Callard and Bowser Desert Nougat

[sue11]

I used to love this nougat as a child and was so disappointed when the company stopped making it. Does anyone remember this, it was a soft nougat containing nuts and turkish delight and was delicous.
Happily I have found an easy way of making my own and wonder if anyone wants the method which I have listed below:
All you need is some soft nutty nougat, you can buy some almond nougat from the website A Quarter Of, they sell them in 8oz bags, I bought 2 bags to make this (�1.93 each). Then you need some rose flavoured turkish delight, you can also get this from A Quarter Of which sells Rose and Lemon pieces.
Now chop or cut the rose turkish delight into small pieces. You may wish to add a little more icing sugar to stop them sticking together. Next heat the nougat in a microwave. Be careful when doing this! You will only need to heat the nougat for about a minute before checking it, both bags of nougat only took about 1.45 mins in all. If you overheat it, the nuts burn and the whole thing goes brittle once cool.
Once soft, stir in the turkish delight pieces. The mixture as it cools, will form a pliable paste and you can roll this out on a smooth surface. Don't use your kitchen surface as it tends to stick, try something like a glass chopping board. If you have any turkish delight left over, you can press this into the mixture at this point.
Once cooled cut into squares with a sharp knife and enjoy!
Cheers Sue

[miranda3]

Was Callard and Bowser the really posh nougat that came in a blue and white box? The pieces were wrapped in silver paper, or was that a different brand? I am definitely going to try your recipe. Yum!

[sue11]

Hi Miranda, yes you are right, they came in a blue and white box and each piece was wrapped in silver paper. Also the nougat itself was wrapped in rice paper. A lot of people mistook the turkish delight for cherries or some other fruit.
I have just finished my batch that I made, so morish that it did not take me long to eat it, even though I tried to limit myself to 2 pieces at a time! It all keeps very well in a plastic bag, I did not wrap my pieces of nougat in rice paper.
I have just ordered my next batch of nougat and turkish delight from A Quarter Of!

[miranda3]

I have to make some for my Dad. We used to consider it a real treat if he gave us a piece. What a trip down memory lane!!

[Ice.Maiden]

My mum used to love these pieces of nougat, and she'd have to hide the box before we all dived into it! I can remember trying to eat the rice paper off first! Lol.

[sue11]

Hi everyone, I have just made my next batch using 3 bags of nougat and 2 bags of delight. It took longer in the microwave for the nougat to melt (of course), but you still need to watch it as it can change from solid to liquid quite quickly. Also it is not as easy to mix in the delight to a larger quantity, so I think I will stick to a smaller batch next time. I rolled it out thicker as well and this was also not as easy to cut when cold. I have cut it into larger sticks this time, not good for the waistline! But it still tastes delicious and difficult to resist delving into it far too often!