Delicious and easy-to-make chocolate nougat without cooking and without a thermometer, perfect for the Christmas holidays but also as a gift.
After the panettone and blended cookies, chocolate nougat could not be missing. A simple, quick, and accessible recipe that doesn’t even require a thermometer. This is the soft version that smells of toasted hazelnuts and good chocolate.
To make this nougat, you will need very few ingredients, and you don’t have to cook anything. You can even prepare it at the last minute, or you can gift it, and it will surely be much appreciated.
Chocolate nougat is one of those desserts that cannot be missing whether you decide to serve it at the end of the meal or package it with a nice ribbon, success is guaranteed.
On the blog, you will find many other simple and quick Christmas recipes
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Rest time: 1 Hour
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 1Piece
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Christmas
Ingredients
Homemade chocolate nougat is prepared by melting the chocolate and combining it with the hazelnuts without cooking and without difficulty, a delicious dessert perfect for the holidays.
- 10.5 oz dark chocolate
- 10.5 oz white chocolate
- 7 oz hazelnut cream
- 7 oz toasted hazelnuts
- 1.75 oz hazelnut crumbs
Tools
You won’t need any unusual utensils
- 1 Loaf pan also in aluminum or silicone
Steps
How to make simple and quick homemade chocolate nougat
Prepare the shell: Melt the chocolate in a double boiler and then pour some into the mold. Use a pastry brush to cover it all, let it rest in the freezer for 10 minutes, then repeat the same procedure.
Prepare the heart of the nougat: Melt the white chocolate and then add the spreadable hazelnut cream, mix well, add the whole toasted hazelnuts and the crumbs, stir, and pour everything into the mold just removed from the freezer. Level well, let cool, and then cover it all with the rest of the dark chocolate. Put it back in the freezer for 1 hour, then unmold and enjoy this wonder.
Laura’s tips..
This chocolate nougat is also perfect as a homemade gift idea. If you like to prepare sweets to give during the holidays, on the blog you will find other easy and fragrant Christmas recipes, ideal for packaging and gifting.
The blended Christmas cookies or the mixed leavening panettone
