3 Musketeer Bars

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup light corn syrup
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3 egg whites
• 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 (12 ounce) bags milk chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt.
• 2 heat, stirring, to boiling, then continue to cook, using a candy thermometer to monitor the temperature.
• 3 beat the egg whites until they are stiff and form peaks.
• 4 when the sugar solution comes to 270 degrees f, or the soft-crack stage, remove from the heat and pour the mixture in thin streams into the egg whites, blending completely with a mixer set on low speed.
• 5 continue to mix until the candy begins to harden to the consistency of dough.
• 6 add the semisweet chocolate chips.
• 7 once thoroughly blended and the nougat has thickened, press it into a greased 9x9-inch pan.
• 8 refrigerate until firm.
• 9 with a sharp knife, cut the candy in half down the middle of the pan. then cut across into 7 segments to create a total of 14 bars.
• 10 melt the milk chocolate chips in the microwave for 2 minutes on half power, stirring halfway through the heating time.
• 11 resting a bar on a fork (and using your fingers if needed), dip each bar into the chocolate to coat completely and place on wax paper.
• 12 cool till firm at room temperature, 1 to 2 hours.