Easy Halloween Gumdrop Nougat Candy

This Easy Halloween Gumdrop Nougat Candy is a fun no-bake treat! Perfect for dessert tables, parties and gift giving. Only 4 ingredients.

Today I’m excited to be joining 20 blogger friends as we come together to share some spooky and fun Halloween ideas with you!  Thank you to Krista of Happy Housie for organizing this Seasonal Simplicity Fall Series.  Make sure to check out all of the fun in the links at the bottom of this post!

If you missed any of my previous posts as part of this Seasonal Simplicity Fall Series, make sure to check out my Pumpkin Cheesecake Swirl Brownies,  DIY Floral Fall Wreath, a $10, 10 Minute Sunflower Garland, my Pumpkin Patch Vignette, my cozy fall living room and my fall porch.  Today I’m sharing a simple 4 ingredient recipe for Halloween Nougat Candy!

Spooky and Delicious!

Have you tried nougat candy?  It’s SO good.  Last Christmas I made a batch of this red & green nougat and it was such a hit that I knew I had to make a special batch for Halloween.  And of course with the classic colours of Halloween, orange and black!

Play with spooky colours!

If you don’t like black licorice flavour, you can make these candies with different colour combinations like green and purple, or orange and purple gumdrops.  Have fun with them!

Trust me, you’ll love these

Beautiful spooky little squares of sweet, soft, chewy deliciousness.  I guarantee these will fly off your dessert table faster than a witch flying off on her broom!

Aren’t they so pretty?  And delicious.  They’re definitely both.

marshmallows + white chocolate chips = a chewy and delicious nougat

Nougat Candy Tips & Tricks

For tips and tricks on making this nougat, I answer loads of readers questions in this post here…everything from where to buy the candies, how to melt the chocolate and more!  But here are a few tips to get you started:

• You can use gumdrops, jujubes or dots to make these.
• Make sure to use a sharp knife to cut the nougat into squares…a long knife works best.
• Rub a little butter onto a small piece of parchment paper and use that to pat the sticky mixture into the pan.
• You can freeze these for up to 2 or 3 weeks.  Use parchment paper between the layers and store in an airtight container.

I hope you make these candies and love them!

Easy Halloween Gumdrop Nougat Candy

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This Easy Halloween Gumdrop Nougat Candy is a fun no-bake treat! Perfect for dessert tables, parties and gift giving. Only 4 ingredients.

• Author: Jo-Anna Rooney
• Total Time: 135 minutes
• Yield: 60 pieces 1x
• Category: candy

Ingredients

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• 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 orange and black gumdrops (or jujubes)

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Instructions

1. Prepare an 8×8 square baking dish by lining it with parchment paper.
2. Cut the gumdrops into small pieces (1/4 inch), so you end up with 1 1/2 cups.  Set aside.
3. Melt the butter, white chocolate chips and marshmallows together over indirect 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.
4. 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.
5. Remove from heat.
6. Let cool for about 2 minutes.
7. Stir in the gumdrop pieces.
8. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan.
9. The mixture will be very sticky, so I use a lightly greased piece of parchment paper to help spread and pat the mixture down into the pan.
10. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before cutting, overnight is best.
11. Cut into 60 bite sized pieces.  Make sure to use a really sharp knife.
12. To store the candies, use parchment paper between layers so the candies don’t stick together.

Notes

• About the white chocolate chips: Use ONLY real white chocolate chips, DO NOT USE Chipits…Chipits don’t melt.
• For Nougat Recipe Tips, Tricks and Frequently Asked Questions, visit my post here.

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