Simple Southern Praline Sauce

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 10

Servings: servings

Calories: 191kcal

Author: Jazzmine Woodard

Praline sauce is a Southern staple made with just four ingredients in a few steps. You need this easy recipe in your arsenal!

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Equipment

1 small saucepan
1 kitchen spoon

Ingredients

1 cup heavy cream
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 ½ - 2 cups pecans halves or pieces

Instructions

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat.
Add brown sugar and cream and stir well until mixture is uniform. Bring sauce to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes to allow sauce to thicken.
Remove praline sauce from heat then stir in pecans. Carefully enjoy as it is best served warm!
Refrigerate unused praline sauce in a sealed container. Keeps for up to three weeks. Reheat before serving.

Notes

How to store homemade praline sauce? Once cooled, you can refrigerate brown sugar praline sauce in an airtight container, such as a mason jar. It will keep for up to two weeks.

Can I freeze it? Yes, you can freeze praline sauce in an airtight, freezer-safe container. It will keep for about one month this way.

Will half and half work in this recipe? Heavy cream is the only non-negotiable in this southern dessert sauce recipe. I don't recommend using regular milk or even half and half because the texture just won't be the same. They will work in a pinch but heavy cream is best option to avoid having to add any thickeners.

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