Chocolate-Pecan Pralines

Name: Chocolate-Pecan Pralines
Prep time: 1 h 8 min
Cook time: 1 h 8 min
Total time: 1 h 8 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 57 grams unsweetened chocolate baking squares; 710 milliliters firmly packed light brown sugar; 59 milliliters butter; 2 Tbsps light corn syrup; 473 milliliters pecan halves and pieces; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 237 milliliters whipping cream

Chocolate-Pecan Pralines might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 4g of protein, 40g of fat, and Head to the store and pick up whipping cream, pecan halves and pieces, vanillan extract, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through. Cool completely (about 15 minutes).

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Pecans

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Oven

Frying Pan

Meanwhile, bring brown sugar and next 3 ingredients to a boil in a heavy Dutch oven over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil, stirring occasionally, 6 to 8 minutes or until a candy thermometer registers 236 (soft ball stage).

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Brown Sugar

Candy

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Candy Thermometer

Dutch Oven

Remove sugar mixture from heat.

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Sugar

Add chocolate baking squares to sugar mixture. (Do not stir.)

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Chocolate

Sugar

Let sugar mixture stand until candy thermometer reaches 150 (20 to 25 minutes). Stir in vanilla and pecans using a wooden spoon; stir constantly 1 to 2 minutes or just until mixture begins to lose its gloss. Quickly drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto wax paper; let stand until firm (10 to 15 minutes).

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Vanilla