Succulent moist Niederegger marzipan topped with a kirsch-soaked cherry and smothered in thick bittersweet chocolate (dark chocolate with a little milk chocolate added). These individually wrapped Niederegger Marzipans with Kirsch Cherry may be a blast from the Black Forest gateau past but they’re sooo delicious you’ll be able to be reluctant to share.

The Niederegger Story

Germany’s most famous marzipan factory is in the north in Lübeck, and marzipan is undoubtedly the city’s biggest export. Johann Georg Niederegger, an outstanding confectioner, established the business in 1806, and the original, time-honoured recipe has stayed exactly the same since then – a mixture of almonds, sugar and an ingredient very similar to rosewater that gives the unique Niederegger taste.

With its high almond content, it’s less sweet than many marzipans, keeping the true taste and colour of the finest, aromatic Mediterranean almonds that are used, and only the most efficient, most perfect, golden kernels pass the expert gaze of the eagle-eyed ‘checkers’ once the almonds have been blanched. Niederegger make 30 tons of this improbable marzipan on a daily basis, crushing the chopped nuts with sugar between giant granite rollers, heating the paste in copper cauldrons until it’s ready to be cooled, wrapped and rested to develop the fullest potential of the almond aroma. And in spite of everything, the name of the game rosewater-like ingredient is added and the marzipan can also be turned into one of over 300 marzipan specialities, from fine pralines to novelty shapes in addition to the classic chocolate-coated loaves.

The many delicious varieties of this flavoursome treat are renowned the world over – and adored by Lakeland customers.

108g

Gourmet marzipan from Niederegger of Germany
Delicious bite-size pieces
Each has a whole kirsch-soaked cherry inside
Smothered in thick chocolate
Ideal festive treat