Well it's a leap year so therefore an epic recipe is in order. This Thermomix honey nougat log is, oh so worth the effort! It has taken me ages to find the right recipe - nougat is a fiddly thing to work with! So when I came across a recipe from Adriana Angius recipe on Thermomix Recipes I thought right I will give this a go! So I go to the cupboard - mmmmmm no hazelnuts, but I have peanuts - no wafers, but I have coconut and some white chocolate! White chocolate is a good addition as it keeps the nougat a little chewy.
So I decided to have a play to see what I could come up with. That's how recipes are created aren't they? Throw it all in and see what happens?!
I was really pleased with the result! But the funny thing was I had a friend here to taste test it, and she said "Oh I guess you're going to dip that in chocolate!" Well she could've knocked me over! Why didn't I think of that?! So of course that's what I did! After many taste tests I present to you the Thermomix Honey Nougat Log! ENJOY!
Nougat Honey Log - ThermoFun
Ingredients
Nougat
- 60g white chocolate melts
- 50g coconut, shredded
- 150g peanuts, unsalted
- 1 egg white
- 400g good quality honey
Tempered Chocolate
- 300g milk or dark chocolate melts, divided
Instructions
- Place white chocolate into TM bowl and grate 10 sec / speed 9. Set aside.
- Weigh peanuts and coconut and set aside.
- In a clean and dry TM bowl insert Butterfly. Add egg white and mix 10 sec / speed 2.
- Add honey and cook 60 mins / 100°C / speed 2 / MC off.
- While honey is cooking, place coconut and peanuts into a frying pan and dry roast until golden. Set aside.
- Tear two sheets of baking paper approx. 40cm in length and place one on a flat tray that can fit in the fridge.
For the following you need to work quickly!
- Once honey and egg white mixture has completed cooking, remove butterfly.
- Add white chocolate, coconut and peanuts and combine 4 sec / speed 3. Finish combining with a spatula if required.
- Work quickly due to the speed of it setting and with aid of spatula, pour nougat onto prepared baking paper. Aim for a rectangular shape. Place second baking paper sheet on top of nougat and with hands/MC, flatten nougat between the baking paper to approx. 1 - 1.5cm, keeping a rectangular shape.
- Refrigerate 1 hour min to set.
- Rinse and dry thoroughly TM bowl in preparation for tempering chocolate. See Notes below.
- Leaving baking paper on nougat, use a long, sharp knife and cut into 1.5cm wide strips. Cut strips into desired lengths and remove all baking paper.
Tempered Chocolate
- In a clean, dry TM bowl place 50g into bowl and grate 10 sec / speed 9. Set aside.
- Place 250g chocolate into TM bowl and grate 10 sec / speed 9.
- Melt chocolate already in TM bowl 3 mins / 50°C / speed 2.
- Add set aside 50g chocolate and mix 2 mins / speed 2 (no temp selected).
- Line a container that can fit in the fridge.
- Heat chocolate another 2 mins / 37°C / speed 2.
- Pour chocolate into a shallow microwave safe container.
- Using a fork, dip each nougat log into chocolate, gently tapping off the excess before placing in lined container. If the chocolate begins to cool and lose its fluidity, microwave 10 sec and recommence until all are coated.
- Allow to set in fridge.
Notes
Tempering chocolate makes the chocolate shiny.
To clean nougat from TM bowl: the bowl and butterfly will be very sticky!
Flick extra mixture off blade 5 sec / speed 10 and remove nougat with aid of spatula.
Insert butterfly.
Boil kettle and fill bowl with 1 litre hot water and a squirt of dishwashing liquid and mix 10 sec / speed 4.
NB: Do not go over speed 4 with butterfly in TM bowl.
To clean chocolate from TM bowl:
Pour a glass of milk in TM bowl and mix 5 sec / speed 8.
Heat milk 5 mins / 80°C / speed 4.
Enjoy warm chocolate milk. No wasted chocolate!
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Bridget says
OMG Just finished making it and cleaning up.... This is the food of the devil. Super amazing nougat. Can't wait to make it again with a variation to the recipe and maybe put in some dried apricots and cashews or even coarse coffee beans
thermofun says
lol - love the term "food of the devil"! I'd love to hear how you like it with the apricots/cashew and or coffee beans to! :)
Rachael says
How long does it keep for?
thermofun says
Hi Rachael, well if I am any where near it - not long at all!! lol! But I'd say a good few weeks at least. :)
Juliette says
I'm trying to figure out the transition to standard measurements ( in The US ) and dying to try this recipe, don't want to mess it up... and what does TM bowl mean??
Thank you for any help.
thermofun says
Juliette this recipe is for use in a Thermomix. So a TM bowl refers to a Thermomix bowl. I'm sorry I haven't converted the measurements for USA but Google is great at this! :)
Sarah says
Do you have any tips on how I could use white choc instead of the milk or dark on the outside? I'm allergic to the caffeine found in chocolate, but the white usually doesn't have any :)
thermofun says
Hi Sarah, apologies for the delay. I would follow the recipe exactly and just swap the milk or dark choc for the white choc. Just be mindful that when melting white chocolate the TM bowl needs to be perfectly dry as even a drop of water can make the chocolate seize. Enjoy! :)
Amanda says
So so easy and so yummy! Thanks for another awesome recipe! :)
thermofun says
Thanks Amanda yes I must say very delicious and rather addictive! :)
Leonie Hemelaar says
Looks great - I want to know how you got those fancy ridges on top of each bar???
thermofun says
They are the wire rack that they dripped on Leonie.
Gina says
Leonie ... what a fabulous recipe ... thank you for all your efforts xo Gina
thermofun says
Thank you Gina :)
Anne Denise says
Wow! Do you have a turkish delight recipe?
thermofun says
Work in progress Anne! Recipe just needs a little more work! :)