Nougat
1/4 - 1/3 c butter (a little more than 1/4 but less than 1/3, LOL)
1/2 c xylitol
1/4 c erythritol
1/2 c vanilla whey powder (I use Nature's Best Isopure Zero Carb Creamy Vanilla
)1 c cream cheese
1/2 t vanilla extract
1/2 t almond extract
10-20 drops liquid sweetener
In a saucepan melt the butter and add the xylitol, stir until disolved and clear. Add the erythritol, stir until dissolved then add whey protein. Cook for about 2 minutes, remove from heat and beat in cream cheese and flavorings. Let cool. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled. It should be like playdoh - so you can work it into a shape with your hands.
In order to make the candy bars;
Salted Nut Candy Bars
1 pkg. sugar free chocolate chips
1 recipe sugar free nougat
1 recipe sugar free caramel (or store purchased)
1 1/2 cups salted peanuts or salted, roasted almonds - chopped briefly in a processor
In a 9 or 10" square pan, place a layer of aluminum foil. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave and pour onto the aluminum foil and spread with a rubber spatula. Place this into the refrigerator while you get the other items ready or just chill until it's set a bit - it doesn't have to be rock hard, just not completely melted. Add your layer of nougat and spread or press over the chocolate. Now pour your caramel layer over the nougat and after a brief few minutes in the freezer or refrigerator to let the caramel just set up a tad, sprinkle nuts over the top of all.
Chill until set and cut. You can make this more of a 'candy bar' by melting another package of chocolate chips and dipping each sliced bar into the chocolate and let stand on parchment or foil until hard. I don't personally like chocolate very much so I didn't dip ours.
