Peanut Pralines
Last Updated on September 6, 2023 by Annie
Salty meets sweet in this vegan peanut pralines recipe. This southern classic is made vegan with plant-based butter and coconut milk.
I did not plan to make peanut pralines. In fact, I had been testing many other recipes all week, saying “This will be what I share with the world on Friday.” Only to take a bite of each and every dish and say… “This is NOT what I will be sharing with the world on Friday.” (The fact that I view each one of you reading this as the world says a lot about what you mean to me.)
Now normally a few failed recipes just means I am that much closer to a winner but the problem with these failures is a small matter of looming deadlines. These deadlines bring me to a truth I have confronted in myself many years back.
I am a procrastinator…
Now, I am not your run of the mill procrastinator. I am a Jedi master level procrastinator. For example, as I write this I should be planning my trip to Spain. The trip I leave for tomorrow at 1 PM, have not packed for, have only 2 things booked for, only got a pet sitter for yesterday. Yes, I am that kind of procrastinator. Now, some of you might have just read that and had a mild panic attack for me. While I keep tip tap typing away thinking… I have 24 hours, it’ll get done.
So with this in mind I’d like to toot my go getter horn for not procrastinating this post. Toot, toot! Except the recipe I wanted to share with you, the one I wrote, made, and photographed TWICE, well… that’s not this recipe. That recipe fell in my #failures bucket because it just didn’t come out right and I ran out of blueberries. Now I could go to the store, buy more blueberries and win on this recipe or… I could procrastinate and do something else instead.
Do you see blueberries in these photos? No, I don’t either. Needless to say I put off going to the grocery store and woke up from a day dream about peanuts to again put off Spain trip planning and win at a whole new recipe.
Vegan Changes to Peanut Pralines
This recipe contains two main ingredient swaps to make it a vegan praline recipe.
- Plant-based butter– In place of a traditional butter, I used vegan butter sticks.
- Full-fat coconut milk– Swap heavy cream with a full-fat coconut milk to keep these melt in your mouth delicious and dairy-free.
Why You’ll Love these Peanut Pralines
If you love a good sweet and salty dessert situation, these peanut pralines are the perfect treat. Some of the reasons we love to make these vegan pralines include:
- Salty + Sweet. These decadent pralines are the ultimate blend of salty and sweet. Crunchy salted peanuts coated in a sweet praline candy.
- Easy to make. Simply melt, beat, and cool for melt in your mouth delicious pralines!
- Versatile. Swap out the peanuts for pecans, slivered almonds, and more!
How to Make Vegan Peanut Pralines
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Vegan Butter- I like to use Country Crock’s Plant-Based baking sticks for a simple 1:1 swap.
- Brown Sugar– Used to sweeten these pralines.
- Coconut Milk– Full fat coconut milk works best in this recipe.
- Corn Syrup– I like to use light corn syrup.
- Salt– To balance out the sweetness of the pralines.
- Powdered Sugar– Because one sugar just isn’t enough.
- Vanilla– To boost the flavor.
- Peanuts– Salted peanuts add a little crunch to the praline.
- Flaky Sea Salt– A sprinkle of flaky sea salt on top helps balance out the sweetness of the peanut praline.
Simple Steps to Make Peanut Pralines
- Melt vegan butter– In a medium sauce pan, over medium heat, melt plant-based butter.
- Add sugar, syrup, coconut milk, and salt: Once butter is melted, add brown sugar, coconut milk, salt, and corn syrup. Stir mixture together and bring to a boil.
- Remove from heat: After bringing the mixture to a boil remove from heat.
- Mix with powdered sugar: Pour mixture into stand mixer and mix powdered sugar and vanilla in on low until smooth.
- Add the peanuts into the sugar mixture.
- Allow to cool for 10 minutes. This allows the mixture to thicken up. Stir the bowl every minute or so.
- Scoop drops onto mat: Using tablespoons, measure one tablespoon onto a sheet of parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
- Continue making drops about an inch or two apart from one another, until all of your praline mixture is measured out.
- Allow drops to cool for 3-4 hours. Remove from non-stick surface and store in an airtight container.
Helpful Kitchen Tools
When you are ready to whip up a batch of these vegan peanut pralines, here are a few helpful kitchen tools you might need to use.
- Silicone baking mat– To cool the peanut pralines on for easy removal.
- Whisk– To stir the melted butter and sugar mixture in the sauce pan.
- Flaky Sea Salt– Used to sprinkle on the top of the finished peanut pralines.
Pro Tips for Peanut Pralines
- Give the mixture 10 minutes to cool and thicken when you add the peanuts.
- While cooling, stir the bowl occasionally to make sure the mixture does not cool/stick to the sides of the bowl.
- Use the double spoon method to plop the pralines on the parchment paper or Silpat. To do this, use one spoon to scoop the mixture and another spoon to push the mixture off the spoon and onto the mat.
More Vegan Desserts to Make
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Peanut Pralines
These creamy, melt-in-your-mouth vegan peanut pralines are a sweet Southern treat perfect for the holidays.
Ingredients
- 6 Tablespoons Vegan Butter
- 1½ cups Brown Sugar
- ½ cup Coconut Milk full fat
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1½ teaspoon Corn Syrup light
- 1⅔ cups Powdered Sugar
- 1½ teaspoon Vanilla
- 1½ cups Peanuts
- Flaky Sea Salt
Instructions
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Melt 6 Tablespoons vegan butter in a medium sauce pan, on medium heat.
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Once butter is melted, add 1 ½ cups brown sugar, ½ cup coconut milk, ½ teaspoon salt, and 1 ½ teaspoon corn syrup.
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Stir mixture together and bring to a boil. Make sure you stir the mixture often, to prevent it from burning to the sides or bottom of the pan.
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After bringing the mixture to a boil remove from heat. At this point you can take two paths:
-pour mixture into stand mixer and mix 1 ⅔ cup powdered sugar and 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla in on low until smooth.
-add 1 ⅔ cup powdered sugar and 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla into the pot and mix using a hand mixer on low until smooth.
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Next add 1 ½ cups peanuts into the sugar mixture. Allow to cool for 10 minutes. This allows the mixture to thicken up. Stir the bowl every minute or so.
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Using tablespoons, measure one tablespoon onto a sheet of parchment paper or silicone baking mat. Continue making drops about an inch or two apart from one another, until all of your praline mixture is measured out.
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Sprinkle the tops of the peanut pralines with flaky sea salt.
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Allow drops to cool for 3-4 hours. Remove from non-stick surface and store in an airtight container.
Recipe Notes
Adapted from Taste of South.
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