Southern Pecan Pralines recipe

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Ingredients

Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
1 ½ cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
⅔ cup PET® Evaporated Milk
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
3 tablespoons Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups coarsely chopped pecans
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

Nutrition Info

62.1 calories
carbohydrate: 8.7 g
cholesterol: 1 mg
fat: 3.1 g
fiber: 0.3 g
protein: 0.5 g
saturatedFat: 0.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 4.5 mg
sugar: 8.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Coat a baking sheet lightly with no-stick cooking spray.

  2. Combine brown sugar, granulated sugar, evaporated milk and corn syrup in 3-quart saucepan. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cover and boil 1 minute. Uncover. Cook over medium heat, without stirring, to 235 degrees F on candy thermometer. Remove from heat.

  3. Add shortening, vanilla, pecans and cream of tartar. Stir with wooden spoon until mixture thickens slightly. Do not overstir. Let the mixture stand 3 minutes. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet. Cool until firm.

Recipe Yield

4 1/2 dozen candies

Recipe Note

These traditional Southern candies make sweet tea-time treats or a welcome gourmet gift.

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