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Butterscotch Pralines

I talk about pralines a lot around these parts. I make cakes with them. I set them on top of cookies. I package them as neighborhood Christmas gifts (shame, shame that I don’t have photographs to share of that).  But what I haven’t talked about, however, are my grandmother’s Butterscotch Pralines that she whips out each holiday season.

The recipe for these Butterscotch Pralines is also in my book, The Traveling Apron Cookbook along with the story about how growing up, there were ALWAYS pralines (several types), spiced pecans, candied pecans and chocolate covered something or other on the crystal platter in the corner of my grandmother’s kitchen for Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations.

Always.

Butterscotch Pralines

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They are.

Always in the corner.

Butterscotch Pralines from The Traveling Apron Cookbook

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Butterscotch Pralines
Recipe Type: Dessert
Cuisine: Southern
Author: Aimee’s Grandma
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 5 mins
Total time: 10 mins
Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • 1 package butterscotch pudding mix (not instant)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 1/2 cup pecans (or more if desired)
Instructions
  1. Mix sugar, pudding, milk and butter in a medium saucepan. Cook until sugar is dissolved and mixture boils. About 3-5 minutes. Cook gently, stirring until soft-ball stage (234 degrees on a candy thermometer). Remove from heat and add nuts. Beat until mixture thickens. Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper. Don’t worry if pralines seem soft; they will firm if left out overnight.
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Southern born and raised, Aimee enjoys living life in the deep South with husband Brian and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels Milo, Murph, Tucker and their occasional foster dog. A graduate of Louisiana College, she once haphazardly traded in a career in corporate insurance for the aprons and ovens of her kitchen. AimeeBroussard.com is the online diary of her journey as an award-winning cookie creator and two-time cookbook author.

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  1. Wendy says

    June 12, 2014 at 12:12 pm

    These pralines look ready for a tea party! Each praline is so perfectly round. Did you do something besides plop down a spoonful on wax paper? Could you tell me how you store these and how long they stay fresh? Thanks!

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    • Aimee says

      June 12, 2014 at 1:07 pm

      Good eye!!!! Yes, I totally cheat. I plop them down in oversized circles, then right before they’re completely set, I use a round cookie cutter to whack off the clumpy ends. Press, pull straight up. I eat mine quickly so storing them in airtight containers works and they disappear like magic. When I give them as gifts, I layer them in parchment paper and also use a container with a sealable top. Aunt Sally’s (praline shop in New Orleans) says to eat theirs within 3 weeks. No way mine stick around that long. If I was wanting them to last more than 2 weeks though, I think I’d wrap them individually in saran wrap. Sorry for the lengthy reply!!!

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  2. William Sosnowski says

    November 22, 2018 at 4:23 pm

    we had a bumper crop of pecans here this year. so i had to make these for thanksgiving. this is a great recipe! my mmil used to make these but i had lost her instructions. soooo good!

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    • Aimee says

      December 24, 2018 at 5:20 pm

      I’m so glad you enjoyed these pralines!

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