Louisiana Caramel Pralines
photo by pammyowl
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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36
ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 1⁄2 cups pecans (chopped, may use plain or toasted)
- 2 tablespoons butter
directions
- Place 2 cups sugar & milk in a lrg saucepan. Cook slowly, stirring often.
- At the same time, put other cup of sugar in a 2nd saucepan on low heat & stir till melted.
- Pour 2nd mixture slowly into the sugar & milk that should be read to boil & stir while adding.
- Cook slowly till a firm ball forms when dropped into cold water (238°) & remove from heat.
- Add vanilla, pecans & butter. Stir till mixture begins to thicken.
- To avoid sticking as experienced by the 1st reviewer using waxed paper which was given as an option -- drop by spoonfuls in desired size onto a lightly sprayed baking sheet or buttered cookie sheet (candies should set up immediately).
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Reviews
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Oo-ey, Goo-ey goodness. With nuts. Whoa. I am a novice candy maker. Made fudge once this past Xmas and then pralines also that same time. So I'm not 100% sure I did everything the best I could. I used a candy thermometer and cooked the mixture until the thermometer registered at the firm ball stage. That took almost a half hour for me to cook the candy to that point. Perhaps I should have turned the heat up higher on my stove sooner? Dunno. (Total time was about 40 minutes.) I decided to just drop the candies onto wax paper, but now we're having some real difficulties getting them off the paper without the paper sticking to them and tearing and staying stuck on. Next time I'll try something else. But geez, they are good. Thanks for the recipe. Will definitely make again. I got 33 candies from the batch.
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Delicious! These tasted just like the pralines that I had last time I went to Savannah, Georgia. They were easy to make and were devoured quickly at a Christmas party I attended. I used toasted pecans and followed the recipe as written. I dropped the candies onto cookie sheets which were lined with parchment paper and sprayed with cooking spray. The candies slid right off! The only issue I had was the candy mixture started setting up in the saucepan before I got all of the candies onto the cookie sheets. I guess I wasn't quick enough. Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe. **Made for 2014 Football Pool**
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
twissis
Iceland
I am an American transplanted from Dallas to Iceland by marriage to a native Icelander & I retired to become his "Kitchen Queen". We love to entertain our family & friends, so I have an eclectic collection of recipes. I especially love simple, easy-fix, flexible & make-ahead recipes - BUT also like challenging myself on occasion. I enjoy baking & food photography. I am devoted to the "More is Always Better Principle" & apply it liberally to bacon, butter & garlic. I can have ingredient issues due to availability here in Iceland & my DH is medically diet-restricted from some ingredients as well. Either situation might require me to modify a recipe, but I will do my best to be true to your recipes & fair/honest in my reviews. Mary Pat (aka twissis)