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Nougat Wafer Bites

Crisp wafer sheets sandwiching a soft homemade honey and hazelnut nougat: a sweet holiday snack that's hard to stop eating.
Recipe Nougat Wafer Bites
  • Difficulty Medium
  • Preparation 15 minutes
  • Cooking 25 minutes
  • Servings for 4 people

Tired of the usual Christmas desserts and looking for something more original? You’re in the right place: these Nougat Wafer Bites are just what you need. They’re sweet Christmas snacks made for enjoying on the couch with the tree lights on and a good movie, and they’re also perfect to give to friends as impressive homemade food gifts.

The Nougat Wafer Bites Recipe is simpler than you might think: once you have some plain wafer sheets (well-stocked supermarkets should carry them), just follow the instructions to make a quick and easy soft nougat (torrone, the Italian honey nougat) that’s every bit as good as store-bought. All it takes is egg whites, sugar, honey and hazelnuts, and in less than half an hour you’ll have truly amazing homemade torrone.

Like the idea of torrone? Try the Soft Chocolate Torrone and the Nutella Torrone, or make the Original Torrone Recipe at home: you’ll love it.

Ingredients for 4 people

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Method

  1. To make the Nougat Wafer Bites, start with the soft nougat. Put the sugar and honey in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and let them melt over medium heat without stirring.
    Nougat Wafer Bites, step 1: sugar and honey melting in a saucepan
  2. Add the lemon juice and, when the mixture turns lightly golden, turn off the heat and let it cool slightly.
  3. Separately, whip the egg white to stiff peaks, then add it to the sugar and honey, mixing constantly with the beaters to get a pale, fluffy mixture.
    Nougat Wafer Bites, step 3: whipped egg white beaten into the honey syrup
  4. Return the pan to the heat and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture pulls away from the bottom of the pan. Add the hazelnuts and give it one last stir to distribute them.
    Nougat Wafer Bites, step 4: hazelnuts stirred into the thickened nougat
  5. Line the bottom of a pan of about 10×15 cm (4×6 inches) with wafer sheets. Pour in the nougat mixture and cover with another layer of wafers, trying to level the surface.
    Nougat Wafer Bites, step 5: nougat spread between layers of wafer in the pan
  6. Let the nougat rest at room temperature, not in the fridge, for at least 12 hours before cutting it and, of course, tasting it. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!
    Nougat wafer bites

Storage

This Christmas treat keeps for a few days in an airtight container.

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