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    Home » Recipes » Candy Recipes

    Creamy Pecan Pralines Are Easier than You Think

    Published: May 22, 2015 Last Updated: Apr 23, 2020 by Marye 813 words. | About 5 minutes to read this article.

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    Creamy, sweet, melt in your mouth pralines are great gifts or after dinner treats. This recipe is super easy to make, too!
    Total time 10 minutes
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    These creamy pecan pralines aren't hard to make at all. They are rich, sweet, and they just melt away in your mouth leaving a lingering flavor that entices you to take just one more bite. Addictive? Nah... not these -- at least not until you take your first bite! The secret? Toasted pecans.

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    So, pecan pralines. There are numerous ways to make them and the consistencies are all different. I have several recipes, and I'll be glad to post a different kind if this isn't what you're looking for, just let me know -- my family won't mind in the least! These, though. These are the kind that have a texture that is almost like fudge but the candy sorts of melts away in your mouth. Then there is the whole size thing. Some people make teeny pecan pralines but not me. I like 'em Texas sized.

    My dad and I used to go to lunch at this tiny, family owned Mexican place. It was a hole in the wall and not normally the kind of place you'd want to eat at but my dad was very adventurous when it came to food and he had a way of getting to know people. You either loved or hated my dad -- there was nothing in between. I am a lot like him in that, I think. People tend to have very intense feelings about me, too. Anyway, once in awhile he'd come check me out of school for the afternoon and we'd go eat somewhere. Mexican, Thai, Japanese, African, Korean.... it didn't matter. He wanted to try everything. Usually they were small places and he'd strike up a conversation with the owners and before long they'd know who he was. Next time we went they'd greet him by name and he'd get family treatment.

    It was weird, too. He wasn't a real open person and under normal circumstances he was very hard to get to know. Hand him a bowl of something yummy and he'd open right up.

    These creamy pecan pralines are easy to make and so good! restlesschipotle.com

    Anyway, so there was this tiny little Mexican place that had the best food ever. Their personal best was something that they called Texas Pralines. They were these huge, thick, patties of melt in your mouth goodness, studded with toasted pecans, and with one pecan half stuck on the top. Sometimes they dipped half in chocolate but the main thing was once the praline had melted away on your tongue you felt the bite. Chipotle... Abuelita always brought me one as we left because she thought I was too skinny. If she could only see me, now.

    I will probably be posting some of my other praline recipes over the next few months but this one is my favorite and I am willing to bet it will become your favorite, too.

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    Creamy Pecan Pralines Are Easier than You Think

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    Creamy, sweet, melt in your mouth pralines are great gifts or after dinner treats. This recipe is super easy to make, too!
    Course Candy
    Cuisine Southern
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Servings:12
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    Author:Marye Audet-White
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    Ingredients

    • ¾ cup chopped, , toasted pecans
    • 1 ½ cups packed dark brown sugar
    • 1 ½ tablespoons light corn syrup
    • 3 tablespoons salted butter
    • ½ cup heavy cream
    • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
    • ¼ teaspoon chipotle powder, , optional

    Instructions

    • Toast pecans in the oven by spreading them in a baking pan and bake at 350° until golden brown, stirring often for 6 minutes or so.
    • Add the sugar, corn syrup, butter, and cream to a heavy sauce pan. Stir until the sugar is melted and the mixture is liquid.
    • Add the pecans and heat, stirring occasionally, until the temperature reaches 238F.
    • Remove from heat and allow to cool until the temperature reaches 110F.
    • Add the vanilla and chipotle and stir like crazy until it becomes creamy and changes color to a light tan. (I spray my kitchenaid with baking release and use the paddle on high for a minute or so.)
    • Scoop out tablespoon sized portions of the mixture and form into patties.
    • Press a pecan half on the top of each.
    • Let cool completely -- overnight if possible. The texture gets creamier.
    • Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry spot.

    Notes

    If the mixture cools to much and you can't beat it add a tablespoon of boiling water and beat it in. That should fix it.

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      With a 40 year focus on the importance of family and a passion for southern comfort food, Marye Audet-White is an expert in melding the two together effortlessly. Marye's a NY Times Bestselling author with 10 cookbooks under her belt and her recipes have been featured in Good Housekeeping, Country Living, Today, House Beautiful, Texas Living, Food & Wine, and many more.

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      1. Kristen

        May 26, 2015 at 12:31 pm

        5 stars
        I love pecans so so much. I am drooling! I am thinking that I'll make these for my husband's birthday!

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      2. allie @ Through Her Looking Glass

        May 26, 2015 at 9:39 am

        5 stars
        Nothing better than smelling pecan pralines... Well, eating them. Marye, I can't wait to try these. I absolutely love pralines and I know you will have the absolute best recipe. Would have loved to meet your dad, I love eclectic people. He knew how to live and experience different cultures. What great memories you have!

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