This is a very easy recipe (ingredients listed at the end), but I have to warn you, it is really sweet. I cut back on some of the sugar and it is still sweet.
*** You can easily use half the sugar or less and it will still be good. I’ve tried it.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
First, put into your food processor, 2 cups of white flour, 1/2 cup of icing sugar, and a cup of butter. Pulse it a few times to cut the butter into the flour mixture so it is evenly mixed and is the texture of soft sand.
Put the mixture into a 9 by 13 baking dish (I like my glass one), and gently but firmly press the mixture down to flatten it. This will be the crust which will resemble shortbread. No need to grease the pan.
While the crust is in the oven baking for 10 to 15 minutes (until it is just turning a pale golden brown), chop one cup of almonds (or you can use already sliced almonds).
Break four eggs into a measuring cup and whisk them around with a fork. Add 2 cups of sugar (I put much less and I had to substitute some brown sugar because I ran out of white), the cup of chopped almonds, 1/3 cup of corn syrup (you could probably use honey), 1/2 cup of melted butter, 2 tablespoons flour, and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract (or vanilla or lemon or whatever you want).
Pour into the food processor and give it a couple of pulses. Then check on your crust to see if it is golden brown yet.
Take the baking pan out of the oven and be ready to pour the egg and almond mixture onto the hot crust.
As soon as you have the liquid mixture poured onto the crust, put the baking dish back in the oven, still on 350, and bake for another 25 to 28 minutes.
When the time is up, the topping should be a rich golden brown and be slightly puffy. This will collapse in a few minutes as it cools, and that’s fine. It’s what you want it to do.
As soon as you can no longer stand to wait, pour yourself a cup of coffee (or tea), and cut some squares from the pan of almond bars.
Enjoy!
Ingredients:
Crust –
2 cups flour
1/2 cup powdered sugar (icing sugar)
1 cup butter
Topping –
2 cups sugar (I think it’s way too much…)
1 cup chopped almonds
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup melted butter
1/3 cup corn syrup (or honey?)
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
The finished squares freeze well on a paper plate inside a ziploc freezer bag. Funny thing is though, they disappear quickly no matter where you store them.
June 13, 2018 at 3:34 pm
Captains fave??
LikeLike
June 13, 2018 at 3:43 pm
Yes, unfortunately. Calories! But so yummy!
LikeLike
June 13, 2018 at 3:34 pm
As an almond lover…I’m drooling over here! Thanks for sharing the recipe, Anneli. You are quite the baker. I think I’ve said it before, too bad we’re not neighbors! Well, too bad for me. 🙂
LikeLiked by 2 people
June 13, 2018 at 3:44 pm
I’d love to have you for a neighbour. But we’d probably get fat together. 😉 There are worse things!
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 13, 2018 at 3:47 pm
LOL! We’d take a lot of walks! 🙂
LikeLiked by 2 people
June 13, 2018 at 3:39 pm
Not a diabetic-friendly food haha! Looks yummy. ❤️
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 13, 2018 at 3:43 pm
Definitely NOT!
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 13, 2018 at 4:05 pm
Sounds delicious, but dangerous 😆 I have a terrible sweet tooth and love anything almond!
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 13, 2018 at 6:28 pm
Yes, they are dangerous!!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 13, 2018 at 4:40 pm
Sounds delicious!
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 13, 2018 at 6:27 pm
They are but we just overdid it. GROAN.
LikeLike
June 13, 2018 at 4:44 pm
Sounds wonderful. Can’t beat almonds.
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 13, 2018 at 6:28 pm
One of my faves!
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 13, 2018 at 5:17 pm
Yum! My they sound good! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 13, 2018 at 6:29 pm
Even with less sugar, they are still so sweet, and oh so good!
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 13, 2018 at 5:29 pm
That has to be so delicious 😋
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 13, 2018 at 6:29 pm
And easy to make!
LikeLike
June 13, 2018 at 5:30 pm
Looks scrumptious!
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 13, 2018 at 6:30 pm
Just reach through the monitor and help yourself!
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 13, 2018 at 6:33 pm
Don’t I wish!
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 13, 2018 at 6:44 pm
If I weren’t someone who can cook with no more than five ingredients, I’d definitely make this. It looks delicious.
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 13, 2018 at 6:56 pm
You’ll stay slimmer if you don’t make it!
LikeLike
June 13, 2018 at 9:59 pm
I have a similar recipe. To make it even more decadent it calls for a bag of chocolate chips poured on the warm cookies and spread over the top when softened. It’s Dawn’s favorite and is actually the reason we met!
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 13, 2018 at 11:18 pm
Over the top!
LikeLike
June 14, 2018 at 2:07 am
Yum!
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 14, 2018 at 3:44 am
Oh My God. Cruel and unusual punishment to flash these and not deliver! Come on!
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 14, 2018 at 8:50 am
They’re ready for pick-up.
LikeLike
June 14, 2018 at 4:31 am
Now you’re making my mouth water … and, since I haven’t had breakfast yet, my stomach grumble. 😉
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 14, 2018 at 8:49 am
That’s good to hear!
LikeLike
June 14, 2018 at 9:15 am
You know my address, don´t you? I am waiting with my next coffee till I get some by mail! Thanks for the recipe, I will give it a try after I will lose about 5 kilos. They look so heavenly!!!
LikeLike
June 14, 2018 at 11:11 am
Ha ha. Yes, I will try to get some off to you. The trouble is that the Captain will want to help with the packing and by the time I’m wrapping the parcel there will be nothing left.
LikeLike
June 14, 2018 at 2:08 pm
That looks good, Anneli. I made my first tart last week and it has that cookie-like foundation. I never thought that it could be used in other ways too. Great idea!
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 14, 2018 at 3:31 pm
Very easy to do. No you have my wheels turning, wondering what other kind of topping I could do with this one.
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 14, 2018 at 4:28 pm
I bet there are all kinds of things! My husband doesn’t like nuts which is why I was thinking ahead. Hmmm.
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 15, 2018 at 4:15 am
I love almonds and this sounds scrumptious, Anneli.
You are so creative!
I liked my friend who used to use sugar cookies and butter for a base, then a layer of cream cheese and topping it with raspberry jelly type sauce, lemon pudding or pistachio pudding. Graham crackers work, too.
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 15, 2018 at 7:55 am
My mother used to make that kind of thing. So yummy!
LikeLike
June 23, 2018 at 10:48 am
Yours has a shortbread crust recipe which is so much tastier due to the butter and texture, Anneli! I must copy this down! hugs, Robin 🙂 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 23, 2018 at 12:30 pm
I just made that same recipe but without the almonds. I used coconut flakes and a tiny bit of lemon juice instead. Everything else was the same but I could easily have cut back on the sugar. Next time I’ll do that.
LikeLike
June 15, 2018 at 11:44 am
Enjoyed seeing the process of making these delectable almond bars, Anneli. And I really like your antique sugar and flour canisters. Thanks for taking us into your kitchen and sharing a lovely warm almond bar with us.
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 15, 2018 at 11:49 am
Eeeeeeee! Jet! Those antique canisters were new when I was young! Oh, you have hurt me deeply. Hahaha. I suppose way back then (in antiquity) they were made in the style of what was considered antique – and now they really are – and so am I. 😉 (Just kidding!)
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 15, 2018 at 1:06 pm
It looks amazing!!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 15, 2018 at 1:12 pm
Thanks, Susie. They are very tasty.
LikeLike
June 18, 2018 at 9:19 am
These look yummy!
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 18, 2018 at 2:31 pm
They are (guess I should say, “were.”) They’re all gone.
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 18, 2018 at 2:35 pm
I’m sure they are!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 25, 2018 at 1:06 pm
Mmmm
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 25, 2018 at 1:08 pm
Today I made the same recipe with only 3 eggs (that’s all I had handy) and using coconut instead of almonds, and only HALF the sugar, and they were still plenty sweet enough. Wish I could send you some through the keyboard.
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 25, 2018 at 1:20 pm
MMMmm, I would modify my Pizza teleporter. ALas, it is only for teleporting Pizzas… Not HUMANS… or cookies… OR HUMANS… 😉 JUST PIZZA’s… Poor Almond bars…
How fast do you think that patent would be stolen?
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 25, 2018 at 1:23 pm
Okay! Now you’re talking. Do you need my address to send me that pizza? LOL
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 25, 2018 at 1:23 pm
Ha!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 27, 2018 at 9:08 am
So YUMMY! I’m one of those old-fashioned people who doesn’t have a food processor. I wonder if it will work just with a handheld mixer? ;–0
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 27, 2018 at 9:12 am
Too much work. I was decades without a food processor and since I got one I can’t believe I did so many things the hard way. If my food processor died, I would rush right out to buy a new one. You have to cut the butter into the flour, kind of like making pie crust, but more like shortbread, so whatever you do to make those, should work for the almond bars. BTW, I’ve tried them with coconut (instead of almonds) and half the sugar and they turned out fine.
LikeLiked by 1 person
August 5, 2018 at 12:49 pm
I will definitely be trying this one soon. I just posted my strawberry cinnamon rolls recipe on my blog and decided to come look for more recipes to write in my recipe book at home. My recipe is really sweet and rich also. I can only eat one at a time which is probably a good thing! I love baking so much. 🙂
LikeLike
August 5, 2018 at 12:51 pm
I made this recipe with much less sugar and also substituting coconut flakes for almonds and it worked just fine. You can mix it up and change things with this one quite easily.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Pingback: Comfort Food | wordsfromanneli