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Mocha Nougat




Source of Recipe


justmecookin.com


List of Ingredients




Cornstarch
1-1/2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1-1/2 teaspoons instant coffee crystals
1 cup light-colored corn syrup
1/2 cup water
2 egg whites
1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted



Recipe



Line a 9x9x2-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil over edges of pan. Butter the foil; sprinkle with a small amount of cornstarch. Set pan aside.

In a heavy 3-quart saucepan combine sugar, cocoa powder, the 1 tablespoon cornstarch, and coffee crystals. Add corn syrup and water; mix well. Cook over medium-high heat to boiling, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to dissolve sugar. This should take 5 to 7 minutes. Avoid splashing mixture on sides of pan. Carefully clip candy thermometer to side of pan.

Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until thermometer registers 286 degree F, soft-crack stage. Mixture should boil at a moderate, steady rate over the entire surface. Reaching soft-crack stage should take about 20 to 25 minutes.

Remove saucepan from heat; remove candy thermometer from saucepan. In a large mixer bowl, immediately beat egg whites with a sturdy, freestanding electric mixer on medium speed until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight).

Gradually pour hot mixture in a thin stream (slightly less than 1/8-inch diameter) over the egg whites, beating with the electric mixer on high speed and scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally. This should take about 3 minutes. (Add mixture slowly to ensure proper blending.)

Continue beating with the electric mixer on high speed, scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally, until candy becomes very thick and less glossy. When beaters are lifted, mixture should fall in a ribbon, but mound on itself, then slowly disappear into the remaining mixture. Final beating should take 5 to 6 minutes.

Immediately stir in almonds. Quickly turn nougat mixture into the prepared pan. While nougat is warm, score it into about 2x3/4-inch pieces. When candy is firm, use foil to lift it out of the pan; cut into pieces. Wrap each piece in clear plastic wrap. Store tightly covered.

Makes about 48 pieces.