Ground almonds

Ground almonds, whether as a finer almond flour or coarser almond meal, are easy to make at home using a food processor or high-powered blender. The only ingredient required is unsalted, unroasted almonds. Making your own ground almonds is generally cheaper than purchasing them from a store.

...making that investment into your health, here are 5 ways to use your bulk almonds and save money at the grocery store in the process.

Chewy Amaretti Cookies are a true Italian classic. These Amaretti cookies have crispy outer edges, soft chewy centres and are gluten free.

Almonds might not be as flashy as some of those other nuts but they are packed with good stuff and make some super tasty recipes! Check out six things to do with almonds and find a new favourite almond recipe - or get a new appreciation for these little nuts!

A very tender teacake-type cookie made with ground almonds and almond extract for flavor

This easy peasy almond brittle is cooked up in the microwave in less than 10 minutes and ready to be broken and packaged for giving in less than an hour. It doesn't get any easier than this folks.......... And that's a good thing because otherwise I wouldn't have been able to join the fun in this month Fantastical Food Fight. Fantastical Food Fight is hosted and held each month by Sarah of Fantastical sharing of Recipes. You can learn how to join in the fun here. This month I didn't read the…

Delicious crunchy nutty almond cookies that are made mostly from healthy almonds. Naturally gluten free and dairy free.

Almonds, or mandel in Yiddish, are used in this traditional cookie that is served with coffee after the Hanukkah meal

Easy candied almond recipe makes mall or fair-style baked glazed cinnamon almonds at home in less than 1 hour. Great homemade Christmas gift!

Kourabiedes (Kουραμπιέδες) cookies are a traditional Greek shortbread-type biscuit, usually made with ground almonds. These Greek butter cookies are typically served at Christmas since they resemble snowballs. The best part about Kourabiedes is the booze. They are soft, buttery and perfectly delicate with a hint of orange and almond.