Mozart balls

Mozart balls

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Discover these delicious Mozart balls, combining almond paste, nougat, and chocolate.

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“Mozartkuler” are round candies, typically made from almond paste and nougat.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Resting20 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodmixture, curing
  • Estimated cost$8.15 $0.27 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

30 people
  • $5.26
  • $2.30
  • $0.57
  • $0.02

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine the powdered sugar, almond paste, and syrup. ≈ 4 min
  2. Spread this dough between two sheets of parchment paper and cut it into 30 equal pieces. ≈ 8 min
  3. Cut the nougat into 30 pieces and roll them into balls. ≈ 10 min
  4. Coat each nougat ball with a portion of almond paste. ≈ 10 min
  5. Melt the chocolate using a double boiler, and then dip the skewered balls into it.
  6. Let them firm up on parchment paper and store them in the refrigerator.

The bill

Mozart balls

  • 200 g of dark chocolate$5.26
  • 250 g of almond paste$2.30
  • 150 g of powdered sugar$0.57
  • 2 tablespoons of light brown sugar syrup (40 g)$0.02

Total$8.15

that's $0.27 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of dark chocolate
  • 250 g of soft nougat (gianduja)
  • 250 g of almond paste
  • 150 g of powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of light brown sugar syrup (40 g)

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