Description
Creamy southern pecan praline delight brings rich caramel notes to classic dessert traditions. Sweet pecans and buttery layers create indulgent comfort for holiday gatherings and special occasions.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (2 sticks / 226 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- ⅓ cup (113 g) honey
- ¼ cup (30 g) pecans
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
- Toasting Pecans: Spread pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet and roast at 350°F (175°C) for 5-7 minutes, watching carefully to achieve a golden-brown color without burning.
- Cooling Preparation: Allow toasted pecans to cool completely to room temperature, preserving their crisp texture and rich flavor profile.
- Butter Mixture Creation: Blend softened unsalted butter with honey, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, and sea salt using a mixer until smooth and fully incorporated.
- Pecan Integration: Finely chop the cooled pecans and delicately fold them into the butter mixture, ensuring even distribution of nutty fragments throughout the spread.
- Serving Preparation: Transfer the praline butter to a serving dish, maintaining room temperature to preserve its spreadable consistency and enhance its luxurious texture for accompanying toast, pastries, or as a gourmet topping.
Notes
- Optimize Toasting Technique: Watch pecans carefully during roasting to prevent burning, as nuts can quickly transition from perfectly golden to charred.
- Ensure Precise Ingredient Temperature: Use room temperature butter for smoother blending and more consistent texture in the final praline butter.
- Chop Pecans Uniformly: Aim for fine, consistent pecan pieces to distribute evenly throughout the butter mixture, creating a balanced flavor and texture.
- Store and Serve Strategically: Keep praline butter at room temperature for ideal spreadability, and refrigerate if not consuming within 3-4 days to maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 112
- Sugar: 7.5 g
- Sodium: 0.1 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5.4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8.8 g
- Fiber: 0.2 g
- Protein: 0.5 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg