Frozen nougat
Dazzle your guests with this delicious dessert, a creamy blend of meringue, whipped cream and dried fruit that can be prepared several days in advance.
284 K 4.7/5 (21 reviews)
1 hour 25 min.
Average
4 people
9 IngredientsLast modified on: November 17th 2024
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
70 g Chantilly cream - 2
1 sheet gelatin - 3
30 g whole almonds - 4
30 g pistachios - 5
30 g dried apricots - 6
30 g raisins - 7
1 tablespoon rum - 8
120 g italian meringue - 9
70 ml fruit coulis (fruit purée) - Total weight: 395 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 10 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 1 hour 25 min.
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: 18:05.Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 20 min.
Prepare 70 g Chantilly cream, then chill.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Roast 30 g whole almonds and 30 g pistachios on a baking sheet.
Stage 4 - 10 min.
Place in a hot oven at 180°C (360°F) for 5 to 10 minutes.
Keep an eye on the almonds and pistachios, as they should color little or not at all.
Keep an eye on the almonds and pistachios, as they should color little or not at all.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Once cooled, blend or coarsely chop almonds and roasted pistachios, then set aside.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Cut 30 g dried apricots into small pieces and set aside.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Soak 30 g raisins in boiling water for 5 minutes.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Then drain and set aside.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Cool (in the microwave, for example) 1 tablespoon rum.
Drain the gelatine, melt it in the warm rum and mix well.
Set aside.
Drain the gelatine, melt it in the warm rum and mix well.
Set aside.
Stage 10 - 15 min.
Prepare 120 g italian meringue.
Stage 11 - 5 min.
While you finish whisking, gradually stir the melted gelatine into the rum.
Stage 12 - 3 min.
Add raisins, apricots, almonds and pistachios to the meringue.
Stage 13 - 3 min.
Then the whipped cream.
Stage 14 - 2 min.
Mix gently until smooth and light.
Stage 15 - 3 min.
Fill small molds (like muffin tins) with the mixture, then put them in the freezer overnight.
Stage 16 - 5 min.
Alternatively, fill a cake tin and cut into thick slices just before serving.
Freeze for the same length of time.
Freeze for the same length of time.
Stage 17
On the big day, cut out a portion of nougat and place it on the serving plate, surround it with a little raspberry coulis, and garnish with a mint leaf and/or candied grapefruit peel.
Remarks
All types of dried fruit can be modified if you wish. Instead of apricots, raisins, almonds and pistachios, you can use walnuts, hazelnuts, prunes, bananas, etc.
Similarly, the coulis can be made with strawberries, blackberries, blackcurrants, etc. I'd still recommend something a little tangy to contrast with the very sweet nougat.
Two methods are possible for the meringue:
Similarly, the coulis can be made with strawberries, blackberries, blackcurrants, etc. I'd still recommend something a little tangy to contrast with the very sweet nougat.
Two methods are possible for the meringue:
- French meringue", which is classic egg white + powdered sugar.
- Italian meringue", where the sugar is cooked before being added to the egg whites.
Keeping: Several weeks in the freezer.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 30 RDI=10 % | 740 RDI=70 % | 70 RDI=10 % | 3,100 RDI=160 % | 12,990 RDI: 160 % |
| Per 100 g | 6 RDI=3 % | 190 RDI=20 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 790 RDI=40 % | 3,320 RDI: 40 % |
| Per person | 6 RDI=3 % | 190 RDI=20 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 780 RDI=40 % | 3,250 RDI: 40 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 2.20 €
- Per person : 0.55 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Italian Meringue
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lime meringue tart, Lemon Meringue Pie Verrines, Rhubarb mousse, Pear and lime meringue pie, Lemon Tart / Meringue Pie, ... See them all 5
Chantilly cream
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Quick Strawberry Millefeuille, Peach Melba, Cranachan, Peach and blackcurrant sundae, Pavlova, ... See them all 30
Fruit coulis (fruit purée)
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Coupe Augustin, Half-cooked chocolate cake with raspberry coulis, Fruit crémeux, Apricot fool, Framboisier, ... See them all 11
Pistachios
Like these other recipes: Pistachio and spinach pesto, Mini apricot and pistachio brioches, Nougat, Pistachio panna cotta with custard, Granola, ... See them all 18
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