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How To: Skin Almonds the Easy Way

Published: Aug 2, 2014 · Modified: Jan 12, 2021 · About 2 minutes to read this article. · By Kim Nielsen

How To Guide: Skin Almonds the Easy Way

We have several recipes for desserts where one of the ingredients is skinned almonds. One of our very popular recipes where you need skinned almonds is the traditional Danish Christmas dessert Risalamande. This how-to guide shows step-by-step how you can skin almonds in a very easy way. Follow the simple directions below and look at the pictures.

If you are interested in some of our other guides you can take a look at our how-to: archive.

How To: Skin Almonds the Easy Way

150 g (5 oz) skinned almonds
Preparation time: 5 minutter
Danish title: Guide: Nem måde at smutte mandler

Ingredients:
150 g (5 oz) almonds
2 x 2 dl (1 cup) boiling water
1 small bowl

Directions:
Step 1: Pour the almonds in a small bowl
Step 2: Boil 2 dl (1 cup) of water and pour it over the almonds.
Step 3: Let the almonds soak in the hot water for about 1-2 minutes.
Step 4: Pour the water out of the bowl and rinse with cold water.
Step 5: Pour on another 2 dl (1 cup) of boiling water and let the almonds soak for another 1-2 minutes.
Step 6: Gently squeeze the almonds between two fingers, this will loosen the skin and you can peel it off.


How To Guide: Skin Almonds the Easy Way

By Kim Nielsen
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  1. Richard Emmitt

    September 15, 2018 at 12:23 pm

    The tip on how to peel almonds was very useful and worked as you said. Thank you very much.

    Reply
  2. Carmen

    December 14, 2018 at 2:45 am

    Yes, thanks! I am glad I stopped before ruining a special recipe. Worked perfectly.

    Reply
  3. Dana Fidler

    March 29, 2019 at 2:45 pm

    Thank you for the tip. How long do you recommend drying them in order to cop or grind up without the mixture becoming a clumped wet mess? Thank you in advance for your time and assistance with my question! Have a good weekend!

    Reply
    • Kim Nielsen

      March 31, 2019 at 11:43 am

      When the almonds are skinned then you can use them after about 15 minutes i would guess. The almond itself doesn't hold the water.

      Reply
  4. Lesley Claster

    February 28, 2020 at 7:24 am

    Thanks for the information. I love what you're doing!
    Recently, a friend offered me some nuts. They were easier to eat, al dente rather than hard. I asked her secret. At night, she covers the nuts in room temperature water and lets them sit until the morning. It gives them a very pleasing texture. I found that cashews soften very quickly and that 1-2 hours in water is usually enough. I always roast my nuts before I use them. I roast the still wet nuts in the oven, sprinkling them with a little salt if appropriate, until they are the color I like.

    Reply
    • Kim Nielsen

      February 29, 2020 at 8:42 am

      That's actually a great idea. I'll try your friend's recipe. Thanks for sharing it here on my blog. Regards Kim (nordicfoodliving.com)

      Reply
  5. cheryl

    November 09, 2020 at 5:03 pm

    Thank you for such a great way to do this. this was just what I needed. Thanks again

    Reply
    • Kim Nielsen

      November 10, 2020 at 6:00 am

      You are welcome - I'm happy that you can use this way of skin almonds :-)

      Reply
  6. Nancy Belling

    January 21, 2022 at 10:39 pm

    Thank you so much for telling me how to skin those lovely almonds. I had a 17 oz package to do. I divided them in 6 ozs and did 3 batches. I wasn’t sure if I could do them all together or not

    Reply
    • Kim Nielsen

      January 21, 2022 at 11:03 pm

      You are welcome. You can easily do all almonds in one batch. It is just about adding some extra hot water.

      Reply
  7. Diane

    December 03, 2022 at 12:33 pm

    I can’t get the skin loose after soaking overnight any ideas?

    Reply
    • Kim Nielsen

      December 03, 2022 at 4:20 pm

      You need to use boiling water and let them soak for 5-10 minutes. Then the skin will come off.

      Reply
  8. Dr Vijaya Joshi

    January 24, 2023 at 9:43 am

    I followed your method but after soaking the Almond overnight and then use boiling water method to remove skin, It worked a treat

    Reply
    • Kim Nielsen

      January 24, 2023 at 9:51 am

      I am happy that you like this method of preparing skinned almonds. Regards Kim (NordicFoodLiving.com)

      Reply

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