praline

American  

[prah-leen, prey-, prah-leen] / ˈprɑ lin, ˈpreɪ-, prɑˈlin /

noun

1. a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.

2. a cookie-size confection made especially of butter, brown sugar, and pecans: developed in New Orleans in the early 19th century.

3. a similar confection of nuts mixed or covered with chocolate, coconut, maple sugar or syrup, etc.

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praline British  

/ ˈprɑːliːn /

noun

1. a confection of nuts with caramelized sugar, used in desserts and as a filling for chocolates

2. Also called: sugared almond.  a sweet consisting of an almond encased in sugar

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Etymology

Origin of praline

1715–25; < French; named after Marshall César du Plessis- Praslin (1598–1675), whose cook invented them

Example Sentences

Cake fillings of almond crunch and toasted pecan praline and candied lemon, while jackfruit and palm sugar bring distinct South-East Asian flavours.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

They include its wild rose vinegar -- priced at 235 kroner for 250 millilitres -- its pumpkin-seed praline spread and mushroom cooking sauce.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

Hers is a labor-intensive process, teasing out the dough, lathering on the praline filling, and then letting the cakes rest and rise for several hours.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Caramel Brûlée Latte — Typically my #2 behind chestnut praline, this one also was a bit disappointing when enjoyed amongst all of the other drinks.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2022

Elodie went into realistic details of the wreck of the gold stopping on the praline stuffing of a chocolate.

From The Mountebank by Locke, William John