Mars Bars

[terstoo]

The conversation I had with my 15 yr old DS while he was eating some Dulche de Leche (thank you for the recipe by the way...super delicious!!) He'll eat this on pancakes, bread, a spoon, even his finger!!!

DS: Mum, Can you make your own chocolate?

Me: I have seen a recipe for making chocolate on the forum. Depends what you want to make. I could just melt some buttons.

DS: Can you make nougat?  The soft type, not the hard type.

Me: I could see if there is a recipe on the forum, or find one and convert it.

DS: So, you can make caramel, if you can make chocolate and nougat, then we can make our own Mars Bars! How cool would that be....we can make them whenever we like and have heaps!!!


As you can tell from our conversation, Mars bars are his favourite treat!!!

So do we have a soft nougat recipe anyone? He is a bit of a food cirtic!! Thanks in advance.

[Frozzie]

hi terstoo

here is a link for a recipe for homemade mars so i would base it on that and convert it to the thermomix...unfortunately I cant help as my thermie is away at hte hospital..but will definatley be trying this once its back 

oops almost forgot to add the link...here it is

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100126125846AAWzpa1

and another one apparently its a malt nougat..just search for that !

http://candy.about.com/od/nougatcandyrecipes/r/maltedmilknougat.htm

 

[bluesed]

mmm i like Mars bars too and twix and kittkat and..... 

Pls. keep us updated how landing on Mars turn out

[Frozzie]

by the way alot of homemade mars recipes mention nuts??? i have never know a mars to have nuts in it..am I missing something lol..I only know the good old original mars with nougat, caramel and choc and so yummy eaten from the freezer or even fridge!

[cookie1]

Terstoo give your DS high marks for deduction. Good on him.

[terstoo]

Thanks for the link Frozzie, will definitely check it out.

Cookie1, He is pretty good at thinking what we can make with our TMX, of course all the stuff he likes....Mars bars, marshmallow (did that the other day) different ice creams and sorbets. Notice the type of food he likes, but he is skinny as a stick so that is probably why he thinks like that. 

[bluesed]

by the way alot of homemade mars recipes mention nuts??? i have never know a mars to have nuts in it..am I missing something lol..I only know the good old original mars with nougat, caramel and choc and so yummy eaten from the freezer or even fridge!

Well i have not really read the declaration on Mars bars but Nougat made of a mix of sugar and roasted nuts.

[Frozzie]

i know traditional nougat has nuts buit mars not being a traditional nougat having nuts?? unless they are ground up in it..

[Twitterpated]

Nuts or no nuts. I'm there either way! These sound delish.