Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2011

Let me begin by saying that my pralines came out perfect; creamy, smooth, and delicious. I have a 1200 watt microwave and it took 8 minutes total cooking time. I stirred in the pecans and 1/4 tsp. of salt about mid-way through the cooking time. I also added 1 tsp. of vanilla extract after cooking. I also did the soft ball stage test in ice water. Do yourself a favor and do not even attempt to make these until you know your microwave's wattage. Look inside your microwave for a label that will have the model number. Then do a search online to see what wattage you have. I believe this recipe is geared to around a 1,000 watt microwaves. If your microwave has less than 1,000 watts you may have to cook longer. If your microwave is more than 1,000 watts you will most likely have to cook less. I'm guessing that the people who had trouble with these do not know the power of their microwaves plus they did not do the soft ball stage test. Too bad because these are incredibly delicious if cooked right.

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Merwinak

Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2011

The taste was awesome but I think my microwave is too powerful. I did mine 15 minutes thinking 13 didn't quite sound like enough. Mine were not smooth and creamy. I will make them again and adjust the time.

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angiem

Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2011

1 LB of brown sugar= 3 1/2 cups This recipie was so easy!! I put everything in the microwave at once like some of the other reviews said and it worked great!

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Kiss the Cook!

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2010

Super recipe! This is the first time I have made these in the microwave. It will be the only way I make them now. The only change I made is to add a pinch of salt and 1 tsp of vanilla.

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Denise

Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2010

This was really delicious and decadent. The only reason I give it 4 stars rather than 5 is that I did use the helpful comments of other reviewers. Specifically, I mixed all ingredients together at the beginning and then microwaved for 9 min. Checked for soft ball stage every minute or two after that by putting a drop into cold water. Also, I didn't have corn syrup so used 2 Tbsp pancake syrup which the ingredient list indicated was basically corn syrup with flavorings. Added a pinch of creme of tartar as recommended below. Anyway, with these changes, it was very easy and came out great.

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Jeri Roth Lande

Home Town: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Living In: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2010

These are very easy and fool proof. If they start to get hard before you get them dropped (onto lightly buttered foil or wax paper) just put them back in the microwave and heat as needed.

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KLORE

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2009

These are very good, but you need to know how fast your microwave cooks. I made them the first time exactly like the recipe and it came out hard. The next time I only cooked for 10 min. and they were perfect. It really has to do with our microwave so be careful. Otherwise they were delicious.

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Stella

Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2009

These are really good. I cooked the pecans with the brown sugar and cream, the nuts toasted very well. I put 2T butter, 1t vanilla, 1\2 maple flavor, then beat the mixture until creamy and drop patties.

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gkay

Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2009

I cooked this for 13 minutes and it was a burnt stinky sticky mess. Had to throw it out after trying to scrap it off my bowl. Lost lots of expensive ingredients.

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mags

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Grand Prairie, Texas, USA

Living In: Streetman, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2009

Wonderful! Too good to be true, but it is. As with the previous comment, I had to return it to the microwave a couple of times before I could finish spooning it all out, but that was just fine. The candy itself comes out just as smooth and creamy as the pralines made on the stove. I will definitely make more.

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