Recipes · French · Candies
Nougat de Montélimar
One serving has 284 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (36%), vitamin E (36%), manganese (31%), riboflavin (26%), magnesium (21%) and phosphorus (20%). Ready in 45 minutes.

- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (76 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: egg, honey, nut
Ingredients
- 20 g Honey
- 15 g Sugar
- 5 g Water
- 8 g Egg whites, raw
- 20 g Almonds
- 8 g Pistachios
Method
- Makes one piece (about 65 g). Toast the almonds and pistachios lightly and keep warm.
- Heat the honey in one small pan and the sugar with the water in another; cook the sugar syrup to 150 °C (300 °F), the hard-ball stage.
- Meanwhile warm the honey to the same stage in its own pan.
- Whisk the egg white to stiff peaks, then whisking constantly, pour in the hot honey followed by the hot sugar syrup in a thin stream.
- Keep whisking over a pan of barely simmering water for 8-10 minutes until the mixture is thick, white and holds its shape.
- Fold in the warm nuts, then press the nougat into a small tray lined with edible rice paper or baking paper.
- Leave to set at room temperature for at least 4 hours before cutting into a piece.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 284 kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 38 g | |
| Water | 16.7 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.4 g | 11% |
| Protein | 6.8 g | 14% |
| Tryptophan | 0.07 g | |
| Threonine | 0.21 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.28 g | |
| Leucine | 0.51 g | |
| Lysine | 0.27 g | |
| Methionine | 0.09 g | |
| Cystine | 0.09 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.37 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.17 g | |
| Valine | 0.34 g | |
| Histidine | 0.17 g | |
| Fat | 13.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 8.2 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3.6 g | |
| Saturated | 1.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 64.3 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.32 mg | 36% |
| Iron | 1.1 mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 65 mg | 21% |
| Manganese | 0.55 mg | 31% |
| Phosphorus | 137 mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 252 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 3.2 µg | 6% |
| Sodium | 14.7 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.85 mg | 11% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.11 mg | 10% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.29 mg | 26% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.86 mg | 6% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.16 mg | 3% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.17 mg | 13% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 13.6 µg | 3% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.01 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 10.9 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin A | 2.1 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.55 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 5.3 mg | 36% |
| Vitamin K | 0 µg | 0% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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