Italian candy recipes

Homemade sweet treats are always good, especially homemade torrone! This Italian Christmas candy with roasted nuts is sweet, chewy and delicious. Italian nut nougat is also simple to prepare. Famous soft torrone comes from Alba, Siena, Cremona, and Benevento, but you can make your own white nougat which is just as tasty with almonds, pistachios, hazelnuts, or pecans.Honey and citrus are key components of Christmas-style Italian nougat candy. Nuts are widely used and you can choose from…

Make one of these old fashioned Christmas candy recipes this holiday season! These vintage recipes are some of my favorite Christmas candy to make--delicious, and full of sweet memories.

Wonderfully indulgent, Louisiana Pralines are all about buttery southern pecans wrapped in blankets of rich, soft, fudge-like caramel candy made from brown sugar, cream, and butter. A true, easy-to-make southern tradition, Pralines make the perfect

I had a lot of pistachios to use up and not a lot of time to whip up a recipe. When I saw this recipe on Bon Appetit I was a little intimidated. It looked like it would be really difficult to make. I don’t like being wrong {just ask the HH}, but I’m so Read More >>

Homemade sweet treats are always good, especially homemade torrone! This Italian Christmas candy with roasted nuts is absolutely delicious.

Here are 15 candies that have been satisfying many a Southern sweet tooth for years.

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White Chocolate Limoncello Truffles are prepared with lemon zest, and limoncello liqueur, making them perfectly sweet and tart too!

Try one of these heirloom recipes this holiday season.

Italian torrone candy made by Chef John is a chewy nougat studded with roasted pistachios and almonds made with honey, sugar, and whipped egg whites.