Frangipane tart is one of the most delicious desserts that you can ever try. These are the pastry shells filled with almond paste mixed with eggs and sugar to make a crispy pastry with the most delicious sweet flavors. It is usually made in a ramekin and is served in breakfast. However, if you have leftover frangipane and don’t know how to use it, there are various ideas that you can try to reuse the leftover filling!
What To Do With Leftover Frangipane?
Frangipane is made with the combination of eggs, sugar, and ground almonds, which is made into the paste that can be utilized for filling the pastries. For the most part, it’s used in fruit tarts, including peach pies and apple pies, but some people also add it to chocolate cakes. However, if you have the leftover paste, below are some options that you can try.
1. Tweak The Sweet Fillings
When it comes down to making desserts, it’s needless to say that one needs the sweet fillings. While frangipane is a delicious filling on its own, it can be enhanced to make other sweet fillings as well. For example, you can make pastry crème, pear tarts, fruit curd, apple tart, and raspberry and chocolate ganache tart. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that there endless options when you want to make your own new dishes with leftover frangipane.
On top of everything, you can check out other pastry cream recipes to get ideas for tarts. In simpler words, the leftover frangipane can be used for making savory tarts as well as sweet tarts – there is nothing more delicious than peach frangipane tart with pastry cream.
2. Savory Filling
In case you aren’t a fan of desserts and sweet tarts, you can use frangipane for making the savory filling. This is because it makes a delicious base for chunky and creamy filling, as you can easily add some vegetables, meat, and cheese. Even more, shepherd’s pie can also be made with frangipane. For instance, you can add mashed sweet potatoes to the pie and top it up with frangipane to make yourself a savory dinner.
3. Frangipane Paste
As we are talking about leftover frangipane, there are so many textures that you can try out. For instance, you can make it chunky and smooth or just add some breadcrumbs to make the base for spinach and cheese tarts. In addition, it can be added to cranberry and apple strudel. On top of everything, the paste can be used in tomato and baked pepper casserole.
4. Freeze It
If you don’t want to experiment with the recipes, you can simply freeze the leftover frangipane to use later. To begin with, it can be refrigerated for over three days, and one can freeze it in the freezer for around two months. On the other hand, if you have already added the meat and vegetable, it is better that you use the leftovers within a day. However, when you have to reuse the frozen frangipane, you need to bring it to room temperature. In case you want to refrigerate the leftover frangipane, you will need to use a cling film, and for freezing, you must use an airtight container.
5. Bakewell Tart
This is another recipe that you can try using the leftover frangipane. For those who don’t know, this is a traditional dessert from English cuisine, and it’s made with layers of jam, almond flakes, and frangipane. For the most part, it has a concentrated almond flavor since it uses frangipane and almonds as well.
6. Galette Des Rois
This is also called the King’s cake and is known for the frangipane layered between the puff pastry layers. This is actually one of the most used and consumed desserts in Europe, but there are various cultural adaptations that you can try out.
7. Cherry Frangipane Galette
If you are someone who doesn’t like playing by the books, this is the free-form pie that you can make with the help of your frangipane. It’s quite easy to make and is delicious (you won’t even need special tools to make this dessert, and what can be better than that?)
So, which one of these delicious recipes are you going to make?