Creamy New Orleans Pralines
Created by BusyMiz on December 11, 2015
- Servings: 20
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 6-12m
- Recipe #22093
Ingredients
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup corn syrup (light)
- Salt, pinch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 14 ounces pecan halves (4 cups/400 grams)
How to Make
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Step 1: Combine sugar, buttermilk, corn syrup and salt in a very large pan and bring to a nice rolling boil. Add soda (it will foam considerably when soda is added), stir and cook until soft-ball is formed when dropped in cold water. Or softball stage on thermometer. Then remove from heat and add vanilla. Beat until color changes and candy thickens. Stir in pecans.
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Step 2: Drop by teaspoons onto greased cookie sheet or wax paper. (Do it quickly before the candy hardens)
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (45.9 g)
- Calories 126.3
- Total Fat - 0.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.2 g
- Cholesterol - 1.3 mg
- Sodium - 83.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 31.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.1 g
- Sugars - 30.6 g
- Protein - 0.5 g
- Calcium - 14.8 mg
- Iron - 0 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg