How to Make Old-Fashioned Holiday Nougat — The Chewy, Crunchy, Homemade Treat That Tastes Like Christmas Magic

Tip

Why It Works

✅ Use pasteurized egg whites

Safer for raw consumption

✅ Grease your tools

Prevents sticky messes

✅ Don’t skip chilling

Warm nougat crumbles when cut

✅ Make ahead: Assemble 1–2 days ahead—flavors deepen overnight

✅ Gluten-free? Naturally GF—just check labels on extracts

🍽️ When to Serve These Golden Gems

🎄 Holiday cookie trays (they steal the show!)

🎁 DIY candy gifts in festive boxes

🧣 Stockings and care packages

🫶 To someone who says, “I don’t eat sweets” —watch them ask for seconds

Because once they taste that nutty-chewy, vanilla-rich magic?

They’ll be hooked.

❤️ Final Thought: Great Food Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated

You don’t need 17 ingredients or a culinary degree to make something magical.

Sometimes, all it takes is:

A few egg whites

A handful of nuts

And the courage to say: “Today, I’m making joy.”

And when your partner says, “Did you get this from a bakery?”

Or your kid hugs you after the first bite…

You’ll know:

You didn’t just make candy.

You made memories.