4 INGREDIENT RETRO JELLY NOUGAT! BRACH'S PICK A MIX COPYCAT!!
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- Опубліковано 23 бер 2021
- Today I am going to share with you a recipe that is a throwback to the treats of my childhood! The old Brach's Pick-A-Mix stands that were found in nearly every grocery and drug store in the 70s and 80s always included a wide variety of individually wrapped chocolate, caramel, chewy, nutty, and hard candies to tempt your palate. Young and old enjoyed these treats and all you needed to do was toss some in a bag and they were weighed at the check out like grapes or sweet potatoes. My favorite were the jelly nougats which they used to be called. Now they are called Jelly Bean Nougat and they are not the same. Today I give you a delicious, homemade version of jelly nougat as I remember it and I know you will love it too! Just in time for sharing Easter treats!
This jelly nougat showed up in my Facebook feed round about Thanksgiving time. In more than one incarnation. I had my doubts that it would be possible or delicious. So I set out to see if this could work. I have made this a few times in preparation for Christmas giving and it was a splendid success. Everyone who tried it loved it. It is so easy and only takes four ingredients. You will definitely want to give this one a try if you are a lover of those chewy nougats from Brach's so many years ago!
These start off with a copious amount of mini marshmallows. 10 cups then you add some butter, some white chocolate chips and another copious amount of non sugared gum drops. In this case I am using Dots. The kind you get in the movie theater. These are readily available in most grocery, drug and dollar stores. I have tweaked the recipe to suit my preference. I think this nougat is much better with more dots than less. I am also using the tropical version dots because the store subbed it for the regular version. Either way it was great.
Learn from my mistakes. The first time I made this I did it in a pot on the stove and scorched the marshmallow. While the candy was passable, it was not as good as it could have been. Lesson learned. This is a recipe much better done in the microwave! Melt the marshmallows and the butter on high for 1 minute. Stir. It will be sticky so spray your wooden spoon with some cooking oil. Return to the microwave for another minute. At this point watch so it does not cook over the edge. The last 10 seconds will be crucial. Remove from the microwave and stir to a velvety smooth texture.
Now you have this molten marshmallow bog in your bowl. Add the white chocolate chips and stir until melted. Then add the Dots. Get a good utensil because it gets really stiff as can be attested to by the broken wooden spoon. LOL! I sprayed a heavy spatula and folded the dots into the mixture. Then I poured it all into the prepared pan. Smooth this out evenly and cover. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, but really overnight is best. Then you can slice and cut into cubes. This makes a ton of delicious nougat candy and I know you will love putting this fun and festive treat on your holiday table!
You should store this in the refrigerator until ready to serve or gift and let the recipient know to do the same. This is chewy and soft and delicious. It really takes you back if you remember the original! You can also make this in advance and freeze it tightly wrapped for up to three months! That makes this candy recipe a real keeper!
I hope you give this four ingredient, retro jelly nougat a try sometime soon and I hope you love it!
Happy Eating!
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Could we use wax paper instead of parchment? I'm so making this.
It has been my experience that wax paper will not release hot things like parchment paper.
Bought back memories! I will be making it!
Thank you! ❤️
I love you for posting this simple recipe! My favourite as a child!
A suggestion: I use a oversized large Tupperware bowl for melting marshmallows in strong plastic ware as it does not stick to edges, as tends to so with glass. Another thought is to use a stiff heavy duty plastic/vinyl/stiff silicone lifter like one uses for flipping eggs. Again, it does not stick as bad and should sustain the strength to stir.
In Italian nougat, I think a final step of very light dusting of icing sugar is a barrier for preventing some sticking before wrapping.
When I have time, I will try this!
Thank you! 😊
You can buy rice paper sheets which is what Torrone uses
I’m 51 Noreen and this reminds me so much of my childhood!!!
Our next door neighbor, when I was little...(we lived out in the country in Oregon) he was a little old man and he always had these candy squares wrapped in plastic in his shirt pocket..... he and his wife would buy the candy just to give to me, because it was my VERY favorite. ......and he would always give me one..... just like magic...I fell for it every time! I really did think it was magic, that my favorite nougat candy would end up in his shirt pocket somehow!!! It’s one of my very first memories..... him picking me up, walking me around the garden, looking at all the pretty flowers, while I enjoyed my magic candy!!
Our neighbors were an elderly couple, they didn’t have any children and they absolutely adored me. They treated me just like their own ..... what lovely people they were 💕❤️🙏
I had a very painful childhood and I’m so grateful for Mr and Mrs Cooper loving on me the way they did!! They made a huge difference in my life and it all started with that nougat candy!! (That you can’t find in the store any more.... I bet I haven’t seen it in 20 years or more)
Can’t wait to make this 💕❤️ thank you!
Thank you for sharing your story with us. :o) It sounds like you made a difference in the older couples lives also. :o)
What a lovely memory of two people who should have been grandparents..... well they were grandma and grandpa to you. Thank you for sharing. It's nice to hear you all had each other for a time.
Thank you for sharing your story. Brachs still makes the candy nougat at Easter time. I find them at Dollar General stores. This year I found 14 bags.... bought them all.
What a lovely memory for you. It sounds like you made a big difference in the older couples lives too. I live in a very small town in Mid Michigan and we have a small fruit market that still carries all the Brach's candies. The nougats are my favorite and I treat myself to a few every time I go there
Nice, thanks for sharing👍😊
I am a 70's kid as well. I got flashbacks listening to you. I loved the candy as well. Thanks for the recipe.
I wish stores still had Brach’s Pick a Mix displays. But, then I wish there was still Penny Candy, for a penny. And Candy Bars for a nickel, and Dairy Queen cones for 10 cents. Those were the days!
My local grocery store still has the Brachs Pick A Mix barrells🤷♀️
Fred Meyer grocery store which I believe is a Kroger store has the Brachs candies
@@dianelindall1153 same w/ Winco's
Me too 🤗
Me too. Remember grandpa taking us with him to pick up animal feed and he would give us each a dime to go to the little home store and we would get our favorite candies.. Oh my those were the days. I wish my grandchildren could enjoy just a simpler and more caring world. Great memories.
I'm so old I remember buying candy by the penny!
😂😂ME TOO!
Wow lucky, 90s kids like me only remember paying at least $0.25 for gumballs; I've never seen anything sold for a nickel or dime, much less pennies.
Me too,and this was my favorite. I'M 75
I loved these, the Neapolitan coconuts and the coffee flavored discs. Oh yeah don' t forget the rootbeer barrels. 🙏💗✌
I have a very old horse, retired and a pet now. He loves root beer barrels. When I can find them, I buy a bag for him. It's his favorite treat. 💞
Oh yes🤤🤤🤤
Rootbeer barrels! Oh boy! Yum!!!
Yes!! The Neapolitan coconut bars! My favorite!
And the flavored caramels
I miss the Brachs stand. I hadn’t thought of it forever.
I miss it too. It was so fun taking my youngest there when we had it in our Super Valu.
It’s still available from Brach Candy you may order it by the pd
Thanks for the reminder that life was once so pleasing. A piece of candy gives me joy and what a small item that sparks such positivity.
I was just THINKING about these candies last night, wondering whatever happened to them, and rather wanting to eat them again now. Then today, this video shows up in my recommendeds! Talk about perfect timing!
You may still order them on line directly from Brach Candies. They are a little softer now but that’s you get them so fresh
Brach's Jelly Nougats were my grandmother's favorite in the 70s, so many memories...thank u, looks delicious❣
I’m 31 the candy station was an amazing experience that I shared with my grandma for years. I loved the assorted soft caramels🤤
totally my grandma always had butterscotch discs in her purse and the little caramels on a bowl in the living room
@@tbernstein Lol! Yes the famous candy dish! I felt so special picking candy from it because it was for her “church visitors” only 😂❤️ Good times!
I'm older than you, but I loved the trips to the store and the Brach's candy with mammaw.
I see this only at Easter... And it makes me think of my mama. It was her favorite.
Me too!! Love and miss her. You gave me a little choke up with your comment.
Oh! I miss those displays! And the display with all the mixed nuts too! Thank you for the recipe!
Brach's Jelly Nougats were one of my all time favorites. This recipe was AMAZING...I can't believe how simple it was. Thank you!
Does it really taste the same?
@@cstar44b91 Not perfectly exactly, but it was pretty close, and the nougat was very delicious. What kind of gummy candies you use will make a difference. If you like to experiment, you can also potentially add all kinds of goodies to the basic nougat also.
I made this candy this morning using the red & green Dots for Christmas tomorrow. Eating these bring back fond childhood memories. Thank you so much for sharing.
I found the red and green xmas dots and also the "naughty nice" black n cherry colors. Dots really upped their game.
Oh yes...These are definitely one of my absolute favorite treats from Brachs! So excited for this recipe! Thanks Noreen!
This tastes just like the Brachs nugget candy! OMGosh delicious!!!
God bless you and happy New Year and yes at 67 going to 68 here in clintonville Wisconsin I grew up in Marion Ohio yes it brings back a lot of happy happy a lot of happy mormaries thanks again God bless you
I loved the pick a mix center! My grandma would always let me get a little bag as long as I got butterscotch for grandpa. I hope you’re feeling well!
I just made this for Christmas and EVERYONE loved it. They ate it all! They were actually texting me asking if they could have more. This was such a hit I'm gonna make it every Christmas. Double or triple batch. Thank you for the super easy recipe.
Does it really taste like the Brachs brand ??
@@noclu4u384 yes it does. Everyone loves it. Have to refrigerate it tho
These are just so beautiful and festive.... who wouldn't want to receive these as a gift.. and they would look great in your gingerbread houses for stained glass windows sliced real thinly.. you have really outdone yourself.. beautiful
My local grocery store still has the brachs mix candy . I get a bunch of it for my grandson at Easter each year 😊
Where you live because Nashville doesn't even have it and Nashville is hugh
That message was from 4 years ago. . You cant find them anymore . I just talked to Brachs and they discontinued them .
I was tempted to make nougat for the holidays a couple years ago, and they sell a rice paper that is totally edible (!) that acts like parchment, but you leave it on the nougat, because you can eat it. I think it would be a game changer here.
Wow brings back memories of grandma's house
Such a fun classic that I remember from childhood. Thanks for bringing it back!
Oh my goodness, I remember going to Winn Dixie and pivcking out the candies from that big display they had. My favs were definitely these jellies and the neopolitan coconuts 🤗 what sweet memories
I remember these and the Brach's candy center but not from my childhood but from my kids childhood. I lived too far out in the country to have the Brach's candy center in the store.
I remember you brings back memories.Those was the good old days
Those jelly nougats were one of my favorite candies.
Oh wow. I loved those nougats as a kid in the sixties. I was telling someone about them last week. I wish they were still easily available
I loved this candy when it was in the stores! My favorite! I don't know what happened to the company and the displays but, sure do miss this candy. Thanks for sharing this recipe! 🍬🍫🍬
Wow! Love this...one of my favorite childhood memories is seeing the Branch’s display at the grocery store. I would always get the fruit nougat. Don’t think they make them anymore so this is a treasure. Oh, and the Italian candy you reference in your video is Torrone. I know because it’s also my favorite Italian nougat with sliced almonds that I grew up with.
Bet this would work with peppermint candy. It seems there was Brachs soft nougat in peppermint that was round and had a Christmas tree in the middle. My Grandmother had a candy jar filled with the assorted flavored chewy toffees in the shiny metallic wrappers. I'd pick out butter rum, coffee, vanilla. Then Neopolatian coconut squares.
That was peppermint taffy. Very different
They still have those Christmas ones
My ALL TIME FAVORITE candy!!!
I love this candy wow. Making it. I just did potato pinwheel candy. Mom had alot of kids so I'm happy to make them. Ten kids back in 1965 mom did everything.
Hi Noreen! This brings back such good memories! My grandpa used to keep these in the house when I was a little girl. Thanks for sharing!!!
My mom and I used to go to Woolworth a store that sold all kinds of good old fashion candies
I am 51 and I remember this candy was one of about 4 or 5 kinds my grandma would put in a baggy for me and my brothers as young children. I havent seen them in about 25 or 30 years. I cant wait to make them thank you so much for sharing
One of my favorites
I love these almost as much as Christmas nougat!
These candies bring back so many happy childhood memories! Thank you for sharing!!
Gosh, you're making me hungry! That looks so good. I love that it is only 4 ingredients and one bowl clean-up.
Wow talking about a throwback . And the memories of the candies sold like that at the grocery store. I wouldn't have ever thought about in my lifetime. 😮
I made this recipe for my Christmas gift boxes last year. My parents, sisters, brother, and kids are always after me to make more. Thank you so much for this recipe.
My favorite was the layered coconut!😂❤ i can't wait to try this!! Thank you! ~ Mamaw Christy 🥰
I just made four batches of this candy. I put the chips, butter and marshmallows all together in the glass bowl and run it for 20 seconds at a time in the microwave until it is melted sufficiently to put in the dots. I also cut the Dots in half, but that's probably not necessaary, though it allows them to go a bit farther (Dots are hard to find in this location this year). I just go right to a dish lined with parchment paper sprayed with cooking oil, then wrap tightly and refrigerate for a couple of hours before cutting. This candy is great and is well received by everyone who gets a chance to sample it. It brings back memories of never getting enough of it when I was a kid.
Thank you so much for this recipe. I made these a year ago and it was the best thing I've ever made. I haven't made it since because I want to eat it all. I'm going to make it again. It is so unbelievably good.
My grandparents always had this candy on hand it sure brings back a lot of good memories.
These have been my favorites for many years
I remember this. Thanks for the throwback. 🙂❤
Just days ago, I was thinking of this candy.. I love nougat with jelly’s in it. Thank you and I know this is an older video, none the less I saw it and I will be marked and make it my self.
Made it in a pot on the stove and it turned out perfect. Sprayed my hands with oil and smoothed it out. Can't wait to taste it. Thank you very much for this recipe ❤️🇨🇦
Bless you Noreen and Rick you have absolutely made my day.
Those are so festive and fun! Adorable! So colorful!
These bring back such happy memories of eating Brachs these candles. Wow thank you for bring back the treats.
Oh my gosh, I love this candy.
Ah-mazing! Boy do I remember these from my childhood. They were and still are one of my favorites!
Those candy islands were in stores even in the 90s, iirc. Loved them.
I loved these. These were my fav. Takes me back to my childhood. 80’s were the best. Thank you for the recipe. I’m going to make it this weekend
Hope you enjoy
Thank you! I loved these growing up and will be making them!
I'm 59 and I still buy the jelly filled nougat's. I love them !!!!
My favorite candy EVER!!! TY so much!
These were my absolute favorite
Oy yes I remember well. I'm 46 and wish they still had the Brach's candy mix, such great candy but I imagine as the years went on they probably lost ALOT due to theft. I found their chews a few years ago and hadn't seen them in years, and I love them so much!! The ones like flavored tootsie rolls except so much better!! The vanilla, maple, butter pecan but that wasn't the name, orange, and so many more!! I also wish I could find the Lifesaver sucker BLUEBERRIES and cream!!! Or the strawberry banana, strawberries and cream or any of them!!! Your video brings back memories! I swear my mom would give us a handful of pennies and we would spend the grocery shopping trip at the penny candy or gum machine! Good times!!
Yessss! Thank you! This brings back such beautiful memories of reaching into the huge glass Lance jar my Grandma had on the counter and bringing out these nougats! My favorite!!! Thanks for sharing! I’ll be making these soon!
My fav of Brachs pick a mix! I was just craving some of these the other day!
Aw,this takes me back! My grandpa always had the Brach's candies. I loved the nougat squares, coconut squares,toffee and butterscotch discs
Omgoodness how I remember and miss.
I used to eat these all the time as a kid. Wonderful memories. Thank you.
Oh my goodness, I was just saying that I missed those pic a mix centers cause you could get exactly what you wanted. The jelly nougats were one of my favorites and I never see them more. Look forward to trying this recipe.
I love watching your videos, there’s no editing out mistakes like when the nougat plopped out almost over the pan… something I KNOW would’ve happened to me! Keep up the good work. PS- nougat looks 😋
This candy is so beautiful! Can't wait to make it.
Childhood memories, for sure❤
So pretty and easy to make. Thanks for sharing with us.
I do remember these nougat candies! Delicious 😋 TFS
Absolutely wonderful!!!!! I loved eating these when I was a kid!!! Thank you so much for showing us how to make this!!!!!
I literally was searching Amazon for this candy the other day after explaining it to my kids the other day and how we always had this plus the others in our house growing up!! this looks amazing and I will definitely be making!! THANK YOU!
How cool, I always loved that candy ❤
These were my favorite as a kid. You cant find them anymore. Our grocery store had Brach pick mix before covid but no nougats.
I haven’t seen these in years, I used to love these. I think I’m going to make a bunch for presents. Thanks for sharing.
Oh, what a great treat! I remember these!
At kroger’s is where I used to get that yummy candy 😋 Lord please bring back those days perfect anytime especially for Christmas ty for this idea
My fav of all time...thanks for sharing
Yummm! My favorite!
O yes our favorite to I would buy my kids these we were just talking about them yesterday thank u for putting your recipe on line have a blessed day God loves you .
My all time favorite candy. Thank you for sharing.
This was 1 of my husband's favorite
Love that! My favorite!
Wow 😮 so colourful
This has always been one of my favorite candies. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe!
Love these candies and this is a great recipe....very simple too. Thanks so much for sharing!
How awesome is this!! I LOVED this when I was a kid...I can't believe you found this! Thanks so much. I'll definitely be making it.
Brach's pick a mix was there up until the early 2000's in my area! I'm in my 20s and grew up with these! Thank you for the recipe!!!!
Best job. I love the old BRACHS
My favor when I was a kid ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ thank for sharing ❤❤❤❤❤❤ I canot wait to make it love it
That has always been my favorite. Thank you
What a great memory! Thank yiu😊
Never heard of this. Sounds amazing
I had forgotten all about these, loved them.
Thanks for the recipe! 🤤😋
Awesome!!! My favorite too!! Excited to make this!!
Would be so pretty for Christmas with just red and green candy. Thank you for the video