Recipe courtesy of Andrew Shotts
Chocolate and Caramel Nougat Bars
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: Makes 12 to15 bars
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 12 servings
- Calories
- 1080
- Total Fat
- 66
- Saturated Fat
- 32
- Carbohydrates
- 126
- Dietary Fiber
- 10
- Sugar
- 109
- Protein
- 13
- Cholesterol
- 68
- Sodium
- 37
- Total: 40 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 30 min
Ingredients
Nugget:
2 egg whites
1 3/4 cups unsweetened chocolate
1 1/2 cups whole almonds
1 1/2 cups pistachios
1 cup plus 3 tablespoons honey (from Provence)
1 1/3 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup glucose
Caramel:
1 cup cream
Pinch baking soda
3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons water
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons glucose
1 cup butter
4 cups tempered bittersweet chocolate
Directions
- Whip egg whites to soft peaks. Melt chocolate. Toast the almonds and the pistachios and keep warm. Cook the honey to 166 degrees F (130 degrees C) in a copper pot. In another pot, cook the sugar, water, and glucose to 338 degrees F (170 degrees C). Gradually pour into the whipped egg whites, the honey then the sugar mixture. Let whip on high for 3 minutes then remove the whisk. Fold the melted and hot chocolate into the whites, followed by the warm nuts. Press into a frame that is 25 mm in thickness, and leave overnight to cool. Place a 5 mm frame directly on top of the frame that is around the nougat. Adhere the 2 frames with a little melted chocolate.
- In a pot warm cream and baking soda. In a copper pot cook the sugar, water, and the glucose to 293 degrees F (145 degrees C). Deglaze the sugar, slowly, with the cream that was warmed with the baking soda. Re-cook together to 244 degrees F (118 degrees C) and finish by adding the butter that has been cut into small cubes. Pour over the nougat and let rest overnight.
- Cut the nougat bars into the desired shape and dip in tempered chocolate. Serve at room temperature.
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