Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 each)
  • Calories:
  • 158
  • Fat:
  • 8 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 1 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 4 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 19 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 21 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 1 g

Pecan Pralines

I concocted my own recipe for these delectable Southern sweets by adjusting several others I tried. My family thinks these pralines have the perfect texture and just the right taste. Packaged in colorful tins, they make great gifts. -Pat Stevens, Granbury, Texas

SERVINGS

24

CATEGORY

Dessert

METHOD

Other stovetop

PREP

10 min.

COOK

15 min.

TOTAL

25 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 8 large marshmallows
  • 2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
  • 2 tablespoons butter (no substitutes)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Dash ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

Lightly butter two baking sheets or line with waxed paper; set aside. In a saucepan, combine the sugars, milk and marshmallows. Cook and stir over low heat until marshmallows are completely melted. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until a candy thermometer reads 234°-240° (soft-ball stage).
    Without stirring or scraping, pour hot liquid into another saucepan. Add the pecans, butter, vanilla and cinnamon. Stir rapidly until mixture is thickened and creamy, about 3 minutes. Drop quickly by rounded tablespoonfuls onto prepared pans. Flatten slightly. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container. Yield: about 2 dozen.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Sep 7, 2008

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