Peanut Butter Nougat

It's been AGES since I have posted a recipe here!  

This recipe was given to me by a lady from Pioneer Club many years ago. Gary was on the gluten free diet and she so kindly made these for him, so he could also have a treat.  (All the other kids were having gluten-full cookies).

He absolutely loved them, and I made them a few times, but then the recipe was missing for many years, until today, January 23, 2015 when I cleaned out one of the upper kitchen cupboards.  I have searched online for this recipe so many times, and have never been able to find it anywhere, which in and of itself is amazing, especially given Pinterest! 

I'm not saying it's a healthy recipe, but it IS gluten free, and they are delicious!  I imagine they would also be excellent made with WOW Butter or another PB substitute as well if you have nut allergies in addition to the gluten problem.

Gary’s Favourite Peanut Butter Nougat

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup corn syrup

1 ¼  cup skim milk powder (instant)

1 ¼ cup icing sugar

Mix peanut butter and syrup together well. Add dry ingredients and combine completely.

Roll into balls or roll to 1/2 inch thickness and cut into 1/2 inch pieces.

Can be covered in melted chocolate. 

I plan to make these this afternoon, and Gary will be a super Happy Guy after school today I'm sure!

The big 'ole blob of dough...it's sooo very yummy!  I want to pick a piece off right now and eat it...and then another one...and then another.....

Once they're rolled into tidy little bite sized balls, they're ready for a coating of chocolate if you wish.  Ours went naked.  Really.  Even in our frigid Canadian January!  

To be perfectly honest.  I've NEVER coated them in chocolate.  

We don't see the need.  They're INCREDIBLE exactly as they are in all their un-chocolated glory.

That's not to say that you shouldn't chocolate coat them.  But please taste them first, just to be fair.  

And if you do chocolate them up, tell me all about it!