What Are Pralines and How Can I Use Them?

Pralines is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store them, what to substitute, and 6 recipes to get you started.

Recipes using pralines

There are 6 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Succes Aux Noisettes

A French patisserie masterpiece: three crisp almond meringue layers sandwiched with silky hazelnut praline buttercream, finished with toasted almonds and powdered sugar.

Praline Cream Pie

Praline cream pie with a graham-praline crust, silky vanilla custard folded with crumbled pecan pralines, and pillowy whipped cream on top. A New Orleans dessert through and through.

Praline Cream Pie

Praline cream pie with a graham-praline crust, silky vanilla custard folded with crumbled pecan pralines, and pillowy whipped cream on top. A New Orleans dessert through and through.

Fried Wild Game Ravioli

Fried wild game ravioli stuffed with duck, pheasant, leeks, praline, sour cherries, and demi-glace, finished with a Frangelico hazelnut butter. A restaurant-caliber game dish.

Gianduja Truffle Cake with Burnt Hazelnut Ice Cream

No-bake gianduja truffle cake with a praline and pirouette cookie base, topped with bittersweet chocolate mousse, dusted in dark cocoa. A restaurant-quality dessert.

Marquise Chocolate Mousse Cake

Elegant layered chocolate mousse cake with praline rocher, rum syrup, and a glossy chocolate glaze. A showstopper French dessert.

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