Pecan Pralines by Microwave
photo by IdaCooks
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
36-48 patties
- Serves:
- 12-20
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 1⁄4 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt (dash)
- 1 teaspoon oleo
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups pecans (halves and or or pieces)
- 1⁄4 cup powdered sugar (apx.)
directions
- Put 1st six items in large glass bowl. Cover.
- Cook on High 4 minute ( 5 ).
- Stir. Cook on High 4 minute (6 ).
- Add vanilla and pecans.
- Stir, then cook on High 2min. (5).
- Stir in powdered sugar.
- Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper over newsprint. If candy gets too thick, reheat 20-30 secs.
- Add more nuts at the end if you run out of nuts before candy, (but these don't taste as good as the cooked nuts.).
- You can also drizzle the extra candy at the end over the first pralines which don't have as much because it was too hot at first.
- It's the powdered sugar that makes the syrup crystalize as it cools.
- You can cook on stove---get syrup to softball stage -234*; stir constantly.
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