Best Creamy Pecan Pralines Recipes

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CREAMY PECAN PRALINES



Creamy Pecan Pralines image

Provided by Emeril Lagasse

Categories     dessert

Time 22m

Yield about 1 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons water
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Mix light brown sugar, granulated sugar, heavy cream, butter, water and salt in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until sugar dissolves. Stir in pecans and cook over medium heat until mixture reaches the soft ball stage, 238 to 240 degrees F on a candy thermometer. If you spoon a drop of boiling syrup into a cup of ice water, it will form a soft ball that flattens easily between your fingers.
  • Remove pan from heat and stir rapidly until mixture thickens. Drop pralines by the spoonfuls, 1-inch apart onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Let cool completely until firm. Store in an airtight container.

CREAMY SMOOTH PECAN PRALINES



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From Best of the Best from America Cookbook by Gwen McKee and Barbara Moseley. Posted for ZWT5, France/Cajun region.

Provided by NELady

Categories     Cajun

Time 30m

Yield 2 cups, 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup white Karo
1/2 cup water
2 cups pecan halves
1/4 cup margarine
1 tablespoon vanilla

Steps:

  • Combine sugar, syrup, water, and pecans in heavy 3-quart saucepan.
  • Stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture comes to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture reaches soft-ball stage (small amount forms soft ball when dropped into cold water).
  • Remove saucepan from heat; add margarine and vanilla.
  • Allow candy to cool.
  • Whip until mixture gradually changes to lighter color and becomes creamy.
  • Drop by tablespoons onto buttered cookie sheet (Push mixture from tablespoon with a teaspoon to hasten dropping before praline becomes too firm to shape).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 640.3, Fat 31.4, SaturatedFat 3.6, Sodium 107.7, Carbohydrate 93.4, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 75.7, Protein 3.1

WORLD'S BEST CREAMY PECAN PRALINES



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Categories     Nut     Dessert     Christmas

Yield 10 10

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients
1 1/2 cup coconut sugar
1 cup heavy cream
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons water
1 1/2 cup pecan halves
1 tsp real vanilla
Directions
In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the coconut sugar, heavy cream, butter, and water. Place over a medium-high heat and stir constantly until the pralines reach the softball stage, 238 to 240 degrees F. Add the pecans to the candy, and pull the pan off of the stove. Continue to stir the candy vigorously with a wooden spoon until the candy cools, and the pecans remain suspended in the candy, about 2 minutes. Spoon the pralines out onto a parchment or aluminum foil lined sheet pan and cool completely before serving.

Steps:

  • Directions In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the coconut sugar, heavy cream, butter, vanilla and water. Place over a medium-high heat and stir constantly until the pralines reach the softball stage, 238 to 240 degrees F. Add the pecans to the candy, and pull the pan off of the stove. Continue to stir the candy vigorously with a wooden spoon until the candy cools, and the pecans remain suspended in the candy, about 2 minutes. Spoon the pralines out onto a parchment or aluminum foil lined sheet pan and cool completely before serving.

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