Praline recipe
Praline is a confectionery made with sugar, butter and nuts. It tastes amazing as a topping on ice creams, pastries & cakes.
© Swasthi's Recipes
Servings: 10 people
Ingredients
- ½ cup refined sugar
- ¼ cup almonds or cashews or any nuts.
- 1 tbsp butter
Instructions
- Roughly chop the nuts of your choice. Set them aside. Grease a plate with butter or keep a parchment paper ready.
- Add sugar to a heavy bottom pan.
- Begin to melt on a medium flame.
- Avoid stirring the sugar. Swirl the pan as needed for even distribution.
- When the sugar begins to melt, gently swirl the pan as needed for the sugar to melt evenly.
- You can use a spoon to push the sugar stuck towards the edges inside.
- Reduce the flame to the lowest. Keep a tbsp of butter ready.
- When the sugar melts completely and begins to smoke, take off the pan from the heat. Do not allow the sugar to smoke up for longer.
- Immediately add butter and mix well.
- The mixture froths up and reduces.
- Add the chopped nuts. Mix well.
- Pour this to the parchment paper or plate.
- Cool it completely. Remove the brittle and break it to small pieces.
- You can keep the brittle in a zip lock bag or cloth. Cover the brittle well.
- Using a rolling pan, crush it to a small pieces. You can add it to a blender and make a coarse powder.
- Store praline in a glass jar and use as needed to top your desserts.
Nutrition
Calories: 31kcal | Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 10mg | Potassium: 25mg | Vitamin A: 35IU | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.1mg
