A Hard Candy Christmas: Advent 2023 DAY 3

11 months out of the year, I hate mint. Then right around Thanksgiving, something inside my brain clicks into overdrive and I crave peppermint! One of my favorite ways to consume the mellower, sweeter cousin of spearmint are the Christmas Nougats from Brachs. 

The coolest thing about them is the picture of a Christmas tree that resides in the direct middle of each cellophane wrapped piece of sticky goodness.

There are 2 types of Christmas Nougats available for sale. There is the regular all white variety and the mix. The mix is my favorite. Along with white, the mix contains red and green hued nougats. I know that the white, red and greens all taste the same. However, I will fight you to the death in defense of my belief that the red and green ones are softer and have a creamier texture. I mean an occasional white nougat is fine. But after a while, your jaw starts hurting from all that chewing whereas the colored varieties melt in your mouth. 

For today's Advent present, I'm sharing with you a very satisfying video about how confectioners make images in the middle of candies. While I could not find a video on how Brach's does it nougat, the technique used to make hard candy in the video is the same. It's about 13 minutes and it's completely silent. If you are a foodie who likes to learn how eats are made, this is complete food porn.

Enjoy!