georgia's famous pecan pralines

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
April Alvarez
Dunedin, FL

My daughter-in-law is from Georgia and when we go and visit I just love to go downtown Savannah to eat Pralines.

(2 ratings)

Ingredients For georgia's famous pecan pralines

  • 2 c
    white sugar
  • 1 c
    half-and-half
  • 1/3 stick
    butter
  • 1/8 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 1/2 c
    whole pecans

How To Make georgia's famous pecan pralines

  • 1
    Combine all ingredients except the pecans in a heavy saucepan. Over medium heat stir mixture until it comes to a boil. Turn heat down to medium low and continue to stir. Spoon mixture up on sides of pan to melt any sugar the hasn't melted.
  • 2
    Cook until mixture reaches 238 to 241 degrees on a candy thermometer or soft ball stage. Stir in the pecans.
  • 3
    Remove from heat Stir until the mixture begins to thicken and becomes creamy and cloudy. Drop onto parchment paper, buttered pan or butterd marble slab, using a spoon or ice cream scoop. Let cool.

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