Sohan-e Qom – Persian Saffron Brittle

YAY. I’m so excited to finally bring you this recipe – it combines two of my favorite things in one: Persian food and CANDY *insert heart eye emoji here*

This recipe for Sohan-e Qom is very special – it’s a unique candy from the city of Qom, just southwest of Tehran. It is a buttery brittle studded with pistachios and flavored heavily with saffron – whose earthy aroma and rich color is unmistakably beautiful. Its texture is just the right amount of crumbly from the butter and satisfyingly crunchy from the nuts. What I’m saying is, Sohan candy is deliciously addictive – the perfect sweet to eat with tea – all you need is a few nibbles but I dare you to resist eating the entire thing 🙂

Before I go on, can I just tell you, I tested this recipe SEVEN times (you’re welcome)! Tweaking and tweaking again – each variation was delicious in its own right but getting it as close to traditional Sohan-e Qom was my main goal. And I think I ended up with a great recipe!

In any case, for all you readers who grew up in a Persian household, you’ll know this amazing candy by it’s distinctive packaging – a circular tin that houses round pieces of what I like to call: crack candy. 😛 The frisbee-shaped brittle then gets gently cracked or hit and shatters into a million delicious pieces. I have so many memories of trying to grab the best piece with the most surface area for those delicious pistachios. 😉

There are actually many types of sohan candy, but by now you know that this Persian saffron brittle is no regular candy… It’s so much more than just regular boiled sugar but it’s hard to describe how the butter, sugar, saffron and nuts come together in this incredibly rich and delicious sweet. You have to just try it to find out.

Sohan-e Qom is a traditional Persian saffron brittle or toffee candy from the city of Qom, Iran. Buttery, crunchy and scented with saffron, this candy is easy to make and addictive.

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