Creamy Smooth Pecan Pralines

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup karo
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 cups pecan halves
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 tablespoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 combine sugar, syrup, water, and pecans in heavy 3-quart saucepan.
• 2 stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture comes to a boil. cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture reaches soft-ball stage (small amount forms soft ball when dropped into cold water).
• 3 remove saucepan from heat; add margarine and vanilla.
• 4 allow candy to cool.
• 5 whip until mixture gradually changes to lighter color and becomes creamy.
• 6 drop by tablespoons onto buttered cookie sheet (push mixture from tablespoon with a teaspoon to hasten dropping before praline becomes too firm to shape).