It's teacher appreciation week, are you excited!? Have you ever heard of Praline Pecans? Pralines can refer to confections made from nuts and sugar syrup, whether in whole pieces or a ground powder, or to any chocolate confection containing the ground powder or nuts. I used pecan halves. These were simple and very DELICIOUS! I definitely recommend them. When making these keep in mind they are rich and should be refrigerated. I toasted my pecan halves before I started the syrup-like mixture, because I was not sure if we could buy "toasted" pecans.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons corn syrup
- 5 cups toasted pecan halves
Preparation
- Stir together first 5 ingredients in a heavy 3-quart saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil, stirring constantly, 7 to 8 minutes or until a candy thermometer registers 234°.
- Remove from heat, and vigorously stir in pecans. Spoon pecan mixture onto wax paper, spreading in an even layer. Let stand 20 minutes or until firm. Break praline-coated pecans apart into pieces. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week. Freeze in an airtight container or zip-top plastic freezer bag up to 1 month. My family LOVED these! :) I think you will too!
Syrup-like mixture boiling.
Toasted Pecans on cookie sheet.
Pecans in syrup-like mixture.
Cooling on wax covered cookie sheet.
Did you try this? I would LOVE to hear how you liked it! :) Please comment questions or concerns.
Be inspired. Try new things.
Lexie
