The Gourmellows

So I am working on yet another project. The season is busy, but I have to leave some time for me to play around with ingredients right?
This time is Nougat, yes nougat. I have been making nougat for a while now, but this is different, is Vegan Nougat of course.
Now for who is not familiar with nougat or torrone for us italians, the main ingredients are egg whites, sugar and honey, not very vegan indeed, but a lot whole yummy.
My second experiment it turned out to be not bad indeed, it is a hard crispy and crunchy type, torrone, the type I used to eat every Christmas back home in Italy.
What gives the nougat or torrone their flavor is the honey and deep roasted nuts.
I have substituded few ingredients and using Agave Syrup instead of honey, the flavor is awesome. My goal was a soft nougat, as I believe the American public would be more appealed by a softer product than a hard one.
The flavor is there, and I am very happy with it, if I was to taste it and not knowing it was a vegan torrone I wouldn't guess it.
I can't wait to go back home and dedicate an hour or so to make another batch and get the consistency right this time, the ingredients are expensive and failures are hurtful, but worth it at this oint.
I will eventually turn my vegan line of confections into my main business and I can't wait for that to happen, I want to embrace my thoughts and belives and live upone them, while doing what I like the most, play with sweet and unique ingredients :-)
Here you can see my Etsy store.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/DesiderioChocolates?ref=pr_shophocolates?ref=pr_shop