Saturday, June 24, 2017

Oh So Good Pralines

The date of June 24th is normally a sweet day. It is the day that pralines are celebrated. Pralines
are confections made from nuts that may or may not be ground combined with sugar syrup. The term
pralines may also refer to chocolate cookie that contains ground powder nuts or nuts.

French settlers brought their recipes with them into Louisiana. Both sugar cane and pecan trees were plentiful in this location in Louisiana. The chefs during the 19th century substituted pecans for almonds and added cream to a thickened confection. From their pralines were created. 


New Orleans Praline Recipe
recipe from here


1 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup light cream
1 ½ cups pecans, halved
2 tablespoons butter


Combine sugars and cream in a heavy 2-quart saucepan and bring to boil over 
medium heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, until mixture forms a 
thick syrup. Add pecans and butter and continue to cook over medium heat, 
stirring frequently. Remove saucepan to a heatproof surface (such as a wire rack)
 and let cool for 10 minutes. Use a tablespoon to drop rounded balls of the mixture
 onto sheet wax paper or foil, leaving about 3 inches between each ball for 
pralines to spread. Allow to cool.
Makes about 12 candies. 

Na-Na’s Pecan Pralines


1/2 stick of butter (1/4 cup)
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup milk
2 cups sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 tsp salt
3 cups pecan pieces


Melt butter over medium heat. When melted, add sugars, milks, and salt.  Slowly bring to a boil, whisking occasionally to prevent/monitor scalding.  When the candy thermometer reads 230-235 degrees, remove from heat and stir in nuts.  Quickly scoop out batter onto wax or parchment paper.

Tip for easy cleanup boil the kitchen utensils you used inside the cooking pan all should come off easier 

11 comments:

  1. I love pecans. These would be great to make for presents.

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  2. Oh yum now this sounds absolutely delicious - I can imagine them being a great treat this Christmas.

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  3. I know this sounds crazy but I don't really care for pralines. My husband is obsessed though.

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  4. These look really easy to make. I may add this to my christmas cookie batch

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  5. These looks so good! I would prefer your Nana's recipe, they sound so much better with the condensed milk.

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  6. These looks so good! I need to try both recipes and see what suits me best. Yum!

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  7. These pralines look like they are amazing! I really need to try these out.

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  8. Wow lools delicious! This reminds me of our local version, were we use pili nuts as alternative for pecan nuts.

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  9. Oh my gosh, those look so delicious! I had no idea they were so easy to make :) I know what I'm doing this weekend ;)

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  10. Your Pralines look amazing! Hope you have a great week and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday.
    Miz Helen

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  11. Oh my goodness, I'm drooling! I am not much of a dessert person, but I have always loved pralines. This brings back so many good memories of my late grandmother.

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