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"These taste a lot like pralines with a lot less work."

Ingredients: margarine, nuts...

"Southern decadence at it finest! These are enough to make a New Orleans native like me homesick. Cook time includes cooling time. Recipe from Foodtv.com (but its almost as good as MawMaw's recipe)"

Ingredients: heavy cream, light brown sugar...

"These are from my New Orleans recipe group. Courtesy of Church of the Devine Rebekah. VERY GOOD."

Ingredients: cream cheese, eggs, pecans...

"From the website AllRecipes.com, sounds good on my list to try."

Ingredients: monterey jack pepper cheese, ground sirloin...

"In days gone bye, horse-drawn carts in the streets of New Orleans sold these wonderful, aromatic rice cakes. They have never been widely available in restaurants. They make a great breakfast or snack. These sweets were very popular."

Ingredients: cooking oil, eggs, nutmeg...

"A lovely Cajun berry and wine compote, redolent with vanilla and the unexpected flavor of bay. The restaurant used mixed berries, but if you have an abundance of one kind, this would be a good way to show them off. This was once on the menu at Artesia Restaurant on the North Shore, New Orleans, although I'm not sure it is anymore. Simple and elegant...."

Ingredients: arrowroot, berries...

"Another wonderful recipe from Betty Fussell's "I Hear America Cooking," this cake is rich with butter and dark molasses, but lightened with eggs and smoothed with sour cream. Cooking time does not include time for cake to cool."

Ingredients: cinnamon, dark brown sugar...

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

Ingredients: half-and-half, light brown sugar...

"Posted for the Zaar World Tour-Cajun.
This version of sweet potato pie has a hint of gingerbread flavor."

Ingredients: eggs, milk, molasses...

"This is the only recipe my family has ever used. You can decrust the bread, but it's not really necessary if using the original thin-crusted New Orleans style French Bread."

Ingredients: eggs, evaporated milk...

"Great quick and easy recipe from New Orleans, Louisana "Cajun Cookin' School".
Picked up the recipe at their store/kitchen/cafe on my way back from Katrina Hurricane Relief along the Gulf Coast of USA. Has been a great treat for friends with a sweet tooth. LOL Actually my wife loves them too. I Bake'em, bag'em 6 in a bag,..."

Ingredients: eggs, pecans...

"Original Pralines made with Pecans are traditional from the South. I grabbed a bag of nuts one day and did this recipe with Walnuts. Wow, turned out a little lighter and less sweet taste. Great! Now I can eat more than one at a time. Pecans too rich! Some original ingredients from Sara Dolezal, Allrecipes.com"

Ingredients: cinnamon, evaporated milk...

"Haven't tried this yet but it looks yummy!"

Ingredients: crushed pineapple with juice, eggs...

"From my favorite dessert cookbook: "Gooey Desserts-The Joy of Decadence" by Elaine Corn
She states: My mother goes to conferences now and then with my father. When the men sequester themselves, she and some other spouses attend cooking classes. During one such confab in New Orleans, she took a class from Joe Cahn at the New Orleans..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, egg yolks, eggs...