Praline

Praline is a confectionery popularly used as a toppings for cake, ice cream, dessert also can have plain as it is, which taste similar to Indian chikki. This is made up of sugar, butter and nuts like almond, cashew, toasted peanuts, pistachios or walnuts. This is a simple recipe to make which hardly take 15-20mins.

 

Preparation time: 5mins

Cook time: 10mins

Total time: 15mins

Serve: 8-10tbsp

Cuisine: Continental

Type: Dessert

Author: Nivi Marshal

 

Ingredients:

Sugar- ½ cup

Almond- ¼ cup

Soft Butter- 1 tbsp(room temperature)

*1cup= 120ml

 

How to prepare praline:

• Use a mortar-pestle to roughly crush or chop the almond and keep aside.
• In a heavy bottom pan add sugar and heat in low flame.
• Let the sugar melt and and start to change color, now keep stirring continuously.
• At one point the colour will completely changed to golden brown and all the sugar crystals have been melted completely, immediately Switch off the flame and add the butter and mix quickly to combine well.
• Then add the crushed nuts, give a mix and immediately transfer to a greased plate or butter paper or aluminium foil.
• Allow to cool down completely. Then crush using mortar-pestle or in a mixer. Praline can be stored in an air-tight container and refrigerated for a month. Use as a toppings whenever required.

 

Tips:

• Recipe can be doubled or halved.