Make Cute German Marzipan Pigs at Home!

marzipan

🥗Healthier: almond paste

💰Cheaper: homemade marzipan

Homemade marzipan can save costs and control ingredients.

food coloring

🥗Healthier: natural food dye

💰Cheaper: fruit juice

Fruit juice can provide color with fewer additives.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: chocolate bar

Chocolate bars can be less expensive than chips.

edible glitter

🥗Healthier: coconut flakes

💰Cheaper: colored sugar

Colored sugar can mimic glitter at a lower cost.

Prepare a clean work surface.

Measure out 100 g of marzipan and 50 g of powdered sugar.

Add a few drops of red food coloring to the marzipan, recommending to add color bit by bit until achieving the desired pink color (about 15 drops).

Roll five balls of marzipan, each weighing 20 g, to form the pig bodies.

Form P-sized legs, needing four per pig, and attach them carefully underneath the bodies.

Roll another P-sized ball for the snout, flatten it, and attach it to the head.

Shape tiny ears from triangles and attach them to the head.

Poke two nostrils using the end of a tool (not specified).

Use a toothpick to make two holes that resemble eyes.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Allergens