Texas Chewy Pralines
photo by honolulubaker
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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56
ingredients
- nonstick cooking spray
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups light corn syrup
- 1 lb butter
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 8 cups pecans
directions
- Line 2 baking sheets with aluminum foil.
- Coat with nonstick cooking spray.
- (I have found that using Release aluminum foil works better).
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine sugars and corn syrup.
- Heat to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
- Remove from heat, and stir in butter until melted.
- Gradually stir in cream.
- Return to heat.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until temperature reaches 242 degrees F (116 degrees C).
- Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla and pecans.
- Drop by spoonful onto prepared pans.
- Cool completely, then wrap each piece individually with plastic.
Questions & Replies
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I’ve made these before and they were perfect. I tried again today and they are waaay too soft! Can I put it all back into the pot(nuts and caramel) and reheat, maybe to higher than 244F? First time using digital thermometer it went to 245F. Thought I should maybe just use my old dial candy thermometer to 245F Soo sad. ??
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Reviews
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Excellent....I spent $55 on a box of Texas Chewy Pralines from Neiman Marcus.....never again! These are delicious...the hardest part is cutting the plastic wrap.....I think I need a shorter pot for the thermometer...to hard to hold it over the caramel...realllly hot Thank you!<br/><br/>Update<br/>Used shorter pot...much better...I found that if I cook on a higher heat (med high/high), it all goes much faster!<br/>Used teaspoons to drop on to non-stick aluminum foil...(tried to butter cookie sheet - doesn't work, sticks).<br/>Made 3 batches in one day...3 different sizes...small 15 grams, medium 20 grams, large 25 grams (approximate)...so I now have praline bites and then the bigger size. Also tried it with macadamia nuts...good, but because macnuts are smooth, harder to keep the caramel on...<br/>Thinking about trying to make pecan rolls and then just slice...will try next time.
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