Frozen Nougat
Impress your guests with this delightful dessert, a smooth mixture of meringue and dried fruit, which can easily be prepared several days beforehand.
201,2894.9/5 for 16 ratings
Last modified on: February 21th 2011
For 2 Frozens Nougat, you will need:
- 1
350 g Italian Meringue - 2
200 ml liquid cream - 3
10 g Vanilla sugar - 4
2 sheets gelatin - 5
2 tablespoons rum - 6
80 g whole almonds - 7
80 g raisins - 8
80 g dried apricots - 9
80 g pistachios - 10
200 ml Fruit coulis (fruit purée) - Total weight: 1,114 grams
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Measures:
How long does it take?
Time required
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hour 18 min. | 10 min. | 1 hour 28 min. |
Keeping:
Several weeks in the freezer.At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Make whipped cream (Chantilly) with 200 ml liquid cream and 10 g Vanilla sugar, then keep in fridge.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Put 2 sheets gelatin in a bowl of cold water.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Toast 80 g whole almonds and 80 g pistachios by putting them on a baking sheet.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
And put in hot oven 200°C or 392°F for 3 - 5 minutes. Watch this carefully: almonds and pistachios should not be too browned.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Once cooled, coarsly blend or chop almonds and pistachios. Set aside.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Cut 80 g dried apricots into fine strips.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Cut strips again in small dice.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Put 80 g raisins in boiling water and leave to swell 5 minutes.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
Warm (in microwave for instance) 2 tablespoons rum.
Drain gelatin, dry it on a teatowel, then dissolve in warmed rum.
Set aside.
Drain gelatin, dry it on a teatowel, then dissolve in warmed rum.
Set aside.
Stage 10 - 30 min.
Prepare 350 g Italian Meringue, and while you finish beating, add gelatin in rum a spoonful at a time.
Stage 11 - 5 min.
Add raisins and apricots to meringue.
Stage 12 - 2 min.
Then almonds and pistachios.
Stage 13 - 5 min.
And finally whipped cream.
Stage 14
Tilt the bowl and fold the ingredients gently into the meringue.
Stage 15 - 3 min.
Cover the base of a cake mould with a plastic film to make turning out easier.
Stage 16 - 5 min.
Fill the mould with mixture without pressing down, it should remain light.
Stage 17
Fold over plastic film on top, and put in the freezer overnight or longer.
Stage 18
On the day, slice the nougat and serve on a plate, surrounded with a little raspberry coulis, and with a mint leaf and/or piece of crystallized grapefruit on top.
Remarks
Any kind of dried fruits can be substituted: instead of apricots, raisins, almonds and pistachios you can use walnuts, hazelnuts, prunes, bananas, etc.
Same thing for the coulis, it can be made with strawberries, blackberries, blackcurrants,... I really recommend you use something slightly acidic to contrast with the sweetness of the nougat.
For the meringue you have two possible methods:
Same thing for the coulis, it can be made with strawberries, blackberries, blackcurrants,... I really recommend you use something slightly acidic to contrast with the sweetness of the nougat.
For the meringue you have two possible methods:
- "French meringue" is the classical meringue egg white + caster sugar
- "Italian meringue" where the sugar is cooked before putting onto whites.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 2 Frozens Nougat : 6.27 €
- Per Frozen Nougat : 3.14 €
Source
Home madeMore recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Italian Meringue: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lemon Meringue Pie Verrines, Lime meringue tart, Lemon Tart / Meringue Pie, Pear and lime meringue pie, ... All |
| Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Filo leeks and cheese tart, Apple Batter Puddings, Turnip and sesame puree (tahina) soup, Rabbit civet "à la normande", Fresh spinach with cream, ... All |
 | Fruit coulis (fruit purée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fillings for macaroons, Half-cooked chocolate cake with raspberry coulis, European glass, Warm apple feuillantines, Macarons (the original French macaroons) , ... All |
| Dried apricots: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Moist cereal bars, Crusty pistachio, almond and apricot flan, Pecan fruit rolls , Mini apricot and pistachio brioches, Chocolate cereal bars, ... All |
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