This is my recipe for sweet, crispy vegan almond croissant pastry, a cross between almond croissants and brioche. I’m French and I love a classic French almond croissant. What I love the most is not the puff pastry, it’s the almond filling. Since I love a quick and easy sweet treat, I wanted to find a way to make almond croissants without making a complicated and time-consuming vegan puff pastry. This is my way of enjoying almond croissant flavors in minder as 30 minute!
I love anything almond, but there’s something in traditional French baking called frangipane, a sweet almond cream traditionally made with almond flour, butter, and sugar. It has a strong almond taste that is typical of French King’s Cakes, almond croissants, or amandelkoek.
These almond croissant pastry are buttery, crunchy on the outside with that sweet moist almond paste filling that tastes almost like marzipan. The crunchy toasted sliced almonds on top along with powdered sugar bring out all the flavors of a classic almond croissant but with a pastry shortbread texture. It’s a mix between a almond croissant and a cookie, and totally inspired by my gluten-free almond croissant cookies!
Alhoewel die hele resep net hieronder is, moet jy nie al my wenke verder af misloop nie, insluitend bestanddeelruilings, my kookwenke en stap-vir-stap-foto's!
Hou jy van hierdie resep?
Los 'n kommentaar lewer hieronder of gaan na ons Facebook-bladsy waar ek op (byna) alle kommentare antwoord, ons Instagram bladsy vir inspirasie, of ons Pinterest vir die stoor van resepte!

Veganistiese Amandel Croissant Gebak
Bestanddele
- 3 ½ koppies Meel - (aantekening 1)
- 4 teelepels Bakpoeier
- 1 ⅓ koppies Soja melk - (aantekening 2)
- ⅓ koppie Gesmelte Suiwelvrye Botter (Ongesoute) - (aantekening 3)
Almond Paste Filling
- 1 ½ koppie Amandelblom - (aantekening 4)
- ½ koppie Ongeraffineerde Rietsuiker - (aantekening 5)
- 6 eetlepels Gesmelte Suiwelvrye Botter (Ongesoute)
- 1 teelepel Amandel uittreksel
beleg
- ⅓ koppie Gesnyde Amandel
- 2 eetlepels Gesmelte Suiwelvrye Botter (Ongesoute) - to brush on top
instruksies
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Slightly oil paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the flour, and baking powder. Whisk to combine.
- Add the soy milk, melted, cooled, and vegan butter.
- Gebruik 'n rubberspatel om te roer en die bestanddele bymekaar te bring. Wanneer dit moeilik begin raak om te roer, bestuif liggies met meel met jou hande en knie die deeg om dit in 'n deegbal saam te bring.
- Sit die deeg vir 10 minute opsy.
Amandelpasta
- Meanwhile, prepare the almond paste filling. In a large bowl, stir almond flour, sugar, almond extract, and melted, cooled vegan butter until it forms a paste that is a bit sticky, and easy to roll into small balls. If too dry, add 1-2 teaspoons of water to bring together. Set aside.
- Lightly add flour to the benchtop, release the pastry dough made before, and sprinkle some extra flour on the top of the dough.
- Roll the dough into a 12.5-inch x 10.5-inch rectangle. Divide the rectangle in half from the smaller sides using a pizza cutter. Then, cut out triangles – see pictures above above.
Assembling the croissant
- Bring one of the triangle in front of you and roll it again to spread it out, making sure the larger base of the triangle is wide enough to form a lovely croissant shape.
- Grab 1 tablespoon of almond paste from the previous bowl, roll it into a small cylinder that is less wide than the larger sides of the triangle so it fits in.
- Place the almond paste at the bottom part of the triangle – opposite to the pointy bit and start rolling to form a croissant shape.
- Place each prepared almond croissant pastry onto the baking sheet, leaving a thumb of space between each.
- Brush the top with almond milk and press a few sliced almonds on top of each croissant.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown on top.
- Remove from the oven and immediately brush the top with melted vegan butter.
- Cool down on a wire rack. When they reach room temperature, dust some powdered sugar on top.
Notes
Voeding
Bestanddele en vervangings
You only need 8 ingredients for this recipe. It’s not as simple as my 3-bestanddeel piesangkoekies, but it’s easier to make than you think!
- Meel – You need classic all-purpose flour. For a gluten-free version, use my glutenvrye omskakelingsgids. You also can’t use self-rising flour as it contains too much baking powder for this recipe.
- Bakpoeier – Necessary for the little rise you need.
- Soja melk – I prefer soy milk for most baking recipes because it contains plenty of protein, making it bring a good texture and binding. You can however, use other plant-based milk if you prefer.
- Vegan Botter – Any type of vegan butter alternative works.
- Amandelblom – To make the almond paste, you need almond flour.
- Suiker – I used classic table sugar, but you can also use unrefined coconut sugar instead.
- Amandel uittreksel – For a stronger almond flavor.
- Gesnyde Amandel -To decorate on the top.
How To Make Vegan Almond Croissant Pastry
I’ve included all details in the recipe card below, but here are pictures of the most important steps to make sure you make them perfectly. Scroll just below for my tips!

- Almond croissant dough ingredients in a bowl.

- Croissant dough into a ball.

- Flattened croissant dough (10 x 12 inches).

- Cutting the croissant dough into triangles

- Almond paste ingredients in a bowl.

- Almond paste combined.

- Log of almond paste on a dough triangle.

- Rolling a croissant pastry from the wide side.

- Rolled croissant pastry on a baking sheet.

- Decorated almond croissant pastries.
Carine se Bakwenke
- Rest the dough for 10 minutes after forming the ball. It relaxes the dough and makes it softer and easier to roll.
- Roll a perfect rectangle to cut out nice triangles from it that all have the same size.
- Cut the triangles with a pizza cutter for better cutting and shape them equally. See pictures just above to see how I cut the dough.
- Roll each triangle weer before filling them. The goal here is to extend the dough – you want a long thin pointy triangle and a large base so you can fit the almond filling and roll it a nice croissant. If the dough is too thick and the triangle too small, it won’t roll into a croissant,
- Roll the almond paste filling into a cylinder that is way smaller then the triangle base or the filling runs out as the croissant bakes in the oven. Have a look above to see how I do it.
- If the almond paste is too dry, adjust it simply voeg water by. It should be sticky and easy to roll into ball or cylinder. If it’s too sticky, oil your hands before rolling.
- Press sliced almonds on top of the croissant to stick them into the dough. This ensures the almonds hold onto the dough after baking.
- Brush the warm croissants with melted vegan butter after cooking for an extra buttery flavor that mimics traditional croissants.
- Bêre in 'n lugdigte houer at room temperature for up to 4 days. They harden in the fridge. They would still be good in the fridge, but I prefer them at room temperature.







Is it possible to use an almond paste from Trader Joe’s for filling?
Absoluut!
Slide eight says to roll from the short side. All other references say to start from the wide side of the triangle. Am I missing something?
Sorry, that was a typo. You roll it from the wide end toward the point.
Thank you for your wonderful recipes. Wondering if you have a recipe for vegan macarons preferably without chickpea juice. Thank you. Despina
I have a coconut macarons recipe na hierdie skakel.
Can I use vegan puffed pastry?
Absoluut!
Soooooooooooooooo good! Not too sweet! Yummy! Gonna try the almond flour cookies next!
Dankie!!
I love your recipes! For this one, I’d like to know if and how can I add sourdough discard to the dough?
I understand if it’s not doable, but I’ve got lots on hand and would love to incorporate 🙂
Thanks! Big fan!
I have to admit I never tried!
Suprisingly good!
Dankie!!
I love the croissants, I made them smaller than yours but they were still perfect!
Nice, thanks for the review!
Absolutely delicious! It’s not flakey like normal croissants, but it tastes great
Dankie!
thanks for the recipe