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Southern Pecan Praline Recipe

Enjoy some Old Fashioned Pecan Pralines - Easy to Make and Delicious

Dec 15, 2007 Cyndi Allison

For a truly decadent treat, try some old fashioned Southern Pecan Pralines. These Southern pecan candies are easy to make and taste sinfully delicious.

If you’re not familiar with pecan pralines, then you’re in for a treat. Pecans are coated in a rich buttery sauce, cooked and then dropped to make little heavenly candies.

There’s really no other candy that tastes like Southern Pecan Pralines. And the store bought pralines do not do justice to the “real thing.”

Old Fashioned Southern Pecan Praline Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cups granulated sugar (regular table sugar)
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
¼ tsp salt
2 TBS butter
2 ½ cups pecan pieces

Directions:

Put butter in heavy pot and melt on low.
Add sugar, baking soda, buttermilk, salt and butter. Stir. This mixture will bubble or fizz up a bit.
Turn heat up to medium to high.
Stir briskly for five minutes or to 210 degrees F on a candy thermometer.
Stir in pecans and cook five more minutes or to a temperature of 238 degrees F. This is a soft ball stage, so if you are an “eyeball” cook, then that’s the range you’re looking for.
Take pan off the heat.
Let sit for thirty second to a minute.
Stir briskly so that the mixture is smooth and creamy.
Drop by small spoon fulls onto wax paper.
Allow to cool.
Lift pecan pralines off wax paper and store in an airtight container.

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Pecan treats are very popular in the South. If you have some pecans left over after making pecan pralines, try some of these other favorite pecan recipes.

Southern Pecan Pie - An oldie and a goodie. It's just not a holiday without a traditional pecan pie. This one is the classic Karo syrup pecan pie with lots of nuts on top.

Original Fantasy Fudge - Mix in some pecans and sprinkle some on top for good measure. This is a very easy fudge recipe and the pan is empty in a heartbeat.

Baklava - This traditional Greek pastry candy is wonderful made the Southern way with pecans rather than walnuts.

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While visions of pecan pralines are dancing in your head, check out some other extra yummy Southern candy recipes.

Easy Peanut Butter Fudge - This recipe is hard to beat. Easy to make. Pretty. Yummy. Kids go wild for peanut butter fudge.

Southern Maple Walnut Fudge - Another excellent fudge recipe. Great for home and for gift giving. You may have to break out your fat pants afterwards, but it's definately worth it.

Chocolate No Bake Oatmeal Cookies - Every child should get a chance to mix up some Chocolate Oatmeal No Bake Cookies. Very easy recipe. Very good candy afterwards.

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