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Calibama Pralines

Calibama Pralines There's nothing quite as good as a piece [...]

Calibama Pralines

There's nothing quite as good as a piece of home-made candy!  Enter Pralines.  Historically, pralines are a New Orleans, Louisiana specialty.  But y'all know, my folks are from down Mobile, Alabama…another Gulf town!  So that means, the 'Bama part of me has a claim on pralines.  And then when you add in the Cali part of me (born and raised, baby!), well, you know what's up!  So I started thinking of how to combine these two unbelievable regions into one delicious dessert.  Enter:  Calibama Pralines.  These are so sweet and so decadent, you will want to stop eating them, but you won't be able to.  I apologize right now for that!

So here's where I ended up:

Cali – Walnuts + Bama – Pecans + Coconut flakes – A Little Chef Lorious = Calibama Pralines!

Again, I'm sorry in advance for how many of these you will eat…in one sitting!

  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 6 Tbsp butter, unsalted
  • 1/2 cup evaporated milk
  • 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 3/4 cup pecans, chopped
  • 1/2 cup coconut flakes
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  1. Combine all ingredients except extract in pot and stir to combine over medium to medium-high heat.
  2. Continue cooking until all melt and begin to boil.
  3. When mixture reaches a steady boil, with a cloudy top, and is not “popping”, set timer and cook for 3 minutes.
  4. After 3 minutes, remove from heat, add extract and begin stirring until mixture begins to form together like a soft ball, and pull away from the pot. (approx 5 minutes)
  5. Spoon immediately onto parchment paper; sprinkle with sea salt if desired.
  6. Allow 10 – 15 minutes to set (at a minimum).
  7. Proceed to consume unlimited calories!!!

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