Go ahead and add these Coconut Pecan Pralines to your holiday baking list!!! They are sinfully delicious!
My husband and I recently had a dinner meeting with some of our friends. When I asked our hostess what I could bring, she said dessert. Then her daughter chimed in and begged for No-Bake Cookies. Fine by me! I LOVE NO-BAKE COOKIES!
I had seen a new “No-Bake Cookie” recipe on Pinterest a while back. I thought I would try this new recipe along with the old faithful No-Bake Cookies and see what folks thought about them.
I had a little trouble with these new “cookies”…well, at least I thought I had.
They didn’t set up in time for me to take them to the meeting. UGH! I was a little frustrated. So, what else could I do but start eating the gooey cookies right off the waxed paper with a spoon! Oooohhhh! They were so yummy! Still a little warm…WOW!
I looked back at the recipe. I had not let the mixture boil quite long enough. I probably didn’t stir long enough either. The name of these “No-Bake Cookies” was actually Coconut Pecan PRALINES! I have made pralines in the past, successfully and unsuccessfully. The unsuccessful time, the mixture set up way too quickly. Maybe I cooked them too long. I was unable to set out the batch as individual pralines! It did make a fine topping for ice cream though.
As the afternoon went on, and I fixed a second batch of No-Bakes to take with me, I noticed my pralines starting to set. There was still no time for them to be ready for the meeting. So, I took a double batch of regular chocolate peanut butter No-Bakes to my friends’ house. Their daughter was excited that I left a bunch for their kitchen!
Back at home, however, I had a whole batch of Coconut Pecan Pralines! Oh, poor me! Well, it would be “Oh, my poor pants!” if I didn’t get rid of some of them~and fast!
It was just a couple of days later when we learned of my death of my husband’s 92 year old grandmother. You may remember Mamaw and her Lemon Jello Cake being featured here as a “guest chef”.
Perhaps you remember some of her handiwork…
We have so many special memories of time spent with Mamaw.
I took the Coconut Pecan Pralines to share with family after the funeral. Everyone loved them. I have to think Mamaw would have loved them too.
No-Bake Cookies
2 cups sugar
1 stick of butter
3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups oats
Bring first four ingredients to a boil. Stirring to avoid scorching. Boil one minute.
Remove from heat. Add peanut butter and vanilla. Stir until peanut butter melts.
Add oats. Stir.
Spoon onto waxed paper in bite-sized mounds. Work quickly! They set up pretty fast.
Coconut Pecan Pralines
2 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup corn syrup
1 stick of butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups chopped pecans
2 cups coconut
Combine the chopped pecans and coconut in a mixing bowl. Set aside.
Bring the first four ingredients to a boil, stirring to avoid scorching. Boil for 3 minutes!
Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla and coconut-pecan mixture. Stir until mixture starts to thicken~about 4 minutes!
Spoon onto waxed paper in bite-sized mounds.
A couple of these in a cellophane baggie with a ribbon and you may as well move to the North Pole!
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