Marco Colzani - Sicilian Pistachio Cream (260g)

Marco Colzani's pistachio cream is built from just four ingredients: sugar, Sicilian pistachios, extra virgin olive oil, and sea salt. Sicilian pistachios make up 40% of the total - a genuinely high ratio for a spreadable cream, where cheaper versions often lean on pistachio flavouring or a smaller nut percentage padded out with vegetable oils and emulsifiers.

Ingredients: Sugar, Sicilian pistachios (40%), extra virgin olive oil, sea salt. Four ingredients, no vegetable oil filler, emulsifiers, or added colouring.

Colzani runs his Carate Brianza workshop on ingredient sourcing as the differentiator - partnering with more than 30 farms across Italy and choosing named regional varieties rather than generic bulk nuts, the same approach he takes with the fruit in his jams. Using extra virgin olive oil rather than a neutral vegetable oil is a deliberate choice too: it carries its own flavour into the finished cream instead of disappearing, giving the pistachio a slightly grassy, savoury edge rather than the flatter sweetness of oil-diluted versions.

The result is a cream that tastes distinctly of pistachio rather than of sugar with a pistachio note - naturally pale green, with a texture that's smooth but not glossy, and a flavour that carries real nuttiness through to the finish.

Best for: Spreading on brioche or toast, filling croissants and pastries, swirling into yogurt or gelato, or spooning over a bowl of fresh ricotta.