Best Praline Cereal Crunch Recipes

PRALINE CRUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250ºF.
• In a large bowl, combine cereal and pecans.
• In a large saucepan over medium high heat, combine brown sugar, corn syrup and butter. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and baking soda. Pour over cereal mixture, tossing to coat evenly.
• Pour cereal mixture into a 9x13-inch pan. Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes.
• Pour onto wax or parchment paper to cool. Break into pieces.

PECAN WALNUT PRALINE CRUNCH

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 250
• 2. In a large bowl combine cereal and nuts (you can use all pecans or all walnuts, it's your choice)
• 3. In a sauce pan over medium heat combine brown sugar, corn syrup, and butter. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• 4. Remove from heat and add vanilla and baking soda, stir, mixture will foam up. Pour over cereal and nuts. Toss to coat evenly.
• 5. Pour mixture onto a 9x13 baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper. Bake for 1 hour stirring every 20min
• 6. Remove and let cool. Break into pieces and store in air tight container

PRALINE CEREAL CRUNCH

Steps:

• In a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan, combine cereal and pecans; set aside. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the brown sugar, corn syrup and butter. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 2 to 2-1/2 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil, stirring occasionally. Stir in vanilla and baking soda., Pour over cereal mixture; stir to coat evenly. Bake at 250° for 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes. Turn onto waxed paper to cool. Break into bite-size pieces.

PRALINE CRUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°F.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the cereal and pecans. Set aside.
• In a medium-sized saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar and corn syrup. Cook on medium-high heat until it comes to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low-medium and let the mixture boil for 5 minutes; remove from the heat.
• Stir in the vanilla and salt.
• Pour the mixture over the cereal and pecans and stir until the pieces are evenly coated, being careful not to crush the cereal.
• Divide the mixture between two sheet pans* and spread out evenly.
• Bake for 1 hour, stirring each pan of praline crunch every 15 minutes.
• Let cool and store in an airtight container.

PRALINE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, heat milk to 175°; stir in sugar until dissolved. Whisk a small amount of hot mixture into eggs; return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Cook, stirring constantly, over low heat until mixture is just thick enough to coat a metal spoon and a thermometer reads at least 160°. Do not allow to boil. Remove from heat immediately., Quickly transfer to a large bowl; place bowl in a pan of ice water. Stir gently and occasionally for 2 minutes. Stir in cream and vanilla. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard. Refrigerate several hours or overnight., Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer two-thirds full; freeze according to the manufacturer's directions. (Refrigerate any remaining mixture until ready to freeze.) Transfer ice cream to freezer containers, allowing headspace for expansion. Freeze 2-4 hours or until firm. Repeat with any remaining ice cream mixture., For candied pecans, in a heavy skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Add pecans; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until coated. Spread pecans onto a greased foil-lined baking sheet. Cool completely., For sauce, combine butter, water and corn syrup in a heavy saucepan. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until butter is melted. Add sugar; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat without stirring. Boil 4 minutes. Stir 6-8 minutes or until mixture is caramel-colored. Remove from heat. Carefully stir in cream until smooth. Serve caramel sauce and candied pecans over ice cream.

PRALINE PECAN CRUNCH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 250 degrees.
• Spray 9x13 metal pan or jelly roll pan or large cookie sheet with PAM and set aside.
• Combine cereal & pecans in large bowl and set aside.
• In microwave safe bowl combine corn syrup, margarine, & brown sugar. Microwave on high for 1/2 to 1 1/2 minutes until mixture boils.
• Immediately stir in vanilla and baking soda.
• Then pour over cereal and pecans, stirring to coat evenly.
• Spread in pan.
• Bake for 1 hour. Stirring every 20 minutes.
• Cool in pan or dump mixture on new cookie sheet to cool faster.
• Break into pieces.
• Makes 10 cups.

PRALINE PECAN CRUNCH SNACK MIX

Steps:

• Heat oven to 250ºF. Spray 13 x 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Combine cereal and pecans in pan; mix well.
• In large microwaveable bowl, combine sugar, corn syrup and margarine.
• Microwave on HIGH 1 minute 30 seconds; stir. Microwave an additional 30 seconds to 1 minute 30 seconds or until boiling.
• Stir vanilla and baking soda and optional salt into sugar mixture. Pour over cereal mixture; stir to coat evenly.
• Bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Transfer to baking sheet, spreading mixture in even layer. Cool completely; break into pieces. Store tightly covered at room temperature.