Pistachio and Pine Nut Brittle

Wow, this is a keeper. I used toasted chopped cashews instead of pistachios, so I didn't have the festive green color, but it still looked and tasted amazing. I followed the recipe exactly and had no trouble. Have everything prepared in advance so you can move fast once it hits 325F.

Four stars for the instructions, five stars for the results. 1 don't remove the liquid from the heat completely when you add the pistachios, baking soda etc just turn the heat to low, then add. It makes the candy much easier to pour! 2. 10 oz is a TINY portion! If you want to make this for gifts or a party which I highly recommend, you should at least triple the recipe. I did and it worked great! 3. Don't wait for 335 degrees, 300 is fine and the product is much prettier IMO. 4. To echo what the other reviewers have said it does take 20 minutes or so to get candy to ideal temp Super yummy! This will be a holiday staple for yea to come!

Delicious! I ended up making 2 batches because the first one went so fast. The combination of flavors was yummy and it looked so festive with the green pistachios and the cranberries. I'd never made brittle before and I thought it was pretty easy. I will make it again!

This brittle was delicious! The sugar took a while to reach 335 degrees, and it was quite sticky, even when it dried, but all the flavors worked very well together. I added a bit more salt and cranberries to give it a boost of salty-sweetness. So good for the holiday season!

So good...The directions were spot-on, as I rarely make candy and found this quite easy; although one does have to babysit the sugar mixture for several minutes. My first attempt involved sucanat with honey instead of white sugar (don't try this unless you want to scrape scorched sucanat out of your saucepan), but the second went exaclty according to recipe. The liquid turned dark right at 335F (watch it as it heats quickly after 230F or so), although I took the pan off at around 338F. The amount of nuts is generous, and the flavor combination is a nice change from traditional peanut brittle. I took this to a gathering and everyone raved about it. I'll definitely be making this again.