Pecan Pralines

Name: Pecan Pralines
Ingredients: 2 cups granulated sugar; 1 cup half-and-half; 1/3 stick butter; 1/8 tsp baking soda; 1 1/2 cups whole pecans

5 ingredients•8 steps

Paula Deen, Paula's Home Cooking

1
Combine all ingredients except the pecans in a heavy saucepan.
2
Over medium heat, stir mixture until it comes to a boil.
3
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.
4
Cook until mixture reaches 238-241°F on a candy thermometer (soft ball stage).
5
Stir in the pecans. Remove from heat.
6
Stir until the mixture begins to thicken and becomes creamy and cloudy.
7
Drop onto parchment paper, buttered pan, or buttered marble slab, using a spoon or ice cream scoop.
8
Let cool.