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What Are Pralines And How Do They Taste?
By Camryn Teder
While pralines can take on a few different forms, at their most basic, they are sweet Southern candies made from heating sugar, butter, nuts, and cream on a stovetop.
Pralines originated in France, and European pralines usually consist of other ingredients, such as caramel and almonds. In the U.S., most candy makers opt to use pecans.
After you've combined and heated the components of your choice in a saucepan, pour this mixture onto some wax paper and let it cool.
This process leaves the pralines soft, smooth, and not as tough to chew as other candies, like brittle, allowing you to break them into pieces gently.
Pralines have a smooth caramel-like flavor, and with the satisfying crunch of pecan in the mix, you're sure to fall in love with them.