What is praline and hazelnut praline?
The word praline refers to a number of candies and preparations that combine toasted nuts and sugar. The word comes from the French term praliné which means, the process of cooking almonds or hazelnuts with sugar until toasted and caramelized. Americans hear the word praline and think of a pecan candy. The confusion comes from French Acadians settling in New Orleans in the 18th century. They used pecans, the only nuts on hand, adopting the name praline for their signature sweet. Hazelnut Praline is a blend of toasted nuts ground with sugar. In the commercial kitchen, Praline paste is usually made with hazelnuts. Our Hazelnut Praline is made from toasted hazelnuts which are ground and blended with sugar to make a smooth sweet paste just right for flavoring butter cream icings, puddings, ice cream and velvety fudge.
