Praline nuts are a traditional festive sweet snack, very easy to make, and irresistible.
One leads to another.

For this recipe, we’ll use almonds, hazelnuts, and cashews.
Praline nuts have the special feature that they won’t stick together during preparation, maintaining a sandy texture and can be enjoyed one by one.
Praline nuts, also known as sandy nuts, are often found at street fairs and Christmas markets, either mixed together or individually.

To prepare this recipe, we need very few ingredients: almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, sugar, water, and vanilla sugar.
If you prefer, you can prepare all three nuts or just one of them.
It’s very simple to make, just put all the ingredients in a pan on the stove and cook while stirring until the sugar caramelizes and becomes sandy in texture.

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Cost: Very economical
Preparation time: 5 Minutes
Portions: 10
Cooking methods: Stovetop
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All Seasons, Christmas

293.66 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 293.66 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 38.21 (g) of which sugars 32.82 (g)
Proteins 5.43 (g)
Fat 15.45 (g) of which saturated 1.60 (g)of which unsaturated 12.91 (g)
Fibers 2.55 (g)
Sodium 2.20 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 70 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

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3/4 cup almonds
3/4 cup hazelnuts
3/4 cup cashews
1 1/2 cup sugar
2/3 cup water
1 packet vanilla sugar (or cinnamon or nutmeg)

Tools

Here’s what we need to make

1 Pan non-stick
3 Bowls white ceramic
1 Scale digital
1 Parchment paper

Steps

To make

weigh all the ingredients
You can use almonds with or without the skin.
You can do the same with hazelnuts
or with cashews
Place a non-stick pan on the stove, combine the nuts, the sugar, the water, and the vanilla sugar.
Mix everything with a wooden spoon.
You’ll see the water start to boil and dissolve the sugar,
at a certain point, it will start to solidify, becoming sandy.
Keep stirring well and remove the pan from the heat only when you hear a slight popping sound.
Prepare a sheet of parchment paper, pour the praline nuts, spacing each one, and let them cool well so they won’t stick together anymore.
Only when they have cooled can you transfer the praline nuts into separate bowls or combine them together.

Tips

Praline nuts can be flavored with vanilla, cinnamon, orange, and lemon zest, or cocoa.

Storage

Praline nuts can be prepared in advance. I recommend making them at most three days before and storing them in an airtight container or a glass jar.

Notes

Praline nuts also make a perfect gift idea: package them nicely in jars or transparent plastic bags and tie them with colored ribbons. Complete with hand-decorated labels, and you’ll have a sweet and special gift in hand!

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

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Can I make this with pistachios or other nuts?
Yes, you can make this recipe with any type of shell nuts.
Yes, you can make this recipe with any type of shell nuts.

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