The Best Pistachio Brittle Recipe

The Holiday season is in full swing, and instead of running to the store and battling the holiday shoppers,  we are all about gifts from the heart and for the belly. We’ve rounded up unique DIY gifts for the holidays. Save gift cards and give a present that is homemade with love.

Forget Food: 

Spoil friends and family with a spa treatment that can be enjoyed all season long.

Our  Vanilla Body Scrub features Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Sugar, making it an aromatic and soothing solution to dry skin.

Package in a mason jar, add a festive label, and finish it with a bow for a heartfelt, homemade gift that’s better than anything your readers will find in stores.

Unique Foodie Gift:

 Impress the foodie in your life by creating DIY-infused vinegar using Gourmet Vanilla Beans.

 With just a couple of rich-in-flavor vanilla beans, you can create gourmet Vanilla Balsamic Vinegar for a sweet and tangy base to salad dressings.

Or, make Vanilla Apple Cider Vinegar that can be added to a slow cooker with apple cider to create the best-pulled pork ever!

Cookie Swap Party: 

When money is tight, hosting a simple cookie swap party can be a great way to gift sweets to friends and family.

Use Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla product line for Classic Holiday Sugar Cookies and Brown Sugared Vanilla Shortbread to include vanilla extravaganza in every buttery, crumbly bite.

Both cookies pack up and store easily so that everyone can be sent home with a plate for Santa.

Baby, it’s Cold Outside… 

Leave the cold outside! 

We’re warming up by shipping the gift of indulgent hot chocolate to everyone on our “nice” list.

Send everyone home from your holiday celebrations with a jar of Mexican Hot Chocolate Mix.

Try unique Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Powder holds all the distinctive vanilla flavors in a versatile powder to give every cup of hot chocolate extra creamy mellow flavors. 

Drop it in the Mailbox: 

Send goodies that are homemade with love to those that can’t make it for this year’s Christmas party. The Best Pistachio Brittle (recipe below) is an easy-to-make, crispy brittle that features sweet and creamy Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract to balance out the salty, nutty pistachios. It’s the perfect holiday surprise to land on a loved one’s doorstep!

The Best Pistachio Brittle Recipe

Yield: Serves 10

The Best Pistachio Brittle Recipe Ingredients:

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 1/2 cups salted, shelled pistachio nuts
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract

The Best Pistachio Brittle Recipe Directions

1. Line a large rimmed cookie sheet with foil.
2. Spray lightly with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
3. Combine sugar, corn syrup, and water in a medium saucepan.
4. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until mixture boils.
5. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, occasionally stirring, until the mixture registers 280 degrees F on a candy thermometer, about an additional 35 minutes.
6. Stir in nuts and continue heating, about another 15 minutes, until the mixture reaches 295 degrees F on the thermometer.
7. Remove from heat. Stir in butter, vanilla, and salt.
8. Add baking soda; the mixture will lighten and foam.
9. Spread the mixture evenly onto the prepared cookie sheet until it is about 1/4-inch thick.
10. Cool completely; break into pieces.
11. Store tightly covered at room temperature.