Peanut Butter Pecan Pralines Food

PECAN PRALINES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except the pecans in a heavy saucepan. Over medium heat stir mixture until it comes to a boil. Turn heat down to medium-low and continue to stir. Spoon mixture up on sides of pan to melt any sugar that hasn't melted.
• Cook until mixture reaches 238 to 241 degrees F on a candy thermometer or soft ball stage. Stir in the pecans. Remove from heat. Stir until the mixture begins to thicken and becomes creamy and cloudy. Drop onto parchment paper, buttered pan or buttered marble slab, using a spoon or ice cream scoop. Let cool.
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CREAMY PECAN PRALINES

Steps:

• Mix light brown sugar, granulated sugar, heavy cream, butter, water and salt in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until sugar dissolves. Stir in pecans and cook over medium heat until mixture reaches the soft ball stage, 238 to 240 degrees F on a candy thermometer. If you spoon a drop of boiling syrup into a cup of ice water, it will form a soft ball that flattens easily between your fingers.
• Remove pan from heat and stir rapidly until mixture thickens. Drop pralines by the spoonfuls, 1-inch apart onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Let cool completely until firm. Store in an airtight container.

ANNIE'S PECAN PRALINES

Steps:

• Combine in a large pan the sugar, soda, buttermilk and salt.
• Cook briskly, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
• Add butter and pecans.
• Cook for approximately 5 minutes more, or until mixture reaches softball stage (234ºF).
• Remove from heat and beat until just creamy.
• Drop by spoonsful onto waxed paper.
• Store in airtight containers.
• NOTE: If you put newspapers under the waxed paper, it is easier to remove candy without breaking.

PEANUT BUTTER PECAN PRALINES

Steps:

• In a large, heavy bottomed saucepan, combine the sugars and milk over medium high heat. Stir CONSTANTLY until mixture reasches 228 degrees on a candy thermometer.
• Add butter, peanut butter and pecans and continue to stir until mixture reaches 240 degrees.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• Beat VIGOROUSLY with a WOODEN spoon until mixture begins to thicken and lose the glossy appearance.
• Working QUICKLY, drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto lightly greased aluminum foil.
• Cool completely and store in an airtight container.

PEANUT BUTTER PRALINE PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the crumbs, cocoa and confectioners' sugar,; stir in butter. Press into a 9-in. pie plate. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
• In a saucepan, combine the sugars and cornstarch. Add butter and water. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in pecans. Pour into crust; refrigerate.
• Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine pudding mix and milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat. Stir in peanut butter chips until smooth. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Fold in whipped topping; spoon over praline layer. Refrigerate until set. Garnish with pecans and additional whipped topping.

PEANUT BUTTER PRALINE PIE

Steps:

• in a bowl, combine crumbs, cocoa and confectioners' sugar.
• stir in butter.
• press into a 9 inch pie plate.
• bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
• cool on a wire rack.
• in a saucepan, combine the sugars and cornstarch.
• add butter and water.
• bring to a boil over medium heat.
• cook and stir for 1 minute.
• stir in pecans.
• pour into crust.
• refrigerate.
• meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine pudding mix and milk until smooth.
• cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil.
• remove from the heat.
• stir in peanut butter chips until smooth.
• cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• fold in whipped topping.
• spoon over praline layer.
• refrigerate until set.
• garnish with pecans and aditional whipped topping.