I've made this several times with PERFECT results every time. Something I have learned over the years making candy...you are wasting your time (and ingredients)making candy when it's humid or raining...the candy will NOT set up. Also I cook these to 240 because they continue to cook while you are stirring in the nuts. These are perfectly buttery soft and absolutely the right texture for pralines! Thanks for the recipe!
These are the best pralines I've tasted. They remind me of the pralines made by Lamme's Candies of Austin Texas.
This recipe is scrupdillyishus!!! So easy too! Just follow the directions. I rate this five stars plus!!! P.S. don't take the final cooking over 242 degrees it will get too hard.
Excellent recipe! You'll need an accurate candy thermometer. People who've given this a low rating for not setting up check your thermometer! The reviewer who said to be careful not to boil higher than 242 is right as they'll get too firm. I've made this recipe dozens of times and these are delicious! It is time consuming but so worth it. You can come very close to Lamme's pralines if you use mostly dark Karo and brown sugar. I wrap them in cellophane and put them in my candy boxes for Christmas gifts---the hard part is keeping my husband and sons from eating them first!
This recipe came out very well for me. It reminds me of a local treat here in Austin Lammes "Texas Chewie" Praline except it's a little lighter in color. Also I used a silicone mat to set the pralines on and it worked great. If you haven't ever worked with sugar before be ready to stir for a while to get it up to temperature - it's not a quick thing - but it's worth it!:)
Very good taste but DO NOT try to make these in humid weather they will not get solid.
I'm not sure why since I double checked the recipe amounts but the pralines never hardened. I had a tray of soupy pecans on my hands. I salvaged it by spooning the pecans onto graham crackers and drizzling them with chocolate. They tasted great - just not sure why they didn't harden.
Perfect... I have been looking for a chewy recipe for years. Very similar to the one found in Candy Making for Dummies. I spooned them into miniature silicone muffin cups and they came out great. Created more of a thick patty versus spread out.
Great recipe. Next time I might try dark corn syrup instead to give them a darker color. They turned out great and tasted even better.
