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!
Do you think almonds might work in place of gumdrops for this recipe??
I haven’t done this myself, but I have had a few readers who have tried this and enjoyed it!
Love this recipe. I have an allergy to soy and most white chocolate chips are made with soy lectin, I was wondering could you use white melting chocolate instead.
Hi Deborah! I’ve never used white melting chocolate so I’m not sure if it would work, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t. If you try it, let me know how it goes!
Mine turned out amazing! The hardest thing was finding gum drops so I found dots and they were perfect except take forever to cut into 4 pieces because they stick to everything. I’m going to try some tips I’ve seen others have used for the stickyness and the stirring workout next time as I have to make more, my husband and I ate so many and I took a lot to a friend, made a lot out of this so well worth it in my opinion!
I’m so glad you enjoyed these Trina! And I agree…they’re definitely worth the effort!
I made this again this year and weighed my items and then measured them into cups for those who don’t have a scale. The 450 grams of Chios equals 2 1/3 cups and the 500 grams of marshmallows equals 8 2/3 cups. Hope this helps!
I bought some red (cherry) and green (lime) gum drops will these work?
Absolutely! I’m going to use the same this weekend!
Thank you so much!
I actually melted mine together in a crockpot on medium. I just dumped in everything but the gumdrops (saving them for last). I stirred it in 5 minute intervals, being sure to scrape the bottom. They came out perfectly!
Oh great idea!
I just finished making these! I couldn’t find any gumdrops or dots, so I ended up using Swedish Berries instead! Super easy to make and the small taste I had from the empty pot was actually really delicious! I can’t wait for my family to try them!
Great idea to use Swedish Berries! Yum!
They turned out amazing!! My daughter absolutely loved them! Thank you so much for this recipe, it’s going to be one of my go to’s! Seriously 10/10!!
I’m so happy you enjoyed them Leanna!
i use jujubes
225 grams is equivalent to 1/2 pound roughly, so 2 bags @ 225 = a pound or actually just under a pound
250 grams for the marshmallows is equivalent to 1 pound 10 oz. roughly.
These look absolutely delicious! I remember eating these as a child and haven’t had them since. I can’t wait to make them!
I have alot of bakers chocolate on hand, white, and wondered if I could use this instead of chips? And what amount if possible?
Hi Christine! I’ve never used bakers chocolate in this nougat so I’m not sure if it would work. My concern would be that the bakers chocolate would make the nougat too soft and wouldn’t set. If you try it, let me know how it goes!
I used Jelly Belly jelly beans cut in half! The flavors added an extra kick to the chocolate/marshmallow flavor. I’m planning on making more for the coming holiday season for family get-togethers. These are delicious!