Marzipan is a confection consisting primarily of sugar, honey, and almond meal, sometimes augmented with almond oil or extract.
It is often made into sweets; common uses are chocolate-covered marzipan and small marzipan imitations of fruits and vegetables.
Where To Buy Marzipan In South Africa
Sweet hypermarket
Address: Corner Discovery Rd &, Genesis Blvd, Crown mines, Johannesburg, 2092, South Africa
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 8AM Wed
Phone: +27 11 830 0538
Creative Sweets Factory Shop
Address: Unit 6 Gallagher Place South 54 Richards Drive (corner, Suttie Ave, Midrand, 1685, South Africa
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 8AM Wed
Phone: +27 11 312 6814
Geldhof Chocolates Meadowdale Factory Store
Address: Meadowdale Value Centre, Herman Avenue, Meadowdale, Johannesburg, 1609, South Africa
Hours: Closes soon ⋅ 5:30PM ⋅ Opens 8AM Wed
Phone: +27 82 793 9157
CAB Foods Kenilworth
Address: 11 Myhof Rd, Claremont, Cape Town, 7708, South Africa
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 8:30AM Wed
Phone: +27 21 671 3028.
Can I buy marzipan at the grocery store?
Grocery stores sell marzipan (typically near chips and other baking supplies), but it’s frightfully expensive.
What can I use instead of marzipan?
If you don’t have marzipan, and you need it to use as a filling, then the best substitute would be almond paste. You may need to add additional sugar.
You can make your own nut-free marzipan with this recipe that uses semolina flour, butter, vanilla, and confectioners sugar.
Which is easier to work with fondant or marzipan?
Fondant also has a moldable consistency, like marzipan, although it’s not as easy to work with.
Fondant is made from sugar rather than almonds, which gives it a different flavor. It can also dry out easily, which means you have to be more aware when handling it.