Bejewelled festive torrone (Italian nougat)

Torrone (Italian nougat) has a pleasantly yielding bite. It’s essentially a honey meringue mixture filled with nuts and cooked to the point it becomes a chewy sweet. This version includes pistachios, almonds, dried apricots and candied peel to create a bejewelled festive treat for you and your lucky friends.

This is one of those recipes where you feel like you’re waiting for ages (while the syrup gets up to temperature), then suddenly everything is happening at once – so don’t be tempted to walk away. It also requires a good bit of elbow grease. Once the mixture is ready for the nuts and fruit, it’s very stiff and tacky, so be prepared to use a sturdy wooden spoon – and a strong arm!

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  • Makes About 20 bars
  • Hands-on time 45 min, plus cooling. Oven time 20 min

Nutrition

Calories
256kcals
Fat
9.4g (0.9g saturated)
Protein
5g
Carbohydrates
37g (35g sugars)
Fibre
1.8g
Salt
0.1g

delicious. tips

  1. If these are individually wrapped in baking paper (so they don’t stick together) inside an airtight container, they’ll keep at room temperature for up to a month.

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