Chocolate Praline Pie Food

CHOCOLATE-TOPPED PRALINES

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat and have a tablespoon-sized cookie scooper ready.
• Add the brown sugar, granulated sugar, milk, butter and baking soda to a medium heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon occasionally, until the sugars are dissolved and the mixture begins to boil. Clip a candy thermometer onto the side of the pot and continue to cook until the mixture reaches between 235 to 240 degrees F. Remove the pot from the heat and allow the mixture to cool for 5 minutes. Add the pecans, vanilla and salt and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until the candy begins to dull and the mixture starts to thicken, about 4 minutes. Working quickly, drop heaping tablespoon-sized mounds with the cookie scooper onto the prepared baking sheet (see Cook's Note). Cool completely until set and the pralines have reached room temperature, about 30 minutes.
• Add the chocolate chips to a heat-resistant metal or glass bowl set over a pot of simmering water and stir until completely melted. Remove bowl from the heat. Using a spoon, add a dollop of chocolate on the top of each of the praline mounds and use the back of the spoon to spread slightly and create a swirl in the chocolate. Sprinkle with the flaked sea salt, if using. Let cool completely until set (see Cook's Note). Store in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator with wax paper between the layers of pralines.

DARK CHOCOLATE PIE WITH COCOA NIB PRALINE

Steps:

• For crust:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish.
• Mix melted butter, sugar, and salt in medium bowl. Add flour and mix until well blended. Press dough onto bottom and up sides of prepared dish; crimp edges decoratively. Bake crust until golden brown and cooked through, about 18 minutes. Cool crust completely on rack. Maintain oven temperature.
• For cocoa nib praline:
• Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Stir in cocoa nibs and chopped pecans. Drop mixture by tablespoonfuls onto prepared sheet, spacing 1 inch apart. Bake until mixture spreads and is deep golden brown, about 18 minutes (mixture will flow together into 1 piece on baking sheet). Remove from oven; cool completely on sheet. Break praline into irregular pieces or shards. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Store airtight in single layer at room temperature.)
• For chocolate filling:
• Bring 2 cups milk to simmer in heavy medium saucepan; remove from heat. Whisk egg yolks, brown sugar, vanilla, and remaining 1/4 cup milk to blend in medium bowl; whisk in cocoa powder and cornstarch until smooth. Gradually whisk in hot milk mixture. Return mixture to saucepan. Whisk constantly over medium heat until mixture thickens and boils. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and butter; whisk until melted and smooth. Pour filling into cooled pie crust. Refrigerate until filling is cold and set, about 4 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and keep chilled.)
• Using electric mixer, beat cream and powdered sugar until soft peaks form. Cut pie into wedges. Serve with whipped cream and praline pieces.

PRALINE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Brush the pie crust with the egg white.
• Put the pecans on a cookie sheet with sides.
• Put the crust and the pecans in the oven and bake for 5 minutes.
• (Or you can toast the pecans separately. I just found it faster to do it this way.) Melt the butter.
• Using a mixer on medium blend the melted butter, the brown sugar, the flour and the baking powder until well mixed.
• Add the egg and vanilla and mix well.
• Stir in 3/4 cup of the pecans.
• This will be very thick.
• Put it into the prepared crust.
• Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup pecans.
• Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until the filling is set in the center.
• Cool it completely.
• Put the whipped cream on top as garnish.
• Store in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve it.

SOUTHERN BELLE CHOCOLATE PRALINE PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Melt the butter and set aside.
• Beat the eggs in a large mixing bowl.
• Sift the brown sugar into the eggs (yes, sift) and mix well.
• Add the remaining ingredients except for the pecan halves and mix thoroughly.
• NOTE: If you don't want to add the 2 Tablespoons of alcohol, then increase the vanilla extract amount to 1 Tablespoon.
• Distribute the pie filling evenly between the 3 pie crusts, and decorate the tops of each pie with 6 pecan halves in a pinwheel pattern.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes then reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake for another 35 minutes.

CHOCOLATE AND PEANUT BUTTER PRALINE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Stir together all dry ingredients.
• Add eggs, milk, vanilla, peanut butter and melted butter.
• Stir in chocolate chips and pecan pieces.
• Pour into pie crust.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or just until set and golden brown.
• Cool completely on wire rack.
• Refrigerate to set further.
• Serve chilled with ice cream or whipped cream.

PRALINE CHOCOLATE DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, combine cookie crumbs and butter. Press onto bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Sprinkle with pecans., In a large saucepan over medium heat, bring butter and brown sugar to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour over pecans. Refrigerate 1-2 hours or until set., In a large bowl, beat filling ingredients until smooth. Spread over praline layer. Refrigerate 1-2 hours or until set., For ganache, place chocolate chips in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Spread over filling. Refrigerate 1-2 hours or until set., Loosen sides of pan with a knife. Remove rim from pan. Sprinkle with pecans. Refrigerate leftovers. ,

CHOCOLATE PRALINES, MEXICAN STYLE

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Stir white sugar, light brown sugar, evaporated milk, corn syrup, and cocoa powder in a saucepan and bring the mixture to a full rolling boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium low and cook, stirring constantly, until the syrup reaches 220 degrees F (104 degrees C) when measured with a candy thermometer. A small amount of syrup dropped into cold water should form a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface.
• Remove pan from heat and stir in marshmallows, vanilla extract, butter, and pecans, beating the candy by hand until creamy and the candy begins to to set up slightly at the edges of the pan, about 10 minutes.
• Drop the warm candy by teaspoons onto the parchment paper; allow room for pralines to spread slightly. Cool the candy thoroughly before serving.

CHOCOLATE PRALINE PEANUT BUTTER PIE

Steps:

• FILLING
• Whisk pudding mix and milk together in saucepan until smooth. Cook until mixture comes to a full boil and thickens. Stir in peanut butter, peanut butter chips and white chocolate until melted. Pour pudding mixture into a bowl and place plastic wrap directly on surface. Refrigerate until chilled.
• CRUST
• Combine cookie crumbs and melted butter and mix thoroughly. Press onto bottom and up sides of a 10 inch pie plate. Refrigerate while making ganache.
• GANACHE
• Place chocolate and whipping cream in a small bowl. Microwave and stir on 30 second intervals until chocolate is completely melted and smooth. Pour the melted chocolate mixture through a colander with small holes resting over a bowl to separate the nut and toffee ganache from the smooth ganache.
• Spoon the chunky ganache (about half of the total ganache) from inside the colander evenly over piecrust. Refrigerate while folding filling.
• Spoon the strained smooth ganache (about half of the total ganache) that is remaining in the bowl into a small plastic bag to be used later for the garnish.
• Stir chilled pudding mixture to soften and fold in Cool Whip (4 ounces for a dense consistency or 8 ounces for a light and fluffy consistency). Carefully spread over chocolate praline in crust.
• GARNISH
• Make sure ganache is still pliable, otherwise hold the bag under running hot water and dry the outside of the bag (be careful not to get water in the ganache or the chocolate will seize and become hard). Snip small corner of plastic bag and drizzle the smooth ganache over peanut butter filling in a zigzag pattern. For a decorative effect, run a knife through ganache, in opposite directions.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.

PRALINE-CHOCOLATE DESSERT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Stir together dry cake mix, butter and cocoa. Press evenly in ungreased 13x9x2-inch rectangular pan.
• Stir frosting, milk, raisins, flour and egg, using same bowl, until blended. Pour evenly over mixture in pan.
• Bake 45 to 48 minutes or until set. Serve warm or cool. Garnish each serving with remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate any remaining dessert.

CHOCOLATE PRALINE PEANUT BUTTER PIE

Steps:

• FILLING.
• Whisk pudding mix and milk together in saucepan until smooth. Cook until mixture comes to a full boil and thickens. Stir in peanut butter, peanut butter chips and white chocolate until melted. Pour pudding mixture into a bowl and place plastic wrap directly on surface. Refrigerate until chilled.
• CRUST.
• Combine cookie crumbs and melted butter and mix thoroughly. Press onto bottom and up sides of a 10 inch pie plate. Use your fingers of both hands to squeeze, press, and pinch the crumbs all along the sides of the crust. Put a lot of pressure to get the crust nicely compacted. For the bottom, use a flat bottom cup or glass to compact your crumbs. Push down quite hard to make sure the crust is really compacted. Then go around the sides one more time. Refrigerate while making ganache.
• GANACHE.
• Place chocolate and whipping cream in a small bowl. Microwave and stir on 30 second intervals until chocolate is completely melted and smooth. Pour the melted chocolate mixture through a colander with small holes resting over a bowl to separate the chunky nut and toffee ganache from the smooth ganache. Spoon the chunky ganache (about half of the total ganache) from inside the colander evenly over piecrust. Refrigerate while folding filling.
• Spoon the strained smooth ganache (about half of the total ganache) that is remaining in the bowl into a small plastic bag to be used later for the garnish.
• Stir chilled pudding mixture to soften and fold in Cool Whip (use 4 ounces for a dense consistency or 8 ounces for a light and fluffy consistency). The pudding mixture may be thick, but keep folding until it is well combined. Carefully spread over praline layer in crust.
• Make sure ganache is still pliable, otherwise hold the bag under running hot water and dry the outside of the bag (be careful not to get water in the ganache or the chocolate will seize and become hard). Snip small corner of plastic bag and drizzle the smooth ganache over peanut butter filling in a zig zag pattern. For a decorative effect, run a knife through ganache, in opposite directions.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.

HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE PRALINES

Steps:

• Line 2 cookie sheets with wax paper.
• In a heavy 3 quart saucepan combine sugar,brown sugar,cocoa and light cream.
• Cook over medium heat,stirring constantly until mixture boils.
• Reduce heat to low,cook stirring occanionally to 234 degrees (soft ball stage).
• Remove from heat.
• Add butter and vanilla.
• DO NOT STIR.
• Cool at room temperature to 160 degrees.
• Add pecans,Beat with wooden spoon just until mixture begins to thicken (about 1-2 minutes) but is still glossy.
• Quickly drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
• Cool.
• Store covered.