Pecan Pralines
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
These Pecan Pralines are nothing fancy, just good.
Ingredients
1½ cups dark brown sugar, packed
1½ cups granulated sugar
5 Tbsp. molasses
1 cup heavy cream
4 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
2 cups pecans, toasted and rough chopped
Pinch of Kosher salt
Instructions
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a heavy bottomed medium suacepan, stir together the brown sugar, granulated sugar, molasses and heavy cream over medium-high heat. Stir with a wooden spoon until the sugars disolve.
Bring to a boil and continue to cook until the mixture begins to thicken and forms a soft ball, about 5 minutes. Approxiaely 240° on a candy thermometer. Be very careful during this process since your cooking with boiling sugar which can cause severe burns.
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the butter, vanilla, pecans and Kosher salt.
Stir vigourously until thick, about 2 - 5 minutes.
Working quickly, spoon heaping tablespoons of the mixture onto the lined baking sheet.
Allow the pecan pralines to completely cool. Store in an airtight container.
Tags
Snack
