If you have a sweet tooth or simply love easy recipes, this praline ice cream sauce recipe will become one of your favorites next time you’re looking for a dessert for the holiday season. Just follow the simple steps to make this delicious easy praline sauce recipe and take your homemade pralines to the next level.

Image shows a finished praline auce with a gift tag in it. - Skip To My Lou
Free Printable Praline Gift Tags

Beautifully wrap up your homemade sauce with these printable tags. Download, and print in color on white cardstock. Cut out the tag and attach it with a bit of ribbon or twine.

I found this recipe years ago (in a magazine but can’t remember which one) and I must warn you, it is so yummy and addictive! The best part about this pecan praline sauce is that it is made in the microwave, so it is fast and simple and makes a great edible homemade holiday gift. This decadent sauce is also the perfect topping for a French vanilla ice cream.

Continue reading to get the easy praline recipe!

Praline  Sauce

1 1/4 cups chopped pecans

7 Tablespoons butter (divided)

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

3 Tablespoons flour

3/4 cup light corn syrup

2/3 cup evaporated milk

Makes 3 cups of sauce.

Place chopped pecans in a microwave dish with 3 Tablespoons of butter. Melt butter and cook with the pecans for 8 – 10 minutes, stirring twice. Watch the pecans closely to not burn them.

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You won’t believe how delicious this simple recipe is!

In another microwave safe bowl (I use a glass batter bowl because it has a lip for pouring) place remaining butter and heat until melted. Whisk in brown sugar, flour, and light corn syrup until blended. Cook on high 6-8 minutes, stirring twice, until the sugar is dissolved.

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Blend really well!

Add in 2/3 cup evaporated milk and the pecans, stir well with a plastic or wooden spoon.

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Your recipe will look something like this.
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And then add more pecans!

Pour into a mason jar (or multiple, depending on how many gifts you’re giving).

Last step: Add a tag and bow and you have made some sweet little gifts! Consider packaging with a cool ice cream scoop (homemade ice cream would be even more delicious if you have an ice cream maker) to make it extra special. Put instructions on the back of the tag to keep sauce refrigerated and to reheat in low heat in the microwave to pour over ice cream.

If eating immediately after the main meal, let it cool down to room temperature before.

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Doesn’t this combination look so delicious? Don’t forget to add the gift tag that we included at the beginning of the post!

YUM! Isn’t this praline sauce recipe so easy? You can add it to your apple pie, bread pudding, or with a small amount of cream. It’s become my favorite way to garnish my desserts!

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Comments

  1. What quantity does this recipe make? What is a substitute for light corn syrup – golden syrup?

    These look gorgeous & I’d like to try making them this Christmas. 🙂

  2. To Danielle from 11/3/2010—if you go to Bisquick recipes they should have a recipe for impossible pecan pie –fantastic for those who don’t care for the crusts-if you look for it and can’t find it -email me at acb39470@bellsouth.net and I will look it up in my recipes-they also have one for a pumpkin pie that’s good too-we use it every tear for thanksgiving

  3. oooh….ooooooooh….man does that speak to my sweet little taste buds. It’s like pecan pie (my absolute favorite) without the crust (my least favorite part of said pie). looks like some dangerous stuff (says my waist line….but we won’t pay any attention to her)

  4. You can buy Leifheit 2-Cup Perserving Jars Set of 6 online at target.com! THANKS for the yummy recipe! Think I will make for Christmas presents this year!

  5. This would be perfect for ice cream toppings. I love it as gifts too.
    Yummy.

  6. Just delivered these today to my son’s Enrichment/Specials teachers (PE, Music, Library, Counselor, etc…) along with an individual portion of White Fruitcake! Everyone was so impressed and so excited to get home to try the sauce! We all agreed that this would taste just as good over a slice of plain cheesecake!!!!!!! Great recipe ~ so easy to follow…I JUST LOVE THIS SITE!!!!!!!!!

  7. why did i read this right before bed? I knew it was about yummy food…so kicking myself lol this looks amazing!!

  8. This is a wonderful idea! I too am thinking of making some up for Christmas gifts. I’d love to hear how long you think it will last unopened/unrefridgerated and opened/refridgerated. I’ll keep checking back!

  9. Oh this looks amazing! This is going to be a stocking stuffer for my mom – she adores pralines and cream icecream! But how long do you think this will be good for in the refrigerator?

  10. This looks deeeeeee-lish! I love the idea of keeping it in jars and giving it away as gifts. How long will it keep if refridgerated ? I looooooooove praline sauce. I put it on my pumpkin pie !

    hugs
    Kate

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