hazelnuts

"Back to India" Raw Fruits and Nuts Nougat

Submitted by isabelle.marcil on December 6, 2010 - 3:16pm

Servings:

6 bars or 24 squares

A friend of mine wanted to fin a raw version of nougat, as she taste a delicious one there: http://www.kirliancafe.com/

I searched and found that the Legally Raw Bar (found at

http://www.thedailyrawcafe.com/2007/10/legally-raw-bar.html

) would be a great beggining... I searched for special ingredient that would re-create the goey and "caramelly" taste of traditional nougat... What I found is simply delicious, fatty, extra sweet, but even better than the original version... I discovered that mixing sugar - agave, maple or honey - with melted cocoa butter ended up, when refrigerated, to a sticky cooked caramel texture... Yummy discovery!

Just in time for Christmas! The kind of sweeties you want to share with all your non-raw family!

Hope you'll love and experiment with!

Tags:

abricots
almonds
brazil nuts
cardamom
cashews
christmas
cocoa butter
dessert
hazelnuts
india
pistachios
raw nougat
rose water
Blender