French · Dessert

Pralin aux Noix

Name: Pralin aux Noix
Total time: 39 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 90 g granulated sugar; 40 ml water; 75 g shelled walnuts, 8 perfect halves set aside; 1½ g unsalted butter, for the baking sheet

Walnut brittle for the pastry kitchen: walnuts stirred into a deep amber caramel, cooled and pounded into irregular crunchy shards, with a few glazed halves kept whole for decorating mousses, bombes and ice cream.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on20 min
Total39 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

90 ggranulated sugar
40 mlwater
75 gshelled walnuts, 8 perfect halves set aside
1½ gunsalted butter, for the baking sheet

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Dairy
Tree nuts
Walnut

Taste

Sweet
Bitter
Richness / fat

Texture

Crunchy

Equipment

Stovetop
Blender
Mortar and pestle

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Holiday

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: moderate
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: moderate

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