CHOCOLATE-COVERED ALMOND PRALINES
In candy-making, the goal is usually to prevent caramel from crystallizing. For this recipe, that's exactly what you want to do to in order to create the grainy, sandy-sugary coating beneath the chocolate. The pralines are also delicious when made with hazelnuts.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Healthy Recipes Gluten-Free Recipes
Time 1h40m
Yield Makes 75 small servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Toast almonds in a single layer on a baking sheet until fragrant, about 15 minutes. Let cool.
- Bring sugar and 1/4 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Continue to cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reaches 235 degrees, about 3 minutes.
- Add toasted nuts. Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar begins to crystallize, about 1 minute. Stir in 1 1/4 teaspoons salt. Continue to cook, stirring, until sugar forms a thin, sandlike coating on nuts, 2 to 3 minutes more. Pour mixture out onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and let cool for 30 minutes.
- Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, stirring constantly.
- Working in batches, sift nuts in a colander to remove excess sugar, and transfer nuts to a large bowl. Add chocolate, stirring to coat nuts completely. Pour mixture onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and separate clusters into individual nuts using a fork. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Toss pralines with cocoa in a large bowl, tapping off excess. Fill 75 mini baking cups with 4 pralines each.
PRALINE CHOCOLATE DESSERT
A cookie crumb crust, lusciouslayers of praline and cream cheese, and a chocolate glaze make this rich dessert a showstopper. It's worth the extra effort and freezes well, too. -Korrie Bastian, Clearfield, Utah
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 35m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, combine cookie crumbs and butter. Press onto bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Sprinkle with pecans., In a large saucepan over medium heat, bring butter and brown sugar to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour over pecans. Refrigerate 1-2 hours or until set., In a large bowl, beat filling ingredients until smooth. Spread over praline layer. Refrigerate 1-2 hours or until set., For ganache, place chocolate chips in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Spread over filling. Refrigerate 1-2 hours or until set., Loosen sides of pan with a knife. Remove rim from pan. Sprinkle with pecans. Refrigerate leftovers. ,
Nutrition Facts : Calories 552 calories, Fat 43g fat (22g saturated fat), Cholesterol 87mg cholesterol, Sodium 379mg sodium, Carbohydrate 43g carbohydrate (35g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
CHOCOLATE PRALINES
Chocolate pralines combine the crumbly, nutty taste of classic pralines with rich semisweet chocolate including toasted pecans, coarsely chopped.
Provided by Elizabeth LaBau
Categories Cookies and Candy Dessert
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with aluminum foil and spraying the foil with nonstick cooking spray .
- Remove 3 tablespoons from the ½ cup of chocolate chips and set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, combine both sugars, the cream, the butter, and the salt over medium heat. Stir until the sugars and butter dissolve. Brush down the sides of the pan with a wet pastry brush to prevent sugar crystals from forming, and insert a candy thermometer .
- Continue to cook without stirring until the thermometer reaches 240 F. Once the proper temperature is reached, remove the candy from the heat, take out the thermometer, and immediately add the pecans and the remaining 1/3 cup of chocolate chips.
- Begin to stir the candy vigorously. The chocolate will melt and the candy will start to get lighter in color and more opaque. Continue to stir until the candy starts to hold its shape. It should still be easy to stir, however. It is important not to stir too much, as pralines quickly go from fluid to rock-solid.
- Once it is a lighter, opaque brown and holds its shape, quickly begin to drop small spoonfuls of the candy onto the prepared baking sheet. Work quickly to form the candies, as the pralines will start to set in the saucepan.
- If the candy stiffens before you're done scooping, add a spoonful of very hot water and stir until it loosens, then continue scooping until you have formed all the pralines.
- Place the reserved 3 tablespoons of chocolate chips in a small microwave-safe bowl and microwave them until melted about 40 seconds.
- Scrape the melted chocolate into a small zip-close bag and cut off the corner. Drizzle melted chocolate over the pralines in a decorative pattern.
- Place the pralines in the refrigerator to set the chocolate, about 15 minutes.
- Store chocolate pralines in an airtight container at room temperature.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 126 kcal, Carbohydrate 15 g, Cholesterol 9 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 51 mg, Sugar 14 g, Fat 8 g, ServingSize 15 pralines (15 portions), UnsaturatedFat 0 g
TEXAS CHEWY PRALINES
Be sure to have several sheets of newspaper under the wax paper when you get ready to place candy on wax paper..
Provided by grandma2969
Categories Candy
Time 25m
Yield 24 pralines
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Put all ingredients except pecans and vanilla in a 3 quart saucepan and cook 20 minutes after boiling starts -- stirring occasionally.
- Add pecans and vanilla
- Remove from heat and stir well.
- Drop by spoonfuls on wax paper.
- Sets up quickly -- work fast.
- ***.
- note for the evaporated milk: Pour into a measuring cup and add enough water to equal 1 cup of liquid.
TEXAS CHEWY PRALINES
Make and share this Texas Chewy Pralines recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Chris70
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h
Yield 56 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Line 2 baking sheets with aluminum foil.
- Coat with nonstick cooking spray.
- (I have found that using Release aluminum foil works better).
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine sugars and corn syrup.
- Heat to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
- Remove from heat, and stir in butter until melted.
- Gradually stir in cream.
- Return to heat.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until temperature reaches 242 degrees F (116 degrees C).
- Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla and pecans.
- Drop by spoonful onto prepared pans.
- Cool completely, then wrap each piece individually with plastic.
CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH GANACHE AND PRALINE TOPPING
Provided by Fred Thompson
Categories Cake Milk/Cream Microwave Chocolate Dessert Bake Fourth of July Pecan Butter Bon Appétit Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- For cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch cake pan with nonstick spray. Line with parchment. Spray parchment. Dust with flour, tapping out any excess.
- Place butter and cocoa powder in medium bowl. Pour 1/2 cup boiling water over; stir. Let stand 2 minutes; whisk until blended. Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, and coarse salt in another medium bowl. Whisk buttermilk, egg, and vanilla in large bowl. Gradually whisk cocoa mixture into buttermilk mixture; whisk until smooth. Add flour mixture in 3 additions, whisking to blend between additions (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Run knife around pan edges to release cake. Invert onto rack; remove pan and parchment. Cool completely.
- For ganache:
- Place chocolate and cream in microwave-safe bowl. Heat in microwave in 15-second intervals, stirring occasionally, until melted and smooth. Stir in butter. Let stand until spreadable, about 30 minutes. Spread over top and sides of cake. Transfer cake to plate. Chill 2 hours and up to 1 day.
- For praline:
- Stir first 3 ingredients in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat until butter melts. Boil 1 minute without stirring. Remove from heat; whisk in sugar and vanilla. Add pecans; stir just to incorporate. Quickly pour praline over cake. Spread just to edges (topping sets quickly). DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome. Store at room temperature.
HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE PRALINES
Make and share this Hershey's Chocolate Pralines recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Theresa Thunderbird
Categories Candy
Time 1h
Yield 3 Dozen
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Line 2 cookie sheets with wax paper.
- In a heavy 3 quart saucepan combine sugar,brown sugar,cocoa and light cream.
- Cook over medium heat,stirring constantly until mixture boils.
- Reduce heat to low,cook stirring occanionally to 234 degrees (soft ball stage).
- Remove from heat.
- Add butter and vanilla.
- DO NOT STIR.
- Cool at room temperature to 160 degrees.
- Add pecans,Beat with wooden spoon just until mixture begins to thicken (about 1-2 minutes) but is still glossy.
- Quickly drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
- Cool.
- Store covered.
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