Nougat with cherries and toasted almonds

Details

Nougat with cherries and toasted almonds

Sweeties for the adults - packed full of nuts, cherries and apricots, and flavoured with orange blossom honey - these make great presents

Nougat

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C. Lightly grease a 15cm square tin, 5cm deep, and line the base and sides with a sheet of rice paper.
  • Lightly toast the nuts on a baking tray in the oven until pale golden. Cool, then roughly chop. Cut the cherries in half, tip into a sieve and rinse under cold running water. Dry well on kitchen paper. Roughly chop the apricots.
  • Heat the honey, sugar and water over a medium heat, stirring occasionally until the sugar has dissolved. Increase the heat, bring the mixture to the boil, and to cook for about 10 minutes, until it reaches 164°C on a sugar thermometer. Remove from the heat.
  • In a large heatproof bowl, whisk the egg white with a pinch of salt until it holds soft peaks. Continue to whisk while adding the hot honey mixture in a steady stream. Keep whisking until the mixture stiffens and turns pale cream. Stir in the nuts and fruit. Spoon into the tin and level off. Press another sheet of rice paper on top and set aside to cool. Once cold, tip onto a board and cut in pieces.

    • Makes 20

    What you need:

    • 2 large sheets of rice paper
    • 100g blanched Marcona almonds
    • 50g shelled, unsalted pistachios
    • 100g natural-coloured glacé
      cherries
    • 50g dried apricots
    • 175g clear orange blossom honey
    • 300g caster sugar
    • 2 tbsp water
    • 1 large egg white
    • Pinch of salt

    From Gifts from the Kitchen by Annie Rigg (£14.99, Kyle Cathie). 

    RELATED ARTICLES

    Related Articles

    Pink and white vanilla marshmallows
    Recipes & Food
    Pink and white vanilla marshmallows
    Pink and white vanilla marshmallows Cute as a button in little candy-striped...
    Chocolate truffles
    Recipes & Food
    Chocolate truffles
    Chocolate truffles Surprise your loved ones with an edible present - these...
    Turkish delight
    Recipes & Food
    Turkish delight
    Turkish delight Proper Turkish delight flavoured with rosewater and pistachios...
    Christmas biscuit tree
    Recipes & Food
    Christmas biscuit tree
    Christmas biscuit tree Gingerbread house a bit ambitious? Try making this...

    Gurgle | Editor's Picks
    contractions-what-do-they-feel-like
    Labour and Birth

    How to identify real labour contractions and what they feel like

    are-you-bottle-feeding-correctly
    Newborns

    How to bottle feed your baby correctly

    ovulation-ten-ways-to-tell-you-are-ovulating
    Fertility & Health

    7 signs of ovulation that indicate when you're most fertile

    i-saved-my-choking-baby
    Safety & First aid

    I saved my choking baby

    airline-policies-for-pregnant-women
    Pregnancy

    Airline policies for pregnant travellers

    email block

    recipe-fresh-orange-juice-jelly-boatsRecipes & Food

    Recipe: Fresh orange juice jelly boats

    These taste fabulously fresh - they're pretty too.
    recipe-flourless-banana-pancakes-with-cherry-nice-creamRecipes & Food

    Recipe: Flourless banana pancakes with cherry nice cream

    Crowd-pleasing pancakes that are healthy too.
    are-raisins-the-right-snack-for-toddlersRecipes & Food

    Are raisins the right snack for toddlers?

    Find out if you should you be giving your kids raisins as a snack.
    win-a-naturalmat-cot-bed-mattress-worth-155Win

    Win a Naturalmat cotbed mattress worth £155

    We've teamed up with Naturalmat to offer one lucky Gurgle fan the chance to win a cot bed mattress worth...
    ultimate-comfort-package-oilatumWin

    Win an ultimate comfort package from the experts, Oilatum

    Enter this competition for your chance to win an Oilatum ultimate comfort package for baby's eczema prone skin and a...
    win-a-stylish-melobaby-tote-bag-with-metaniumWin

    Win a stylish Melobaby Tote Bag with Metanium

    Enter this competition for your chance to win Metanium's Melobaby changing tote bag with a selection of their nappy rash...