Texas pralines

Texas pralines

Ingredients/Components

• brown sugar - 1 c
• white sugar - 2 c
• evaporated milk - 1 c
• white corn syrup - 3 Tbsp
• salt - 1/4 tsp
• butter - 2 Tbsp
• vanilla - 1 tsp
• maple flavoring - 1 tsp
• broken pecans - 1 c
• pecan halves - 1/2 c

How to make texas pralines:

Cook sugars, milk, syrup and salt to soft ball stage (236°). Remove from heat. Add butter and flavoring. Stir until syrup begins to thicken. Add broken pecans and drop from a spoon into cakes on waxed paper placed on a cookie sheet. Press pecan halves into surface, working quickly because pralines harden rapidly!

Recipe categories: Desserts, < 15 mins, Candy.