Great recipe. I had to microwave mine about a minute longer. I also added an extra handfull of pecans. Very easy, simple recipe. I will be making these again. Next time I might try microwaving half the time and using it as an ice cream topping.

Wow! I always thought that you had to buy pralines, now I can make them in my own microwave in 15 minutes. I have a small microwave and I used 11 minutes, no burning or any problems. I had to stir a little longer than 3 minutes for them to cool, but they set up perfectly and they are delicious!

I tried this recipe when I was making a batch of Sugar Coated Pecans from this site (always awesome). After reading the reviews, I was unsure about the wattage of my microwave so I set the cook time for 6 minutes, stopping at 3:30 to stir, and then cooked 3 more minutes, one minute at a time. Each time I used the cold water soft ball trick to check, and at 8:30 minutes it was done. Incredibly easy!! I used butter as I didn't have margarine and added 1/2 cup of pecans to cut down on the sugar part of each one, and they were perfect. They got rave reviews from everyone, even folks who weren't praline fans and tried them because everyone else said they were good. Give it a whirl!

I have a 700 watt microwave and cooked for 10 minutes and 30 seconds and they were great the first time.

Ok so the other reviews made this sound so easy and yummy, but, unfortunately, when I tried this recipe it burned everything! I don’t know if everyone knows how bad brown sugar smells burnt, but it stunk up the whole house and it took almost 24 hours to get the smell out of the house. I love pralines and it would be great to make it in the microwave, but I think I’ll stick with the old fashioned way; on the stove. Thanks for sharing though.

These are very easy and just delicious. I, like another reviewer, cannot see how I could have made 36 pieces. I got about 14 very small pralines.I used butter rather than margarine and cooked only 8 minutes. GREAT

These are very good, but for my microwave the time of 9 minutes is too long and they set up too fast. I will try them again and cut down on the time.

This recipe is pure joy. My children absolutly love love love these nuts. The delicious sauce atop the nuts just warms their little cockels. I think the only thing that is missing is some rum. All in all this is a lovely recipe and I would like to make love to you for creating this.

These were great -quick and easy, thanks for the great recipe!

Quick, easy and delicious! Anyone can do this!

These were fantastic! I really am impressed with how easy these were to make. I made these for a bake sale so I doubled the recipe, so had to make some adjustments in the cooking time (or maybe it's my microwave) but these were delicious! Thank you, Mary!

I was a little worried about making these as so many people had issues with the microwave times. I have a 1000 watt microwave and cooked them on high for 4 minutes then stirred, and then cooked another 5 minutes. They turned out perfectly! I'm in Florida, and although its not real humid right now in Dec., these still turned out just fine with all the windows open! I think my best Christmas gift will be seeing the look on my mothers face since she has tried had failed so many times attempting to make pralines! Also, I don't know how you could possibly get 3 dozen out of this recipe, I got 1 dozen smaller than New Orleans style pralines.

So easy and sooo good! Thanks for sharing!

THIS RECIPE WAS GREAT. TWO THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THOUGH. FIRST OF ALL THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME ATTEMPTING TO MAKE PRALINES SO I MADE NO CLUE JUST HOW MUCH THE WEATHER CAN AFFECT THESE. IF IT IS RAINY OR THERE IS TO MUCH HUMIDITY, THEN MOST LIKELY THEY WILL NOT SET. WELL THIS IS FOR LOUISIANA, IM NOT SURE ABOUT OTHER PLACES. SECOND, I WAS HAVING THE WORST TIME WITH THESE AT FIRST. I DIDNT KNOW HOW LONG TO MICROWAVE THEM FOR TO GET THEM RIGHT. THEN MY MOM GAVE ME THE BEST ADVICE. YOU TAKE A CUP OF ICE WATER; DROP A SMALL AMOUNT OF THE MIX IN THE WATER. IF IT HARDENS UP INTO A BALL, IT IS READY. IF NOT, IT NEEDS TO BE MICROWAVE FOR LONGER. ONCE I GOT IT RIGHT THESE WERE GREAT AND GONE IN A DAY.

Delicious...but you definitely have to drop them fast once they reach the right stage (as I think is the case with all candies). Amazingly good flavor from a microwave candy!!

Oh my...I had to run back to the store and get more pecans because I ate too many and there weren't enough to take to work!! Other than using butter instead of margerine (because it was all I had) I followed the recipe exactly. These are fabulous...and so easy!!

This recipe is fantastic. I used real butter and cooked for 8 minutes and they turned out great. Thanks so much!

Because microwaves vary so much, I would recommend giving these a second shot if they don't turn out exactly right on the first try. I think at 9 minutes mine were a little overdone, and the mixture was a little too stiff when I spooned it out. Nevertheless, I'm astonished at how easy it was to turn out great tasting pralines in a matter of minutes, and I will make these again. I couldn't bring myself to use margarine and substituted butter.