Home » Marzipan Truffles Marzipan Truffles December 14, 2020As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.These Marzipan Truffles are super easy to make and are the perfect gifts for your family and friends!  And you can get even more creative with your dipping and decorating skills! Chocolate covered marzipan is practically a staple confection in Germany, especially during the holidays when the variety increases even more.  Growing up in Germany I would often grab some at the grocery store to indulge in when I got home.  I would get 5-inch logs of chocolate covered marzipan, some of them with a chocolate nougat or ganache center…heaven! And then of course there are the famous Mozart Kugeln from Salzburg which also include a pistachio cream in the center of the marzipan…swoon! Yes, chocolate covered marzipan and I go way back.  And we will continue to go forward together, marzipan and I.After moving to the U.S.it was a culture shock not to find all those delicious marzipan goodies I was used to eating in Germany.  I soon realized I’d have to start making my own marzipan confections.  But then I got an even greater shock when I saw the exorbitant price tags on raw marzipan and almond paste – ouch! Fortunately the impact of the shock was short-lived because it didn’t take me long to discover how easy – and how cheap! – it was to make my own homemade marzipan and almond paste.  My life was forever changed! Since then I’ve been making my favor

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