Almond flour
Finely ground blanched almonds, used in macarons, frangipane and gluten-free baking.
- Baking ingredients and additives
Also called: almond meal, ground almonds
Almond flour is made from blanched almonds with the skins removed; almond meal is coarser and may include skins. It is high in fat and has no gluten, so it gives moist, tender, dense results and browns quickly.
It can't replace wheat flour one-for-one in most recipes. Store it in the refrigerator or freezer, because its oils can turn rancid.
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Written by VanillaGoods in our own words from these sources. Last reviewed October 15, 2026.
- All About Almond Flour (Almond Flour & Almond Meal | Almonds in Many Forms), Almond Board of California
- Nuts and Nut-like Ingredients, BCcampus (BC Cook Articulation Committee), Understanding Ingredients for the Canadian Baker
- How do I store nuts so that they don't go rancid?, University of California, Davis, Postharvest Research and Extension Center