praline
Caramelized pecan treat
A praline is a confection made from nuts and sugar.
In the American South, pralines are creamy, fudge-like candies made with pecans and brown sugar: New Orleans pralines melt in your mouth.
European pralines typically feature caramelized nuts ground into a paste, used in chocolates and pastries.
The pronunciation varies—Americans often say PRAH-leen or PRAY-leen.
Browned through sugar heating
- butteryRich like a spread
- nuttyEccentric or almond-flavored
- toastedBrowned by heat
- crunchyBreaking with sound
sweet · rich · creamy · smoky · burnt sugar · molten · crisp · golden
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
hazelnuts · caramel · vanilla · syrup · molasses · brown sugar · corn syrup · salt
Filled chocolate candy
- trufflePrized subterranean edible
- candySugary edible treats
- fudgeCreamy cooked confection
- toffeeCaramelized sugar confection
nougat · marzipan · ganache · chocolate · sweets · brittle · cluster · patty
Hardened ancient tree secretion
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- caramelCooked sugar confection
- tawnyWarm brownish-yellow hue
- mahoganyReddish-brown tropical lumber
chestnut · bronze · copper · brown · tan · honey · butterscotch · warm
caramelized
Browned through sugar heating
crunchy · sweet · rich · creamy · smoky · burnt sugar · molten · crisp · golden · decadent
sugar
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
almonds · hazelnuts · caramel · vanilla · syrup · molasses · brown sugar · corn syrup · salt · maple
bonbon
Filled chocolate candy
toffee · nougat · marzipan · ganache · chocolate · sweets · brittle · cluster · patty · bark
amber
Hardened ancient tree secretion
mahogany · chestnut · bronze · copper · brown · tan · honey · butterscotch · warm · toasted
New Orleans
Louisiana's largest city
Southern · Louisiana · patisserie · European · American
crunchy
Breaking with sound
grainy · crystallized · brittle · chewy · creamy · snappy · crackly · glassy · sandy
- candyhard candy, lollipop, Twix, caramels, M&M's
- sweet treatscookie, cupcake, donut, doughnut, fudge
- sweetscandy, candies, chocolates, chocolate, fudge
- bonbonstruffle, caramel, nougat, marzipan, ganache
- candy ingredientssugar syrup, corn syrup, glucose, brown sugar, powdered sugar
- candy shopcandy jar, candy dish, lollipop, hard candy, gummy bear
- hazelnut pralineCaramelized filbert candy
- pralines and creamCandied nut ice cream flavor
- pecan pralinesCaramelized sugar nut confections
- praline pecansNuts in burnt sugar coating
- praline sauceSweet nut-caramel condiment