praline
nounUK /ˈpɹɑː.liːn/ · US /ˈpɹeɪˌlin/
Etymology Borrowed from French praline.
1
A confection made from almonds and other nuts, caramelized sugar, and sometimes milk or cream.
- A typical praline is roundish, about three inches in diameter and a half-inch thick. The taste is faintly regressive, reminiscent of the pleasure to be found in a peanut butter and jelly sandwich when one is ravenously hungry.1992 March 15, Frances Frank Marcus, “A Sweet Pleasure From New Orleans: The Praline”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- And so it is with praline, that crunchy, sweet, nut brittle that marries so irresistibly with chocolate.2017 March 26, Nigel Slater, “Nigel Slater’s chocolate and praline recipes”, in The Guardian:
- Derived terms
- pralined