This rich, delicious vegetarian stew with a lot of ingredients can be consumed by itself. The next day, it tastes even better and is incredibly easy to freeze.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 20 |
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups toasted pecans
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup milk
- ⅜ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
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- Combine pecans, white sugar, brown sugar, milk, butter, and vanilla in a large saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Do not stir once mixture begins to boil. Heat to 240 degrees F (115 degrees C) or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from water and placed on a flat surface.
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- Drop by spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet. Let cool completely.
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Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 180 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 25 g |
| Cholesterol | 10 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 29 mg |
| Sugars | 24 g |
| Fat | 9 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I have made these most of my life. I am from Baton Rouge. The only difference in this recipe and mine is that I use pet milk and it just makes these taste like a little bit of heaven.
Great recipe. It made what many people think is an intimidating dessert easy to make. I can only make two suggestions: measuring each ingredient by weight (grams). The second suggestion is sprinkling just a pinch of Kosher or Himalayan Pink Salt lightly on the Pralines as they cool.
Very very good! Yum.
I’m from New Orleans so I didn’t do the brown sugar! We like pecan candy instead of pralines! A can of pet milk, 2 cups of sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla and 2 tablespoons of butter and BAM! I make a two batches of it everyday and it’s gone in a hour!
This was my first attempt at candy making & I’m pleased to say it was a success! I followed the suggestions of others to use an ice water bath for cooling. However, I used 2 re-usable freezer packs – put them in a bowl & covered with water. It worked great. I also used a small biscuit cutter as a form to drop the mix in to in order to get a somewhat uniform shape. I like a thicker praline so I made them that way. They are absolutely delicious!
Super addictive! Love this recipe.
Made this without the pecans, 2-3TBSP of heavy cream, and poured over pretzel slims. Butter toffee pretzels!
I’ve used this pecan praline recipe at AllRecipes many times because it has six ingredients, its quick and easy. The more times you make it the better you get at it, especially with all the pecans falling off the trees right now! I like how you put all of the ingredients in the pan at once and stir. If you do not have a candy thermometer…drop a small amount of syrup in cold water, (double check and verify this) if a ball forms take it off the fire and start ladling onto parchment paper. Yummy homemade candy in thirty minutes. A great gift to give someone in a tin. Yes, I would make it again! 9:45p Fri 11/15/19
The recipe omitted a very important step but other comments seemed to have covered it (i.e. stirring/cooling).
Tastes great and easy to make. Use 1/2 cup heavy cream in lieu of the milk and it’s simply divine!
Made it according to recipe, added a pinch of salt and some hot water when it got too thick to pour into pralines. They were beautiful and delicious; not crumbly at all. I’m trying them again and hope the first time was not a fluke!
These are delicious! I made them similar to above but since this was the first time I’d ever made them, I used 2t vanilla (it as actually an accident but it turned out great). I used the ice bath method from one reviewer, but it crystallized too fast. I also used the beating method from another viewer – which is beating the mixture after it reaches soft ball stage until it develops a matte sheen. The texture should have tiny crystals. The pralines should snap when you break them, and melt in your mouth. I will be using this recipe again with my changes in the near future with my changes! Oh, and I also used FRESH TEXAS PECANS!
great recipe easy to make.
Delicious, but fiddly and needs better directions. If you ladle out the syrup at the top heat, it is runny and takes a crazy long time to set, if it ever does. You need to let it cool just a little first.
A labor of love… easy recipe! Will be tonight’s dessert following fajitas. Everyone loved them!
I used condensed milk and heavy cream…the results were delicious…especially for my first attempt at making pralines ever!
Made these just as written, followed the suggestion of stirring until lightened in color and used evaporated milk. They are delicious and melt in your mouth. I also waited to add the vanilla until the mixture came up to temperature and was off the heat so the vanilla flavor stayed strong. Make these and you’ll have Savannah at home.
Easy recipe and Delicious!!!!
These are fantastic! If you don’t like sweet candy, this is not for you but Pralines are supposed to be sweet. I followed the directions exactly (except I used 2 cups pecans and evaporated milk instead of regular milk). I toasted my pecans on a cookie sheet for 10 minutes at 350 degrees first (just personal preference). I don’t have a candy thermometer so I just watched for the soft ball stage. Took about 4 minutes after it started slowly boiling. Once I removed it from heat, I just continued to slowly stir it with a spoon (3-4 minutes) until it thickened up enough to hold a shape. Then quickly spooned them out onto non-stick tinfoil. They turned out perfect!! I got 26 medium sized pieces out of it but next time I think I will use a teaspoon and make them smaller bite-sized. Thanks so much for this recipe! It’s a keeper!
As easy as advertised! I agree with the reviewer that recommended “whipping” the batch after it reached temperature. I stirred it aggressively for a few minutes to let it cool. And I added a pinch of salt.
It was perfect but, I prefer without roasting the pecans. Next time I will just use fresh pecans. You got to be fast when laying them out once they begin to set. I didn’t use the ice, only stirred to cool