Chiclosos de Pistache

Name: Chiclosos de Pistache
Yield: makes 64
Ingredients: 1 cup heavy cream; 5 tablespoons unsalted butter; 4 teaspoons salt; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1/4 cup light corn syrup; 1/3 cup water; 1 cup unsalted pistachios, lightly toasted and coarsely chopped

December 14, 2011

One of my mom’s friends, Yoya, gave me this family recipe long ago and I absolutely love it. Because you caramelize the sugar early in the process, the time it takes to prepare the caramel is much shorter than with other recipes. These make wonderful gifts and are nice to have around for guests.

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