4 INGREDIENT RETRO JELLY NOUGAT! BRACH'S PICK A MIX COPYCAT!!
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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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@mike856ms
3 жыл бұрын
Could we use wax paper instead of parchment? I'm so making this.
@Thisisit120
3 жыл бұрын
It has been my experience that wax paper will not release hot things like parchment paper.
@dianenyc7697
3 жыл бұрын
Bought back memories! I will be making it! Thank you! ❤️
@coolwater55
3 жыл бұрын
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! 😊
@Roxy-ch4gv
3 жыл бұрын
You can buy rice paper sheets which is what Torrone uses
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!
@ramibu239
3 жыл бұрын
My local grocery store still has the Brachs Pick A Mix barrells🤷♀️
@dianelindall1153
3 жыл бұрын
Fred Meyer grocery store which I believe is a Kroger store has the Brachs candies
@ramibu239
3 жыл бұрын
@@dianelindall1153 same w/ Winco's
@disneyme7110
3 жыл бұрын
Me too 🤗
@joannsimpson9568
3 жыл бұрын
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 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!
@marlenejones6266
3 жыл бұрын
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.
@autumnvalentie3935
3 жыл бұрын
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.
@peasparsleyandprayers2817
2 жыл бұрын
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
@maryjancsar3767
2 жыл бұрын
Nice, thanks for sharing👍😊
@foofookachoo1136
2 жыл бұрын
@@autumnvalentie3935 I know u really like those candies, but that’s why there wasn’t any left for the rest of us. Please share, and share alike.
I loved these, the Neapolitan coconuts and the coffee flavored discs. Oh yeah don' t forget the rootbeer barrels. 🙏💗✌
@WaysideArtist
3 жыл бұрын
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. 💞
@cage5203
3 жыл бұрын
Oh yes🤤🤤🤤
@ambrosemclaren145
3 жыл бұрын
Rootbeer barrels! Oh boy! Yum!!!
@stacey3637
3 жыл бұрын
Yes!! The Neapolitan coconut bars! My favorite!
@Roxy-ch4gv
3 жыл бұрын
And the flavored caramels
I miss the Brachs stand. I hadn’t thought of it forever.
@Trytocookthis
3 жыл бұрын
I miss it too. It was so fun taking my youngest there when we had it in our Super Valu.
@reneegembala1445
3 жыл бұрын
It’s still available from Brach Candy you may order it by the pd
I'm so old I remember buying candy by the penny!
@candydejolie6292
5 ай бұрын
😂😂ME TOO!
@MicroMyco
4 ай бұрын
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.
@flubadub4464
4 ай бұрын
Me too,and this was my favorite. I'M 75
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 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!
@reneegembala1445
3 жыл бұрын
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
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 see this only at Easter... And it makes me think of my mama. It was her favorite.
@Trytocookthis
3 жыл бұрын
Me too!! Love and miss her. You gave me a little choke up with your comment.
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.
@L70s
7 ай бұрын
I found the red and green xmas dots and also the "naughty nice" black n cherry colors. Dots really upped their game.
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🤤
@tbernstein
3 жыл бұрын
totally my grandma always had butterscotch discs in her purse and the little caramels on a bowl in the living room
@510mesmeric
3 жыл бұрын
@@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!
@Trytocookthis
3 жыл бұрын
I'm older than you, but I loved the trips to the store and the Brach's candy with mammaw.
My local grocery store still has the brachs mix candy . I get a bunch of it for my grandson at Easter each year 😊
@terrytarpley2953
Жыл бұрын
Where you live because Nashville doesn't even have it and Nashville is hugh
@noclu4u384
Жыл бұрын
That message was from 4 years ago. . You cant find them anymore . I just talked to Brachs and they discontinued them .
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!
@cstar44b91
2 жыл бұрын
Does it really taste the same?
@lxy7820
2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
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.
@noreenskitchenchannel
2 жыл бұрын
That was peppermint taffy. Very different
@abrock4052
10 ай бұрын
They still have those Christmas ones
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.
@noclu4u384
Жыл бұрын
Does it really taste like the Brachs brand ??
@HeatherWestcott
Жыл бұрын
@@noclu4u384 yes it does. Everyone loves it. Have to refrigerate it tho
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!
Oh! I miss those displays! And the display with all the mixed nuts too! Thank you for the recipe!
This tastes just like the Brachs nugget candy! OMGosh delicious!!!
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.
Such a fun classic that I remember from childhood. Thanks for bringing it back!
Oh yes...These are definitely one of my absolute favorite treats from Brachs! So excited for this recipe! Thanks Noreen!
Wow brings back memories of grandma's house
Those jelly nougats were one of my favorite candies.
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
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 remember you brings back memories.Those was the good old days
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.
My ALL TIME FAVORITE candy!!!
Oh my gosh, I love this candy.
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.
These have been my favorites for many years
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
One of my favorites
I remember this. Thanks for the throwback. 🙂❤
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
Ah-mazing! Boy do I remember these from my childhood. They were and still are one of my favorites!
Those are so festive and fun! Adorable! So colorful!
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
These candies bring back so many happy childhood memories! Thank you for sharing!!
Bless you Noreen and Rick you have absolutely made my day.
I love these almost as much as Christmas nougat!
My mom and I used to go to Woolworth a store that sold all kinds of good old fashion candies
I used to eat these all the time as a kid. Wonderful memories. Thank you.
Thank you! I loved these growing up and will be making them!
Oh, what a great treat! I remember these!
Aw,this takes me back! My grandpa always had the Brach's candies. I loved the nougat squares, coconut squares,toffee and butterscotch discs
My grandparents always had this candy on hand it sure brings back a lot of good memories.
Absolutely wonderful!!!!! I loved eating these when I was a kid!!! Thank you so much for showing us how to make this!!!!!
My favor when I was a kid ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ thank for sharing ❤❤❤❤❤❤ I canot wait to make it love it
So pretty and easy to make. Thanks for sharing with us.
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!!!
I do remember these nougat candies! Delicious 😋 TFS
These bring back such happy memories of eating Brachs these candles. Wow thank you for bring back the treats.
Omgoodness how I remember and miss.
These were my absolute favorite
My fav of all time...thanks for sharing
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! 🍬🍫🍬
Best job. I love the old BRACHS
Wow 😮 so colourful
My all time favorite candy. Thank you for sharing.
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.
I LOVED this stuff when I was a kid. Sure brings back memories. I can't hardly wait to try and make it at home, so my daughter can try it!
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.
Love these candies and this is a great recipe....very simple too. Thanks so much for sharing!
It looks so pretty...yes I ate these When I was a kid.....thanks for sharing
This candy is so beautiful! Can't wait to make it. Childhood memories, for sure❤
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!
I had forgotten all about these, loved them. Thanks for the recipe! 🤤😋
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.
What a great memory! Thank yiu😊
This has always been one of my favorite candies. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe!
How cool, I always loved that candy ❤
Yaaas I remember these 🥰 Thanks for sharing,!!? A blast from the past!
I loved that candy as a child. This looks like a fun recipe!
My favorite candy EVER!!! TY so much!
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.
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.
My fav of Brachs pick a mix! I was just craving some of these the other day!
I love this treat. Have a wonderful weekend.
This was one of my favorites too. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Wow! This brings back so many happy memories! I got to pick all the candies from the Pick A Mix. I thought I did a good job picking for the entire family. I always made sure to pick my favs!
Gosh, you're making me hungry! That looks so good. I love that it is only 4 ingredients and one bowl clean-up.
I love this candy; I’m so excited to try this! Thank you for sharing!
Love that! My favorite!
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 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
OMG!!! I remember when i was a kid in the 70s my mom bought a bag of pick a mix by Brachs once a month and i always made sure i was with her to get what i wanted. and this candy your making was one of my fave's. thank you so much for brining back my childhood.
Wow! I'm making this for Easter! It's so festive!
Thank you for the recipe. I absolutely love this candy as a child now I can make my own and enjoy my old memories. ♥️♥️💕
I love this candy so much, it was a treat for us on the day we went to the grocery store when I was growing up
We used to hunt for deposit bottles 2cents ,turn them in at the general store and buy penny candy. I liked the candy dots on the paper.
BEAUTIFUL!
Loved those.
Omg it looks delish. Just like i remember.
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. 😮
Soooo good, thanks for sharing. 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
Loved those when I was young. Ty for sharing!!
Never heard of this. Sounds amazing