Adam Liaw’s frozen nougat

Name: Adam Liaw’s frozen nougat
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Contemporary
Ingredients: 1½ cups caster sugar; ½ cup whole toasted almonds; 6 egg whites; 450ml thickened cream; ½ cup shelled pistachios (very green); ¼ cup dried cranberries; ¼ cup dried apricots, roughly chopped

Adam Liaw

May 4, 2023

The kids can pitch in to help make this gorgeous dessert.William Meppem

easyTime:2 hours +Serves:10

While this might sound difficult, it’s anything but if you have a stand mixer. A simple meringue is folded with cream, nuts and dried fruit for a surprisingly easy and impressive dessert.

Ingredients

1½ cups caster sugar
½ cup whole toasted almonds
6 egg whites
450ml thickened cream
½ cup shelled pistachios (very green)
¼ cup dried cranberries
¼ cup dried apricots, roughly chopped

Method

Step 1
Heat half a cup of the sugar in a medium saucepan to a dark caramel. Stir in the toasted almonds, and pour onto a cold tray lined with baking paper. Set aside. When cooled and brittle, chop into small pieces.
Step 2
Place the egg whites and the remaining sugar in a heatproof bowl and stir with a whisk over a saucepan of slowly simmering water until the sugar is dissolved. Transfer to the bowl of a stand mixer and whip to a glossy meringue. Remove the meringue and, using the same bowl (you don’t need to wash it), whip the cream to stiff peaks.
Step 3
Fold the meringue and all other ingredients into the cream, then transfer to a loaf tin lined with cling film. Freeze for at least 8 hours, then turn out, slice and serve.