praline

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pra·line | \ ˈprä-ˌlēn

, ˈprā-

, ˈprȯ-

Definition of praline

: a confection of nuts and sugar: such as

a : almonds cooked in boiling sugar until brown and crisp

b : a patty of creamy brown sugar and pecan meats

Examples of praline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Visit a Cheesecake Market, sample coffee cake, and visit Savannah's Candy Kitchen for praline samples and nibble on cookie samples from Byrd's Famous Cookie Company. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2021 New Orleans wedding cake —- almond cake with pineapple filling, lemon curd and praline crumb highlighting Brooklyn Street Local, representing In the Business of Food. — Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2021 The floral features top notes of mandarin, juicy accord and ginger blossom; a heart of aquatic accord, vanilla accord and heliotrope; and a base of musk, praline and amberwood. — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 25 May 2021 Under the creative direction of Kilian Hennessy, the perfumer Benoist Lapouza has seemingly bottled some of it on its way skyward, creating a warm scent with praline, vanilla, cognac and, for a bit of the barrel itself, oak. — New York Times, 12 May 2021 Notes include mandarin, ginger blossom, vanilla orchid, musk, praline, and amberwood. — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Mar. 2021 One of Council’s vendors, Stephannie Renee Cooper Senegal, who is Black and owns a fourth-generation-recipe praline candy company, cited Ecclesiastes 4:12, the Biblical verse that lauds three strands strengthened by braiding together. — Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2021 These include the bourbon vanilla cup, prepared with bourbon and vanilla soft serve, pecan praline crumble, bourbon sauce, cherry jam and cookie crumbs. — Teri Webster, Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2021 Crème caramel, chocolate ganache and hazelnut praline. — Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 29 Jan. 2021

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