Peggy's Pralines
Old-fashioned pecan pralines: brown and white sugar boiled in cream, then finished with butter and pecan halves and left to set into large, glossy cakes.
Submitted by Peggy Walker
- Soft-ball stage
- 236° F
- Pralines
- 12
- Ingredients
- 5
What you need
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup light cream
- 1 cup pecan halves Order from the sale →
Pecans from the sale
Georgia pecans from the Holiday Pecan Sale, ordering open through Friday, November 20, 2026.
Order Georgia pecans from the club →How to make them
Dissolve the sugars in the cream and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, until the syrup reaches the thread stage (228° F).
Add the butter and pecans and cook until the syrup reaches the soft-ball stage (236° F).
Cool, but not until it has thickened.
The candy will flatten out into large cakes. Makes 12 pralines.
Prefer the printable version?
The original recipe card, exactly as it ran in the club newsletter's Rotary Recipe Corner. One page, ready for the fridge door.
Good to know
Where can I get the pecans for Peggy's Pralines?
The Rotary Club of Wake Forest sells premium Georgia-grown pecans each year through its Holiday Pecan Sale. Ordering is open now, through the end of the day on Friday, November 20, 2026, with local delivery in Wake Forest, NC. Every dollar supports the Wake Forest Rotary Foundation.
How much does Peggy's Pralines make?
12 pralines.
Who submitted Peggy's Pralines?
Peggy Walker shared it in the Rotary Recipe Corner, the recipe column in the Rotary Club of Wake Forest newsletter. Members and friends of the club can send their own recipe through the contact form.
Make it with Georgia pecans
The pecans in this recipe are the ones the club sells each fall: premium Georgia halves and pieces, delivered locally in Wake Forest before the holidays. Every dollar supports scholarships, medical debt relief and service projects.