Recipes
Homemade Nougat
How about making homemade nougat and saving money on sweet treats? Check it out!
Ingredients
- •2 egg whites
- •100g honey
- •300g sugar
- •150g water
- •400g toasted almonds or roasted peanuts
- •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
Soak the almonds in hot water for 5 minutes, then remove their skins.
- 2
Once peeled, place the almonds in a preheated oven for 10 minutes.
- 3
Make a syrup by heating the sugar and water in a saucepan until it reaches 140°C, or until the syrup is very thick but not caramelized.
- 4
While the syrup is boiling, beat the egg whites until very stiff peaks form.
- 5
When the syrup reaches 140°C, turn off the heat and add the honey.
- 6
Let the syrup cool to 120°C, then gradually pour it into the egg whites, beating constantly until the mixture is very stiff.
- 7
Turn off the mixer and fold in the almonds.
- 8
Line a pan with parchment paper, dust with cornstarch or add a sheet of edible wafer paper, and pour in the mixture.
- 9
Dust the top with a little more cornstarch or cover with another sheet of edible wafer paper. Refrigerate for 4 hours.
- 10
Remove the nougat from the pan, peel off the parchment paper, and cut into bars.