About American
Almond

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About American
Almond

Celebrating 100 Years of Nut Craft

From around the corner to around the world, the story of American Almond is one of passion, innovation, and a commitment to quality that has endured through the decades.

Today, American Almond offers an extensive range of products, from nut butters and sweetened nut pastes to natural nut flours and crunchy nut toppings.

Whether you're a small artisan bakery or a large food manufacturer, our versatile and nutritious tree nut ingredients can help you create innovative and delicious signature products.

Our History

In 1924, Carl Peckler, a talented baker hailing from Austria, embarked on a journey to create old-world baking ingredients tailored for the American palate. Arriving in Brooklyn, NY with a vision and a wealth of baking knowledge, he focused on small-batch production and the finest ingredients. Carl crafted almond paste, marzipan, fruit fillings, and flavorful spreads that quickly gained a loyal following.

What started as a local endeavor soon blossomed into a thriving business. The dedication to quality that Carl instilled in American Almond remains a cornerstone of our operations today. His entrepreneurial spirit and love for nut-based products laid the foundation for what would become a century of innovation.

In June 2015, American Almond joined the Barry Callebaut company, the heart and engine for the global chocolate and cocoa industry. This partnership has not only enhanced capabilities but has also enabled to maintain the highest quality assurance and safety standards in the facility in Pennsauken, New Jersey.

Crafting the Future Together

At American Almond, we believe that collaboration and customization are key to culinary innovation. Our experienced sales, customer service, and research and development teams work closely with customers to turn unique product ideas into reality. Whether it’s a ready-to-ship classic or a custom blend tailored to your specifications, our goal is to provide the right ingredients to elevate your creations.

With a century of experience behind us, we are excited to continue our journey, fueled by the same passion and dedication that Carl Peckler brought to his craft all those years ago.

Explore Our Products

Almond Paste - Natural - 45# pail

ALMOND PASTE is characterized as having a sweet and balanced almond flavor. American Almond brand Almond Paste is prepared from select grades of almonds grown in California. After blanching, the almonds are ground and then cooked with pure granulated cane sugar to a smooth paste.

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Nut Pastes

Almond Paste - 45# pail

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Nut Pastes

Almond Paste - Six 7# cans

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Nut Pastes

Praline Paste - 35# pail

PRALINE PASTE is one of our most popular products. Praline paste is made from dry-roasted hazelnuts that are ground and blended with sugar to make a smooth, sweet paste just right for flavoring buttercream icings, puddings, ice creams and velvety fudges.

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Praline Paste - Six 7# cans

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Pistachio Paste - Six 1# cans

PISTACHIO PASTE is the secret ingredient in European-style butter cookies, ice creams, Spumoni and other easy-to-make confections. We lightly toast pistachios then grind and blend them with sugar and flavorings. Some oil is added to make the paste smooth and creamy.

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Almond Marzipan - Six 8# cans

Marzipan is a soft pliable paste prepared from blanched almonds and sugar. It is often sculpted into fanciful shapes or coated in chocolate to make delicious confections. It can be tinted and rolled thin to cover celebration cakes. Our premium quality marzipan is made with 40% select grade almonds.

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Kernel Paste - Six 7# cans

KERNEL PASTE is made from apricot kernels. Inside the pit of an apricot is a “kernel” that has a distinctive almond-like flavor. Benzaldehyde is the naturally-occurring flavor component that we all identify as “almond,” and apricot kernels contain a lot of it. The apricot pits are shelled to yield their kernels. American Almond blanches the kernels to remove their skins, grind them and then cook them with pure cane sugar to complete the process. The finished product has a slightly stronger bitter almond flavor.

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Kernel Paste - 45# pail

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Macaroon Paste - 45# pail

MACAROON PASTE is simply a blend of almonds and apricot kernels prepared in precisely the same way as the other pastes. The flavor profile is between the two; a somewhat smooth almond flavor with just a hint of the bitter almond notes. It is widely used in many innovative and traditional bakery products. Our No-Sugar-Added Macaroon Paste retains all the flavor of the original but is formulated especially for use in sugar-free recipes.

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Almond Butter - Natural Roasted - Six 6.5# cans

ALMOND BUTTER is made using select, wholesome almonds from California. The natural almonds are roasted with their skins on and then ground into a smooth butter with remarkable flavor.

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Hazelnut (Filbert) Butter

Pure hazelnuts ground and roasted to perfection, yielding a distinctive flavor that is perfect for baking, confections and more!

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Almonds Granulated Blanched - 25# carton

GRANULATED ALMONDS Sometimes called “chopped” or “diced”, nuts in this form are easy to use and provide a uniform appearance and crunchy mouthfeel in the products in which they are used.

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Almonds Granulated Natural - 25# carton

GRANULATED ALMONDS Sometimes called “chopped” or “diced”, nuts in this form are easy to use and provide a uniform appearance and crunchy mouthfeel in the products in which they are used.

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Almond Flour Blanched - 25# carton

The fine texture of our nut flours makes them ideal for pastries, cake batters, French macaroons, fillings and gluten-free applications.

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Nut Flours

Filbert Flour - 25# carton

The fine texture of our nut flours makes them ideal for pastries, cake batters, French macaroons, fillings and gluten-free applications.

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Nut Flours

Pistachio Flour - 25# carton

The fine texture of our nut flours makes them ideal for pastries, cake batters, French macaroons, fillings and gluten-free applications.

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Almond Brittle Crunch - 30# carton

BRITTLE CRUNCH are confectionery toppings that combine the taste, color and texture of nuts with a lightly caramelized sugar coating. Their delicate size adds visual appeal and lends a nutty flavor and sweetness to any dessert. Use them to add crunch to mousse, texture to a chocolate truffle or to finish a whipped cream torte.