What is amlou? Ingredients and how to eat it at a Moroccan breakfast

If you follow videos from the Moroccan countryside, you have surely seen amlou on the breakfast table. This brown spread is one of Morocco’s best-known traditional foods, especially in the Souss and the south.

Amlou ingredients

Traditional amlou is made with just three ingredients:

• Roasted almonds: they give the taste and texture.
• Argan oil: the famous culinary oil of the south, with its unique flavour.
• Honey: for sweetness.

There is also peanut amlou instead of almonds, a cheaper and delicious alternative. To make it yourself, see our step-by-step homemade amlou recipe.

How to eat amlou

• With warm beldi bread straight from the oven.
• With baghrir, msemen and harcha.
• At breakfast with a glass of mint tea.
• In crêpes and pastries, like a chocolate spread.

How to store it

Keep it in a cool, dry place away from the sun. It is normal for some oil to rise to the top over time: just stir it with a spoon before eating.

Chaidmia Hora amlou

We have beldi almond amlou 700 g, with only the three ingredients written on the jar: almonds, argan oil and honey. And also peanut amlou, with cash on delivery across Morocco.