brings the sweet and the turbinado brings out the earthy characteristics of the almonds. after the sweet factor, there's the almonds themselves. here's another thing that you might have already noticed: our homemade orgeat isn't opaque or milky white. nope, it's brown. that's thanks to the turbinado sugar...
pinch of salt large egg yolks / teaspoon vanilla extract using my own advice, that turns into the following: cups heavy cream ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate (with lecithin), chopped cup whole milk / cup granulated sugar pinch of salt (smoked salt anyone?)...
i always use fresh sweet potatoes or yams to make this casserole, and never the canned versions. those cans are packed with tons of added refined sugar and especially after you've had the real thing you realize they taste awful too. instead of refined sugar, i add only three tablespoons of organic maple...