pecan pralines
I grew up in Mississippi, and these Louisianna Pralines have been passed down from my grandmother to my mom, and now to me, hopefully my daughter will make them as well. I make loads of them for gifting, and take batches into work for treat days. I never come home with leftovers. They literally melt in your mouth.
prep time
35 Min
cook time
method
Stove Top
yield
2 dozen pralines
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups white granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1 stick butter
- 1 box cook & serve (not instant) butterscotch pudding
- 1/3 cup condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped pecans
How To Make pecan pralines
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Step 1Spread sheets of waxed paper or aluminum foil on cool counter top.
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Step 2Combine all ingredients except the nuts in heavy saucepan. Stirring constantly to prevent sticking/scorching on medium high heat until it boils. Continue stirring while it boils for approx. 15 minutes or until it reaches medium soft-ball stage. You can test this without a candy thermometer by dribbling some of the liquid into a cup of cool water, if it balls/sets up, its cooked long enough. If it just mixes w/water, then cook longer until tests as above.
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Step 3Remove from heat, add chopped nuts and stir until the sheen/shine starts to disappear, and begins to thicken. This step is important….if you spoon them out to soon, you just have sticky globs of caramel stuff….they won’t set up properly.
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Step 4Working quickly, drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let cool. Remove from paper & store in airtight container.
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