🇸🇷 Food & The Single Guy - S12.12 - Surinaamse Amandel Orgeade (Surinamese Almond Orgeat)

almonds

🥗Healthier: cashews

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Cashews provide a similar creaminess with less cost.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with a unique flavor.

vanilla extract

🥗Healthier: vanilla bean

💰Cheaper: imitation vanilla

Vanilla bean enhances flavor naturally.

cinnamon

🥗Healthier: nutmeg

💰Cheaper: allspice

Nutmeg offers a warm spice alternative.

Soak both sweet and bitter almonds in hot water for 5 to 10 minutes.

Peel the skin off the sweet almonds after soaking.

Rinse and drain the peeled sweet almonds.

Combine both the bitter and sweet almonds in a bowl.

Blend the almonds in a blender until smooth.

Pour the blended almond mixture into a pot.

Add sugar to the pot and bring the mixture to a boil to create a thick syrup.

Dilute the syrup with water to taste.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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Allergens