Description
It’s easy to make homemade pralines, even without a candy thermometer! Make these Microwave Pralines in just 15 minutes!
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/2 cup pecan halves
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp salt (optional)
- 2 tbsp margarine or butter, plus additional for greasing parchment paper
Instructions
- Prepare a baking sheet by lining with parchment paper and greasing with butter.
- Mix all ingredients in a large microwave-safe bowl.
- Microwave 4 minutes, stir.
- Microwave an additional 5 minutes-times are for 1000 watt microwave, watch your praline mixture closely as time may vary
- Let sit in microwave one minute.
- Remove from microwave, mixture will be bubbling.
- Stir for 3-4 minutes until thickened.
- Spoon by teaspoonfuls onto buttered parchment paper and allow to cool.
Notes
- Use a larger bowl than you think, the mixture bubbles up a lot in the microwave and you don’t want it to spill and create a mess in the microwave.
- Times listed below are for a 1000 watt microwave, which is what I had when I first published this post in 2013. In my current 1200 watt microwave, I use 4 minutes for the first time, stir, then 2 minutes, stir, and a final two minutes before letting it rest in the microwave for one minute.
- Bowl will be HOT when you remove it from microwave, please use caution!
- The mixture will thicken quickly as you stir after removing from the microwave. When the texture changes from shiny to more powdery you need to put the spoonfuls on the prepared sheet quickly.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 9 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: microwave
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 praline
- Calories: 72
- Sugar: 6.2 g
- Sodium: 10.7 mg
- Fat: 5.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 6.6 g
- Protein: 0.5 g
- Cholesterol: 6.7 mg