praline

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Pecan praline is a really flavorful and creamy dessert modern all over in United States of America specially in the spot of its source New Orleans.

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  1. noun A confection made of nut kernels, especially almonds or pecans, stirred in boiling sugar syrup until crisp and brown.

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  • It was the creamy, sweet praline-like confection that Robert King learned to concoct in solitary confinement at Angola State Penitentiary that lured me to the Black Panther story and its corollary, three Panthers incarcerated in 1970 now known as the Angola 3.
  • So, on to the third flavour - Eclats de Noisettes, with very creamy, effortlessly melty and fine hazelnut praline which I really enjoyed immensely, which is rather unusual for a non-hazelnut fan like myself. —  Chocablog
  • Outside United States praline is a term used for powdered or paste form of caramelized nuts. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • In any case, the kind of nut that you are going to use all depends on your personal choice and on what you are going to make with the praline or how you are going to serve it. —  Rosa's Yummy Yums
  • Some are filled with fruit, praline, and / or cream cheese as well. —  tripso.com
 

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  1. French, after César de Choiseul, Comte du Plessis-Praslin (1598-1675), French army officer.

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  1. French
 

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/ˈprɑlin/
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