Chocolate Pralines, Mexican Style Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Cinco de Mayo Recipes. (Chocolate Pralines, Mexican Style Recipe). These are the kind of pralines that you find at the checkout in Mexican restaurants. They are creamy instead of chewy like those in New Orleans, and the secret ingredient to make these creamy dreamy pralines...marshmallows! These are surprisingly easy to make and even quicker to disappear!

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Additional: 1hr

Total: 1hr40 mins

Servings: 36

Yield: 3 dozen pralines

Chocolate Pralines, Mexican Style Recipe

Ingredients

1 ½ cups white sugar

½ cup packed light brown sugar

½ cup evaporated whole milk

3 tablespoons light corn syrup

1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

4 large marshmallows

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

2 teaspoons butter

2 cups chopped pecans

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Directions

Step 1

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

Stir white sugar light brown sugar evaporated milk corn syrup and cocoa powder in a saucepan and bring the mixture to a full rolling boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium low and cook stirring constantly until the syrup reaches 220 degrees F (104 degrees C) when measured with a candy thermometer. A small amount of syrup dropped into cold water should form a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface.

Step 3

Remove pan from heat and stir in marshmallows vanilla extract butter and pecans beating the candy by hand until creamy and the candy begins to to set up slightly at the edges of the pan about 10 minutes.

Step 4

Drop the warm candy by teaspoons onto the parchment paper; allow room for pralines to spread slightly. Cool the candy thoroughly before serving.

Nutritional Information

Chocolate Pralines, Mexican Style Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:36

Calories: 100.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 0.8g 2%

Carbohydrates: 14.6g 5%

Dietary Fiber: 0.6g 3%

Sugars: 12.8g

Fat: 4.9g 8%

Saturated Fat: 0.7g 4%

Cholesterol: 1.6mg 1%

Vitamin A Iu: 18.5IU

Niacin Equivalents: 0.2mg 2%

Vitamin C: 0.1mg

Folate: 1.7mcg

Calcium: 16.5mg 2%

Iron: 0.2mg 1%

Magnesium: 9.2mg 3%

Potassium: 42.2mg 1%

Sodium: 7.9mg

Calories From Fat: 43.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.