Pralines

Name: Pralines
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter; 3 Tbsps dark corn syrup; 237 milliliters evaporated milk; 355 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 355 milliliters pecan halves; 0 teaspoons salt; 355 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Pralines requires roughly 50 minutes from start to finish. This gluten free and vegetarian recipe serves 10. This side dish has 419 calories, 3g of protein, and 15g of fat per serving. If you have butter, vanillan extract, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Butter the sides of a heavy 2-quart saucepan.

Ingredients you will need

Butter

Equipment you will use

Sauce Pan

Place the sugar, salt, and corn syrup, milk, and butter in saucepan. Over medium heat, stir mixture constantly with a wooden spoon until sugars have dissolved and mixture comes to a boil. Continue to cook to a soft ball stage, approximately 236 degrees F on a candy thermometer. If you do a cold water test, the ball of candy will flatten when you take it out of the water.

Ingredients you will need

Corn Syrup

Butter

Candy

Sugar

Water

Milk

Salt

Equipment you will use

Candy Thermometer

Wooden Spoon

Sauce Pan

Remove from heat and allow to cool for 10 minutes.

Add the vanilla and nuts, and beat with a spoon by hand for approximately 2 minutes or until candy is slightly thick and begins to lose its gloss. Quickly drop heaping tablespoons onto waxed paper. If the candy becomes stiff, add a few drops of hot water.

Ingredients you will need

Vanilla