Easy Christmas Gumdrop Nougat Candy
Easy Christmas Gumdrop Nougat Candy
This Christmas Gumdrop Nougat Candy is an easy no-bake treat that’s perfect for the holiday season. Great as a homemade gift!
These Gumdrop Nougat Candies taste like nostalgia and Christmas’ past. And I love them. They’re sweet, soft, chewy and so delicious. And very easy to make. Create a batch and share them with friends, give them as gifts, and make sure to have them on your holiday treat plate!
Who knew that marshmallows + white chocolate chips = a chewy and delicious nougat?! And with festive red and green gumdrops, this is a perfect Christmas treat.
I love that this treat is no bake, and that it can come together in just minutes. All you need to do is melt together a little butter, mini marshmallows and white chocolate chips, then stir in chopped gumdrops. Then spread it out into a parchment paper lined pan.
Christmas Gumdrop Nougat Candy Recipe Tip
The mixture is pretty sticky, so a little trick I use is to lightly grease a small square of parchment paper then use that to spread and pat the mixture down. Put it in the fridge for a few hours (overnight is best) to set…it needs to be completely cooled to cut it.
When it comes time to cut them up into squares, make sure you use a large sharp knife because they’re sticky!
As you cut into the nougat you’ll see how pretty these candies are! The red and green gumdrops look like stained glass in the nougat.
Aren’t they so pretty?
No one is going to be able to resist these candies when you put them out…trust me. I had to put away over half of our batch or we were going to eat them all in one sitting! But don’t worry, I have a recipe tip for you.
Christmas Gumdrop Nougat Candy Recipe Tip
This batch will make about 60 bite sized nougat candies, so if you’re not serving them right away, you might consider freezing this treat! Layer the cut pieces of nougat between pieces of parchment paper and place in an air tight container, and put them into the freezer. When you’re ready to serve, let them sit for about 1 hour or more after freezing, to bring them to room temperature.
A delicious holiday treat you need to make!
Easy Christmas Gumdrop Nougat Candy
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 225 gram bags white chocolate chips (DO NOT USE Chipits)
- 2 250 gram bags of mini marshmallows
- 1 1/2 cups chopped red and green gumdrops see notes below for where to buy them
Instructions
- Prepare an 8x8 square baking dish by lining it with parchment paper.
- Cut the gumdrops in half. Set aside.
- Melt the butter, white chocolate chips and marshmallows together over indirect medium heat. To do this I create a double boiler by putting a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water (making sure that the bowl and pan fit together snug). This ensures that the mixture doesn't burn.
- Continuously stir the mixture until it is smooth and melted together, making sure not to cook the mixture...the goal is to just melt, not cook or boil. See tips above in this post!
- Remove from heat.
- Let cool for about 2 minutes.
- Stir in the gumdrops. Mix well.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared pan.
- The mixture will be very sticky, so I use a lightly greased piece of parchment paper or wax paper to help spread and pat the mixture down into the pan.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before cutting, overnight is best.
- Slice into 60 bite sized pieces.
- To store the candies, use parchment paper between layers so the candies don't stick together.
- Enjoy this nougat recipe!
Notes
Tips and Tricks for Making Nougat Candy:
RECIPE UPDATE! I have received a lot of questions about melting the butter, white chocolate chips and marshmallows together. I prefer to use the double boiler method because it’s a lot more difficult to burn the mixture with the indirect heat. A lot of people found this method hard because the mixture is very sticky and takes some time to melt down. I realize that, but I still feel like it’s the better method. You just have to be patient and keep stirring. Here are some tips:
- Put the butter and the chips in the bowl first and get them melting.
- Then add in 1/3 of the marshmallows and get them melting.
- Then the next 1/3 and stir them in, get them melting down.
- Add the remaining marshmallows, stir them in and keep mixing until the mixture is smooth and there are no remaining marshmallows.
- The whole process only takes about 10 minutes or less.
Where to buy gumdrops for nougat candy:
I’ve had a lot of questions about where to buy the gumdrops for this candy, so I thought I’d share what I know here:
- The candy I used are called Baking Gums. They’re small and don’t have any sugar on the outside of them.
- The ones I used were these Baking Gums from Bulk Barn. They’re in the baking aisle, and they come in a mix of yellow, orange, red and green. I just sorted out the red and green ones once I got home.
- I have also seen them at Save On Foods under the brand Nutty Club.
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More Delicious No-Bake Christmas Treats:
- Chocolate Caramel Nut Clusters
- Caramel Crunch Popcorn
- Easy Peppermint Bark
- Candy Cane Cloud Dessert
- A Collection of Easy No-Bake Christmas Treats
Check out my Valentine’s Day Nougat too! I’m sharing even more tips in this post!
Happy Holidays!
My nougats are super sticky this year, I don’t remember them being that way last year, is this normal?
I’m not sure why that would be? The only thing I can think of is the marshmallows. You could try putting them in the fridge to harden?
Mine were too! I was switching between recipes though and wonder if I didn’t use enough white chocolate. I also think my white chocolate seized because it got thick instead of melty, but I was able to loosen it with the marshmallows….. I’m making it again right now and will use the microwave just in case (also my husband is using the oven for cookies!)
If the nougat is soft, you can put it in the fridge to harden. Sometimes that helps.
Are the gum drops flavored?
They are! I use the coloured baking gums so often they are the flavours of orange, lemon, cherry and lime.
Have you tried using the sugar coated gumdrops or the Chuckles jelly candy?
I have not but many people have. They certainly work but they do tend to add a crunch to the nougat, so…
I’ve only used the christmas gumdrops from Brachs. Works perfectly!
Can I use white candy melts?
I’m not sure, I’ve never tried. Let me know if you do and how it works.
Yes. This year I used white chocolate candy melts and they worked just as well. Just make sure it states “melting” white chocolate melts. I purchased them at Bulk Barn.
Microwave melting and stirring was easy peasy!!
Hi there. Wondering why not chippets for the white chocolate chips ?
I have found that they do not melt.
Thank you especially re the white chippets! I tried using them for something else and they kept “seizing” – I thought they were old but you say they dont melt! So, duh, no wonder I had such trouble! I’ll try real white chocolate with this recipe! Btw – how long does this nougat keep?
Yes, Chipits are SO frustrating! But real chocolate chips work great…I get mine at Superstore. This nougat will last a long time. Store it in an airtight container and you can keep it at room temp for about a week before it starts to get hard. I like to freeze mine though, it’ll last for months. Just bring it to room temp before serving.
I went to get white chocolate chips for this, looked at Chippets they are no longer white chocolate at all!
I just made this and it looks beautiful thank you! How do you get it off the wax paper though? It is literally glued on and won’t peel off?
You can try putting it in the fridge or freezer first.
Really delicious. I used kitchen scissors to cut mine, and briefly sprayed my hands with cooking spray to pat them in the pan.
I also cut the gums in half before adding them. Make sure your chips are real chocolate not candy chips(I used Presidents choice). I also weighed the ingredients.
I cut mine with a pizza cutter. It makes it so easy
Mine was too and this has never happened