Holiday Truffle-Honey Pecan Praline Clusters

Yield: 10-15 serving
Time Estimate: 25 minutes
Storage Notes: Keep in enclosed container up to 3 days
Difficulty: Difficult

An appetizer and snack delightful enough for fancy holiday dinner party - yet simple enough to enjoy with a warm hot chocolate on a December night. The full and sweet flavor is complimented by notes of salty honey and truffle - presenting a complex finger food worthy of a holiday award. Seductive truffle flavor compliments the crunch of pecans, leaving one with a refined satisfaction. Plate as a dessert or leave to nibble on throughout the week, this simple pecan praline cluster will be a favorite of the holidays for years to come.

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Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 Cups granulated sugar
• Gustus Vitae Crystallized Honey Sea Salt
• Gustus Vitae Italian Winter Black Truffle Sea Salt
• 1/2 Stick butter
• 1/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
• 2 Cups Pecans
• 3/4 Cup melted white chocolate
• 3/4 Cup melted milk chocolate

Directions:

1. Mix sugar, butter, and baking soda in saucepan and bring to a boil
2. Simmer and be sure to melt all sugar
3. Using a thermometer, cook mixture until 240 degrees Farenheit
4. Mix in pecans
5. Spoon mixture onto baking dish and let cool
6. Melt milk chocolate and white chocolate
7. One at a time, dip clusters into chocolate and let dry
8. Salt each cluster with Italian Winter Black Truffle Sea Salt and Crystallized Honey Sea Salt
9. Enjoy!