{"id":3600,"date":"2026-04-13T22:51:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3600"},"modified":"2026-04-13T22:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:51:30","slug":"southern-3-ingredient-pecan-pralines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/southern-3-ingredient-pecan-pralines\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern 3-Ingredient Pecan Pralines"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Southern 3-Ingredient Pecan Pralines<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups pecan halves<\/li>\n<li>1 cup brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup heavy cream<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Instructions<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Prep<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Line a baking sheet with parchment paper<\/li>\n<li>Set aside (you\u2019ll need to work fast later)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Cook the mixture<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In a saucepan, combine: brown sugar + heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>Cook over <strong>medium heat<\/strong>, stirring constantly<\/li>\n<li>Bring to a gentle boil and continue cooking for about <strong>3\u20135 minutes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The mixture should thicken slightly (caramel-like)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Traditional pralines are made by boiling sugar and cream into a caramel base before adding pecans<\/p>\n<h3>3. Add pecans<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Stir in pecans<\/li>\n<li>Keep stirring for <strong>2\u20133 minutes<\/strong> until mixture thickens and loses its glossy look<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. Shape quickly<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Spoon small clusters onto the prepared parchment paper<\/li>\n<li>Work quickly\u2014they harden fast!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5. Cool &amp; set<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Let sit at room temperature for <strong>15\u201320 minutes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>They will firm up into soft, creamy candy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Tips for perfect pralines<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t stop stirring (important for smooth texture)<\/li>\n<li>Work fast once it thickens\u2014it sets quickly<\/li>\n<li>If overcooked, they may turn grainy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0What to expect<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sweet, creamy caramel flavor<\/li>\n<li>Crunchy pecans<\/li>\n<li>Soft, melt-in-your-mouth texture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Classic Southern pralines are known for their rich caramel coating and nutty crunch<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Southern 3-Ingredient Pecan Pralines \u00a0Ingredients 2 cups pecan halves 1 cup brown sugar 1\/2 cup heavy cream \u00a0Instructions 1. Prep&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3600"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3603,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3600\/revisions\/3603"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}