All Things Almond

Almonds & Almond Flavoring for Baking, Cooking, Snacking and Mixes

OliveNation offers a wide variety of almond ingredients for baking, cooking, flavoring, and snacking. This classic flavor's delicately nutty taste and aroma is a favorite around the world. Almond is a traditional flavoring for the holidays, but popular year round. From raw whole nuts to chocolate-covered snack mixes to baking flour to liquid flavoring, chefs and bakers reach for this versatile ingredient every day for both sweet and savory recipes.

What is Almond Extract?

Almond extracts, like our certified organic pure almond extract are made by extracting the taste and aroma from either sweet almond oil or oil of bitter almond. These versatile liquids are ideal for adding nutty, creamy, light taste to everything from baked goods like cakes or cupcakes to beverages like lattes, milkshakes, flavored teas, and cocktails.Many people are quite surprised that almond extract tastes nothing like almonds and has a strong, pure, sweet flavor that pairs well with cherry, vanilla, chocolate, and coffee flavors. In fact, some bakers use almond extract instead of vanilla extract in recipes for a lighter, nuttier flavor that takes baked goods and desserts to new levels. Other almond flavorings can be made using natural flavors rather than oil extractives to create authentic, true-to-ingredient taste and aroma.

Uses for Almond Extract

Almond is a signature flavor in a variety of desserts, side dishes, sauces, and savory recipes, including:

• Cookies: Amaretti, Biscotti
• Cakes, Cupcakes, Bread, Muffins
• Fruit Fillings: Cherry Pie, Coconut Cream Pie, Sauces, Glazes
• Creamy Desserts: Custards, Puddings, Ice Cream
• Breakfast Dishes: Pancakes, Waffles, Scones
• Beverages: Lattes, Coffee, Milkshakes, Hot Chocolate, Cocktails, Mocktails
• Frosting: Buttercream, Cream Filling, Icing, Glazes, Drizzles
• Savory Dishes: Rice, Vegetables, Marinades, Dressings, Glazes, Curries