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How to make Hazelnut Praline. Plus a Video

May 15, 2011 by Tania 11 Comments

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Hazelnut Praline sounds so fancy and it is but it so easy to make you just wont believe it. Follow this recipe and video guide and you will be sprinkling praline onto every dessert you make!

Hazelnut Praline is easy to make here's how

The best guide. How to make Hazelnut Praline

Praline seems a little daunting to make . It’s hot sugar I know and can burn quickly but just remember it can be discarded and you can start again if you are a beginner. There is no harm done to get rid of a little sugar. the trick is to make sure you have everything ready. The nuts, the tray and your attention.

Praline is the best thing to have on hand to dress a cake add crunch to a ice cream or a desert.  I always have a container of praline. Praline keeps well in the freezer stored in an airtight container ready to be called into service to work it’s crunchy magic. You would be surprised to know how many ways you can use Praline including with cheese and even more surprisingly with pates and mixed with crunchy bacon pieces as a topping for savoury dishes. 

Hazelnut Praline

You can make praline with or without nuts. I like hazelnuts for Praline although any nut is great.  Peanuts with a good sprinkling of sea salt is great on chocolate desserts and walnuts in praline are great for soft cheeses. Surprising isn’t it?.

hazelnut Praline can go with cheese

Praline is great with so many things! Here with Brillat Savarin with Praline & Sour Amareno Cherries in balsamic syrup

If you want to keep nice shards of praline be sure to break them into large pieces and put them in a container and freeze them. This recipe is the very simplest praline you can make and is really just burnt sugar so it will melt and get sticky if left out of the fridge or freezer.

hazel Praline on top of a chocolate tart

The Chocolate Crumb tart

TIPS for making PRALINE

  • Always use roasted nuts.
  • Don’t stir the sugar as it is cooking, it will crystallise.
  • Have EVERYTHING ready before beginning.
  • Use a baking sheet and paper, there is no need for oiling
  • Don’t worry if it looks very dark brown… it will be OK  (PS but black just wont cut it!)
  • Use walnuts, macadamia nuts, peanuts, almonds, mixed nuts. You can use less nuts if you want a more glassy praline (or none if you want). Use a bit of salt if you like that sweet salty character. Sprinkle the salt flakes over once the praline is poured onto the tray
  • Store in an airtight container in the freezer and take out when needed

Now watch the video and give it a go.

Hazelnut Praline . How to make it

Hazelnut Praline

Praline just takes practise. It's cheap to make. Make it 3 or 4 times with out the nuts.
4.75 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Course Dessert, video
Cuisine dessert, cakes
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 100 gm caster sugar 1/2 cup
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 50 gm nuts toasted
  • 1 teaspoon lemon Juice will help stop crystals forming
  • 1 baking sheet lined with baking paper

Instructions
 

  • Place the sugar in a thick bottomed pot with the water and lemon on medium heat.
  • Swirl a little to spread the water to start, and make sure all the sugar crystals are covered with the water as the pot heats.
  • Cook until starting to colour around the edges. Swirl the pot to stop the sugar burning in spots and to gather up any unmelted sugar crystals, 6-8 minutes, dont stir the pot. It may look quite crystally at this stage but this should pass.
  • Watch it carefully and when it is golden add the nuts
  • Pour quickly onto the prepared tray ( it sets very fast) and push out a bit with the edge of your pot to spread. DO NOT TOUCH IT. Using a fork or spoon could help but they will start to get sticky and make a mess. it is easier to pick up the tray and tilt back and forth to help the liquid sugar spread.
  • Let it cool completely before breaking into shards or whizzing to a powder in the food processor

Notes

  • Make sure everything is ready to go before you start
  • Some people like to use a pastry brush and a cup of cold water to wash down the crystals that form on the side of the pot. The crystals if formed can cause the whole pot of sugar to crystallise into a mass. If this happens don't touch it, it's hot. It can be fixed but for this small amount it is better to start again. For larger more expensive amounts of sugar wet the pastry brush and dab at the sides of the sugar as it is cooking to dislodge sugar that may be on the sides of the pot after swirling. This will cause steam so beware. This can happen and it is why I use lemon to stop the crystallisation. It's cause I am a bit lazy.
  • Light brown amber to a very dark colour is great but if it goes black and smokey start again ( sugar is cheap practice)
  • Always use baking paper or a pastry mat. This makes the praline easy to move
  • Never ever touch the sugar and be careful not to drop any on your skin. don't use your fingers to taste or to stop drips etc. This will burn you!
  • Please note you can keep praline indefinitely in the freezer ( and you should)
  • Don't decorate a cake with praline and refrigerate as it will melt. decorate with praline just before serving
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hazelnut Praline recipe can be used to make peanut praline too

Salted peanut praline. This has less nuts and more praline

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Comments

  1. Laraine

    November 28, 2020 at 1:04 am

    First attempt Almond Pralune. Classic. Easy to follow and Success first go. Thank you

    Reply
    • Tania

      November 30, 2020 at 8:35 pm

      Thats great news.

      Reply
  2. George

    June 26, 2018 at 11:47 pm

    5 stars
    Nice recipe.

    Reply
  3. George

    June 26, 2018 at 11:45 pm

    5 stars
    Nice recipe. Thanks for sharing

    Reply
  4. pavitra

    September 14, 2017 at 3:43 pm

    Your dish look so delicious! I’ve never tried making Hazelnut Praline but after reading your recipe I feel like I have to. Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  5. Alice lovely

    September 13, 2017 at 3:25 pm

    4 stars
    Wow! The presentation recipe are so good; thank you!!!
    https://ozfoodhunter.com.au/free-mobile-app

    Reply
  6. jess

    June 25, 2017 at 11:31 am

    Wow this looks so great, I’ve never made praline before!

    Reply
    • Tania

      June 25, 2017 at 6:33 pm

      Haven’t you?. I love it is great.

      Reply
  7. Sammie @ The Annoyed Thyroid

    June 24, 2017 at 8:44 am

    The video makes it look so easy, I think even I might be able to make it! YUM!

    Reply
    • Tania

      June 25, 2017 at 6:33 pm

      yeah you could make it Sammie . Give it a go

      Reply
  8. deliciouslynell

    May 9, 2015 at 4:52 pm

    5 stars
    This recipe worked out really well for me, and it was my first time making praline! Thanks! 🙂

    Reply

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