Melt in Your Mouth Pralines

Name: Melt in Your Mouth Pralines
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 2 Tbsps butter; 118 milliliters buttermilk; 118 milliliters confectioners sugar; 59 milliliters heavy cream; 473 milliliters chopped pecans; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 355 milliliters white sugar

Melt in Your Mouth Pralines is a gluten free and vegetarian recipe with 36 servings. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 90 calories, 1g of protein, and 5g of fat. Head to the store and pick up confectioners' sugar, vanillan extract, buttermilk, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).

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Oven

Spread pecans out on a baking sheet in a single layer.

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Pecans

Spread

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Baking Sheet

Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until fragrant. Set aside.

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Oven

In a saucepan, stir together the confectioners' sugar, white sugar, buttermilk, heavy cream, butter, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat. When the mixture begins to boil, start stirring gently with a wooden spoon, and continue cooking until the mixture is slightly above the soft ball stage to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).

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Powdered Sugar

Heavy Cream

Granulated Sugar

Buttermilk

Butter

Salt

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Wooden Spoon

Sauce Pan

Remove from heat, and stir in baking soda and vanilla. The mixture will expand some while stirring. Cool for 10 to 15 minutes, then stir in pecans. Keep stirring with a wooden spoon until the mixture loses its gloss. Drop teaspoonfuls of the mixture onto parchment paper that has been coated with butter flavored non-stick spray. Allow to cool completely.

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Baking Soda