Mexican Soft Pralines
(Dulces con Nueces)

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons dark rum
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
  

Instructions

1. Butter a cookie sheet.
2. Place all ingredients in a small stainless steel pan and bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring frequently to prevent burning. Cook gently until the mixture thickens enough so that a spoonful dropped on the buttered sheet holds together, about 30 to 40 minutes.
3. Using a large spoon, drop mounds of the candy on the sheet and allow to cool.
4. If the candy does not harden sufficiently, refrigerate it for 2 hours.

Makes 8 pralines.