Pecan Pralines
Creamy Southern candy made by cooking granulated sugar, brown sugar, milk and butter with pecans to 238 to 240°F, then stirring until cloudy and spooning onto parchment.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 6 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 1/2 cups pecans roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine the granulated sugar, brown sugar, whole milk and butter in a large pot. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
- When the mixture boils, stir constantly and add the pecans. Let it boil for 3 minutes, until a candy thermometer registers 238 to 240°F.
- Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Keep stirring until the syrup becomes creamy and cloudy and starts to thicken.
- Drop spoonfuls onto parchment paper and let them cool.
Notes
If the mixture hardens before you finish spooning, stir in hot water a teaspoon at a time. The total does not include cooling time.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 241kcalCarbohydrates: 32.7gProtein: 1.3gFat: 12.7gSodium: 43mgFiber: 1gSugar: 31.5g