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Ingredients
for
1
Spiced Hazelnut Nougat
20 min., ready in 1 hr 35 min.
Time:
2379
calories
Calories:
Health Score:
62 / 100
Ingredientsfor
- Ingredients
- 500 grams sugar
- 1 Cardamom
- 2 egg whites
- 50 grams Hazelnuts (or almonds, pistachios)
- 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
How healthy are the main ingredients?
sugar
Preparation
1.
Line a shallow pan with parchment paper. Bring the sugar and 175 ml (approximately 3/4 cup) of water to a boil with the cardamom. Simmer for about 15 minutes while stirring occasionally to a make a syrup. Be careful not to brown the sugar. Remove the cardamom and take the syrup off the heat.
2.
Beat the egg whites until stiff and beat in the syrup gradually in a thin stream. Add the hazelnuts and cinnamon and pour the mixture into the prepared form. Set aside for about 1 hour to cool and solidify.
3.
Turn out from the mold, remove the paper and cut into pieces. If desired, coat with dark chocolate. Keep in an airtight container in a cool place for up to 4 weeks. Serve as a decadent treat.
Nutritional values
1 baking sheet contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 2,379 cal. | (113 %) | ||
| Protein | 15 g | (15 %) | ||
| Fat | 32 g | (28 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 502 g | (335 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 499 g | (1,996 %) | ||
| Roughage | 3.9 g | (13 %) |