Recipe for pistachio torrone

Recipe for pistachio torrone

HomeCooking Tips, RecipesRecipe for pistachio torrone

This soft airy nougat is flavoured with honey and studded with roasted pistachios.

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Anna's INCREDIBLE Torrone Recipe!

Serious Eats / Lauren Weisenthal

When I was a student and intern one of the biggest thrills of the experience was demystifying the process of making candy that I had previously only been able to get from packets or specialty stores. This is exactly why I loved learning candy techniques so much; making ribbon candy coating chocolate bonbons with flowing liquid caramel – suddenly I could do all these magical things just like Willy Wonka!

I was especially excited to learn how to make nougat candy properly especially the torrone that my grandmother used to put in our pockets every Christmas. Her store-bought bite-sized version came wrapped in silver foil and tucked into cute little blue boxes. The candy itself was pillowy and slightly chewy like a very dense marshmallow with an intense honey flavor and studded with almonds as is the Italian tradition. My cousins and I loved them growing up and still do today.