Nougat

Total: 4 hr 30 min. | Active: 30 min.
vegetarian, lactose-free, gluten-free

Ingredients

for 35 pieces

Beaten egg white
fresh egg white
1 pinch salt
Honey syrup
300 g sugar
150 g liquid honey
1 tbsp water
Nougat
150 g almonds, roasted
100 g hazelnuts, roasted
50 g unsalted, shelled pistachios, roasted

How it's done

Beaten egg white

Beat the egg white and salt until stiff using the whisk on a food processor.

Honey syrup

Bring the sugar, honey and water to the boil in a wide pan. Reduce the heat, keep stirring until the sugar has melted and the syrup is a thick consistency but not coloured. Slowly drizzle the sugar into the egg whites while beating constantly, beat for a further 8 mins. until the mixture is firm and velvety.

Nougat

Add the almonds, nuts and pistachios to the beaten egg whites, stir in, transfer to a baking tray lined with baking paper, spread out approx. 2 cm thick. Leave the nougat to set for approx. 4 hrs. Cut the nougat into pieces.

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