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Yum Alert: Cranberry Pistachio Nougat with Rosewater

Cranberry-and-Pistachio-Nougat
Written by emilyc

Cranberry-and-Pistachio-Nougat

So I’ve been seeing all this nougat at Whole Foods lately, and it looks really amazing. I think nougat is the new thing, you guys. Isn’t the above pic one of the prettiest foods you’ve seen in a while? I’m really into this candy’s color story. Recipe and image via Cooking Melangery.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup dry cranberries
3/4 cup whole almonds, toasted
3/4 cup whole pistachios, toasted
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup honey
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup water
2 egg whites, room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract
pink food coloring
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) softened butter
1 tsp rose water

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emilyc

Emily is a New Yorker trapped in a Floridian's body and loves every minute of her big city life. With a major in international business and years of being surrounded by ill-fitting suits and all the wrong shoes, she learned that the importance of fashion needs to be communicated to the world. To her, fashion is on the same level as charity work and feeding hungry children. Emily can be found frolicking the streets of her gayborhood enjoying the off-color humor of the gays.