Toasted Pecan Praillines
Satisfy your sweet tooth with these delightful toasted pecan pralines.
Author: Tea Time Magazine January/February 2016
Servings 20 pralines
Ingredients
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- 4 tablespoons salted butter
- 2 tablespoons water
- ¾ cup chopped toasted pecans
Instructions
- Line 20 wells of a 24-well mini muffin pan with foil baking cups.
- In a heavy-bottom medium saucepan, combine brown sugar, granulated sugar, cream, butter, and water, stirring to blend.
- Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly until mixture registers just below 238° on a candy thermometer.
- Remove pan from heat, and add pecans, stirring vigorously to cool mixture slightly.
- Working quickly and using a levered 1-tablespoon scoop, divide pecan mixture among prepared wells of mini muffin pan.
- Let cool completely.
- Store pralines in an airtight container at room temperature.
- Remove from foil baking cups before serving, if desired.
Notes
How to make pralines not grainy?
The good news is – if you end up with grainy pralines, you can break them up, put them back in the pot with a little cream or milk (a tablespoon or two), and heat them again. Maybe add 10-15 seconds to the boiling time to try and raise the temperature a little more. Pralines should take only one hour to harden. I like to place mine in a cold oven to cool off. Depending on home temperature, humidity, drafts, etc., they can take up to several hours to harden. If they're still glossy, they're not ready. Source: https://teatimemagazine.com/toasted-pecan-pralines-recipe/
The good news is – if you end up with grainy pralines, you can break them up, put them back in the pot with a little cream or milk (a tablespoon or two), and heat them again. Maybe add 10-15 seconds to the boiling time to try and raise the temperature a little more. Pralines should take only one hour to harden. I like to place mine in a cold oven to cool off. Depending on home temperature, humidity, drafts, etc., they can take up to several hours to harden. If they're still glossy, they're not ready. Source: https://teatimemagazine.com/toasted-pecan-pralines-recipe/
