This nougat recipe gives you the nicest bars that you can wrap and give as gifts. You can also play around by adding nuts other than hazel or by adding a handful of dried cranberries or orange peel. Be sure to use a heavy-duty blender as the mix gets rather thick and difficult to mix.
Sticky delicious Nougat
Sweet nougat to enjoy with the family
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Ingredients
- 1 cup hazel nuts coarsely chopped
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 egg whites
- 375 ml light corn syrup
- 65 ml water
- 5 ml vanilla essence
- 62,5 ml butter or margarine
- 1 ml salt
Instructions
- Combine the corn syrup, sugar, salt and water in heavy-bottomed saucepan and simmer, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
- Bring to boil and boil without stirring, until a small amount dropped in very cold water forms a hardball.
- Beat the egg whites in a large mixing bowl until stiff but not dry, then little by little beat in ¼ of the corn syrup mixture and continue beating until the mixture holds its shape.
- Boil the remaining syrup until the mixture reaches the hard-crack stage, then beat little by little into the first mixture.
- Continue beating until the mixture begins to hold its shape.
- Stir in the vanilla essence and the butter or margarine and beat until very thick and creamy.
- Stir in the nuts and pour into a buttered square 200 mm pan, smoothing the top, and let stand until firm.
- Turn out of the pan and cut into 2 cm pieces.
Note
- For the best flavour, store for several days in a cool place before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 3951kcalCarbohydrates: 709gProtein: 30gFat: 133gSaturated Fat: 40gCholesterol: 462mgSodium: 1199mgPotassium: 937mgFiber: 12gSugar: 693gVitamin A: 2037IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 250mgIron: 7mg
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We hope you enjoyed this nougat recipe!
Thank you for this. Can this be done without eggs?
No, Rita. Unfortunately egg white is the main ingredient of nougat.
Is this a soft nougat?
Good day, yes this is soft nougat. Hope you enjoy the recipe.
Hi, where do you buy corn syrup in South Africa?