Peanut Butter Pralines

This recipe features the flavor of peanut butter in a praline candy. It also uses sweetened condensed milk, and adds traditional pecans to put a crunch in this great Christmas candy recipe.

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup granulated sugar  
• 1 cup (packed) light brown sugar  
• 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk  
• 2 tbsp. dark corn syrup  
• 1 tbsp. butter  
• Pinch of salt  
• 3 tbsp. creamy peanut butter  
• 1 1/2 cups pecan pieces

Method

Combine the sugar, brown sugar, milk, corn syrup, butter, salt and peanut butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Continue to cook, stirring until the mixture begins to bubble around the edges of the pan, about 12 minutes. Add the pecan and continue to stir until the mixture thickens, about 8 minutes, and reaches 234 to 240 degrees on a candy thermometer, or the soft ball stage.(That is, when a bit of syrup is dropped into cold water, it forms a soft ball that flattens.) Remove from the heat and drop by tablespoons onto wax paper. Let cool. Lift the pralines off the paper with a thin knife. Pralines can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 weeks.

Notes:

Number of servings: 1 1/2 dozen pieces

Submitted By: texaslinda3089089
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