Praline Pecans are a Southern welter blending velvety caramel and well-done pecans. Born from sugar, butter, and surf alchemy, they offer a harmonious unrelatedness of textures.
Rooted in tradition, these treats encapsulate the essence of the South’s flavors, perfect vacated or enhancing desserts with their irresistible charm.
Praline Pecans
Pecan pralines (also known simply as pralines) are a type of sweet sweet nut made primarily from sugar, butter, cream, and pecans. Pralines have a unshared linty texture and a rich, caramelized flavor.
To make them, butter and sugar are cooked until a sauce begins to form. The pecans are then stirred in to stratify them well. Then the pecans are transferred to parchment and separated to cool.
What are Praline Pecans?
The resulting pecans are softer with a slightly grainy finish due to the crystallization of the sugar. They’re usually round or irregularly shaped and can vary in size.
Pecan pralines are enjoyed as a standalone snacks or used to add a sweet and nutty element to various desserts, like ice creams, cakes, and pies.
Pralines are often found in souvenir shops, specialty stores, and markets in the Southern United States, and they’re a cherished part of Southern culinary traditions and culture.
When my friend Joan visited from Georgia she brought me a big bag of Georgia pecans, withal with the suggestion I torch something succulent with them. The pecan-inspired recipes on her website are nearly endless.
How to Make Praline Pecans
You’ll need the pursuit ingredients to make this recipe:
- light brown sugar
- white sugar
- butter
- heavy cream
- pecan halves
Praline Pecans Recipe
Start by placing a large piece of parchment next to the stove, withal with a couple of forks.
Combine the brown sugar, white sugar, and butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Indulge the butter to melt and then stir while the sugars melt and come to a boil.
Add the surf while whisking constantly. When the mixture is smooth again, Add the pecans and stir to coat.
Carefully pour the coated pecans onto the waiting parchment.
Working quickly, use the forks to separate the pecans and indulge them to tomfool without clumping together.
Store the completely cooled pralines in an snapped container.
Pralines
Crunchy, chewy, sweet pecans are sprinkled throughout these rich and velvety Pecan Praline Blondies. From the chewy blondie wiring to the well-done topping, this is a dessert that I simply couldn’t resist.
Fall flavors of pumpkin and pecans are combined in this Praline Cheesecake. It makes a showstopping holiday dessert.
All the rich flavors of classic bread pudding meet French toast in this easy Pecan Praline French Toast Bake. Fully loaded with pralines and spices, there is unbearable sugar to make it a treat, without sending my whole family into a sugar crash mid-morning.
Praline Pecans
Ingredients
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 cups pecan halves
Instructions
- Start by placing a large piece of parchment next to the stove, withal with a couple of forks. Combine the brown sugar, white sugar, and butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Indulge the butter to melt and then stir while the sugars melt and come to a boil.
- Add the surf while whisking constantly. When the mixture is smooth again, Add the pecans and stir to coat.
- Carefully pour the coated pecans onto the waiting parchment. Working quickly, use the forks to separate the pecans and indulge them to tomfool without clumping together.
- Store the completely cooled pralines in an snapped container.
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