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Homemade Nougat with Almonds and Pistachios
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Homemade Nougat with Almonds and Pistachios

Soft, sweet homemade nougat with almonds and pistachios — a traditional Middle Eastern sweet that melts in your mouth

⏱ 40 min🍽 8 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌾 Gluten-free🌳 Tu BiShvat

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Toast the almonds and pistachios in an oven preheated to 150°C (300°F), 10 minutes.
    OvenBaking pan
  2. 2
    Line the pan the nougat will set in with parchment paper.
    Baking panParchment paper
  3. 3
    Put the sugar, honey and water in a pot and heat over medium heat, without stirring, until the syrup reaches 130°C (265°F).
    Small saucepanStoveCandy/oil thermometer
  4. 4
    Meanwhile, Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks.
    ⚙ WhippingBowlHand mixerorStand mixerorWhisk
    💡Whip egg whites in a clean, dry bowl, without a drop of yolk.
  5. 5
    Pour the boiling syrup slowly, in a thin stream, into the whipped whites with the mixer still running.
    Hand mixerorStand mixer
  6. 6
    Add the vanilla, almonds and pistachios and stir.
  7. 7
    Pour into the pan and smooth the top.
    Silicone spatula
  8. 8
    Leave to harden 4 hours and cut diced.
    Knife
363calories
6 gprotein
60 gcarbs
13 gfat
● protein 7%● carbs 63%● fat 30%

Per serving (98 g), of 8 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (9) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Silicone spatula · Also works: Wooden spoon (Scrapes less well) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (None)
  • Candy/oil thermometer · Also works: Wooden spoon (Oil: bubbles around a wooden spoon) · Bowl (Sugar: a drop in cold water (soft/hard ball))
  • Hand mixer or Stand mixer · one of them

🧻 Consumables: Parchment paper

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