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New Orleans Pecan Pralines — Cajun recipe
New Orleans Pecan Pralines, photographed for the Kitchen Pantri cookbook.

New Orleans Pecan Pralines

The classic French Quarter candy: granulated and brown sugar boiled with evaporated milk, butter and a pinch of salt to the soft-ball stage, then stirred with toasted pecans and vanilla until creamy and spooned into thin, melt-in-your-mouth rounds. Fudgy at the center, with a delicate sugary snap.

At a glance

Cuisine
Cajun
Category
Dessert
Prep time
Cook time
Total time
Makes
16 pralines
Calories
About 220 kcal per serving
Difficulty
Medium
Dietary
Gluten Free, Vegetarian

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