to 18 minutes at 160 degrees in a preheated oven until the crust is golden and cooked through. Store it in an airtight container after cooling.

• Gluten Free Modak

Ingredients

1 cup rice flour

1 pinch salt

1 cup gluten-free flour

1 tsp ghee

1/4 cup milk

1 cup jaggery

2 cups shredded fresh coconut

1/4 tsp cardamom powder

Almonds

Mawa

Powdered sugar

Cashew Nuts

Nutmeg powder

Saffron milk

Cooking Instructions

Place rice in a bowl with gluten-free flour. Stir in the ghee and salt. Mix thoroughly after adding the milk. Knead the dough into chapatti dough after adding water and ensure a medium consistency.

Roast the coconut for two to three minutes until it is completely dry. Stir in the dry fruits and jaggery. Gently flatten a tiny ball of dough between your palms and roll it. Pinch the edges of the puri in your palms to create pinched petals. Close the petals after stuffing. Gently place the Modak inside the steamer. Add a small amount of saffron milk to the Modak and heat up.

Steam the Modak for about ten minutes on medium heat with the lid closed. Turn off the gas and the Modaks are ready.

(E) Indian Almond Sweet Dishes

• Payasam Kheer or South Indian Badam Halwa Recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup Seerga samba rice or any other rice

5 cup Almond milk

1 cup milk

1/2 cup Sweetened condensed milk

Sugar as needed

Pinch Salt

1 tsp Saffron

2 tbsp Cardamom powder

Cooking Instructions

Get the necessary materials and place them near the cooking area. Soak saffron in a bowl with 2 tbsp heated water to get a nice color. Cook rice in a cooker with 1 cup of milk and 1 cup of water in a bowl.

Bring almond milk to boil. Add cooked rice to the boiling milk. Lower the heat and keep stirring. Add saffron and continue stirring. Now, the color of Payasam should be yellow. Allow it to condense.

Pour it into the sweetened condensed milk and continue stirring. Taste it. If you want it sweeter, add sugar to your taste. Also, add cardamom powder and stir. Lower the fire and allow the Payasam to cook over simmering heat for another 5 to 10 minutes. Turn off the stove and transfer the Payasam to a serving bowl.

• Almond Khoya Sweet Paratha

Ingredients

For outer cover-

1 cup atta (whole wheat flour)

Water to make dough

1 pinch salt

Ghee or butter for shallow frying

For stuffing -

1/2 cup khoya(milk solids)

1 tbsp powdered sugar

1/4 tsp cardamom powder

1/2 cup almond powder

1/4 tsp nutmeg powder

Cooking Directions

First, take wheat flour and add salt. Gradually add water to make soft dough. Keep it aside. Take Khoya in a Borosil glass bowl to make stuffing. Heat it for about 20 seconds to ensure the Khova becomes soft

Now transfer the soft Khova to a plate. Add powdered sugar, cardamom powder, almond powder, and nutmeg powder. Mix everything well with your hand and make dough. Divide the dough into four parts and keep it aside.

Now, take a small part of wheat dough and roll it like a thick Paratha. Place the stuffing in the center. Now, seal the opening, holding the edges. Roll gently to give a shape of Paratha. Fry the paratha in a pan by spreading ghee. Evenly cook the Paratha on both sides. Now, your Badam Khova sweet Paratha is ready to serve.

• Kashmiri Saffron Phirni With Almond Rose Chikki

Ingredients

250 ml full cream milk

1/8 cup semolina

3 tbsp sugar

1 tbsp ghee

1 pinch saffron

1 tbsp warm milk

1 tbsp blanched almonds slivered

1 tsp cardamom powder

1 tbsp pistachio nuts slivered

For Almonds rose chikki:

2 tbsp sugar

2 tbsp Kashmiri gulab syrup

1 tbsp almond flakes

1 tbsp dry rose petals

Cooking Instructions

Melt ghee in a cooking pan and add semolina. Roast it on low flame for 8–10 minutes. Pour milk on it stirring continuously to ensure no lumps get formed. Dissolve saffron strands in warm milk. When the semolina milk mixture thickens, add sugar and saffron milk. Stir constantly, cook till the sugar melts, and take it off the flame.

Add 1/2 tsp slivered almond, cardamom powder, pistachio nuts, and mix well. Transfer it to a serving bowl. Garnish with pistachio nuts and blanch slivered almonds. Chill in the refrigerator till the time of serving. Now let’s make almond rose chikki. Add dry roast almond flakes to a small Tadka pan. Transfer roasted almond flakes to a plate

Add Kashmiri gulab syrup and sugar to this Tadka pan. Cook till the mixture thickens and then take it off the flame. Add rose petals, and roasted almonds, and mix well. Pour in a greased plate and let it cool at room temperature.

Break almond rose chikki into small pieces. Spread around pistachio nuts flakes and almonds in Chilled Kashmiri Saffron Phirni and serve.

• Summer Sweet Badam Halwa

Ingredients

1/2 cup almonds/badam

¼ cup milk

Hot water to soak

Cooking Directions

Firstly soak ½ cup almonds in hot water for about half an hour. Now, peel the badam skin and transfer those almonds to the blender. Add in ¼ cup milk. Blend it to a smooth paste and then serve.

(F) Salads and Side Dishes With Almonds

• Romanesco Side Salad

Ingredients

1 medium Romanesco broccoli

2 tbsp honey

1/2 lemon

Handful almonds

Directions for Cooking

Trim your Romanesco and break the individual florets into small pieces. Place them into a steamer and let them steam for 8 minutes. Squeeze the juice from half of the lemon into a bowl and add honey to the mixture. Set it aside. Chop your almonds and place them in a dry hot pan to toast.

When the Romanesco is finished, remove it from the heat and drizzle over the lemon honey dressing. Topple with toasted almonds and serve as a refreshing side dish to seafood or chicken.

• Green Almonds and Mango Salad

Ingredients

500 gm fresh Green Almonds

1 tbsp Sesame Seeds

2–3 cubed Mangoes

Cooking Instructions

Wash all the green badams and pat them dry. Open the shells to retrieve all the almonds in the center.

Set them aside. Add cubed mangoes to a bowl. Top them with sesame seeds and yummy fresh almonds. Mix well and a simple yet healthy salad is ready to enjoy.

• Amrood Almonds Koshimbir

Ingredients

1 cup fresh curd/dahi

1/4 tsp roasted cumin seeds powder

1 tsp sugar powder

Sendha Namak/Salt

2 tbsp roasted almonds flakes

1/2 cup finely chopped Amrood/guava pieces

For seasoning

1/4 tsp ghee

1/4 tsp finely chopped green chilli

1/4 tsp cumin seeds

Cooking Instructions

Remove the seed portion of Amrood/guava and chop them into small pieces. Whisk curd and add sugar powder, roasted cumin seeds powder, and Sendha Namak/salt in it. Mix well.

Add chopped Amrood/guava pieces and roasted almond flakes, and mix them well. Add and heat ghee in a small Tadka pan. Temper with chopped green chilli pieces and cumin seeds. Pour them into the prepared Amrood almond curd mixture/salad. Mix well. Serve the nutritious Amrood almonds Koshimbir on your fasting day.

(G) International Almond Recipes

• Wheat Almond Biscotti

Ingredients

1 cup Whole wheat atta (flour)

1/2 tsp Baking powder

3/4 cup Milk solids remaining after you prepare ghee

1/2 cup Organic jaggery powder

1/4 tsp Cardamom powder

8–10 finely chopped almonds

1/4 cup Milk or less to bind the dough

Preheat oven to 170 °c for 10 minutes

Butter paper lined baking tray

Cooking Directions

First, collect all the ingredients. Now, sieve the baking powder and the flour. Add jaggery and milk solids and mix them with a spatula till creamy. Next, add almonds, cardamom powder, and sieved flour mixture. Continue mixing and rubbing with a spatula until you have a breadcrumb-like texture.

Now pour milk and bind to a rough dough. Roll it into a cylindrical shape and wrap it into cling film, twisting the ends. Refrigerate it for 60 minutes. Cut it into round shapes. Preheat the oven and arrange the Biscotti on the tray. Press a piece of almond on the top of each one.

Bake the tray for 10 minutes. Now remove the tray and press the biscotti well with a flat spoon. Bake again for 10 minutes. Remove the tray, allow it to cool, and enjoy. Your Wheat almond Biscotti will be loved by all!

• Chocolate Almond Fudge

Ingredients

1/3 part milk compound

1/2 cup almond coarsely ground

4 spoon milk maid

1/4 tbsp chocolate essence

Instructions for Cooking

Firstly, put Kadhai on flame and add 2 glasses of water. Add chopped chocolate. After a few seconds, add milkmaid almond essence and mix it well. Line the baking tray with butter paper under the baking tray.

Save a little bit of almond crumble to spread from above and press slowly. When the chocolate completely melts, pour the mixture on butter paper and sprinkle a few almonds on top. Press with a fork. After 4 hours demould fudge and cut in the desired shape to serve.

Final Thoughts

Almonds make a healthy choice for any recipe. Also, it suits people of any age and gender. Whether it is a breakfast or a dessert, almond butter recipes and almond cake recipes have become a favored choice of all. Try the above-mentioned almond recipes in your regular diet and have fun.

This Blog- Top Almond Recipes is originally posted on Almond King.