Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 1/2 c Walnut pieces
1/2 c Pure maple syrup
2 c Granulated sugar
1/2 ts Fresh lemon juice
2 oz Unsweetened chocolate,
Chopped into 1/4-inch
Pieces

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

Toast the walnuts on a baking sheet in the preheated oven for 8
minutes. Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature.

Heat the maple syrup in a 1 1/2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat.
When the syrup begins to boil, reduce the heat to medium and allow
the syrup to continue to boil and thicken for 10 minutes, stirring
occasionally with a metal spoon. Remove the very hot syrup from the
heat. Immediately add the walnuts to the syrup and stir to combine.
Transfer the glazed walnuts to a baking sheet with sides. Use a metal
spoon to spread the walnuts evenly over one half of the baking sheet.
Set aside.

Place the sugar and lemon juice in a 3-quart saucepan. Stir with a
whisk to combine (the sugar will resemble moist sand). Caramelize the
sugar by heating for 10 to 10 1/2 minutes over medium-high heat,
stirring constantly with a wire whisk to break up any lumps (the
sugar will first turn clear as it liquefies, then light brown as it
caramelizes. Remove the saucepan from the heat, add the unsweetened
chocolate and stir to dissolve. Immediately and carefully pour the
caramelized mixture over the walnuts, covering all the nuts. Allow to
harden at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.

Invert the praline onto a clean, dry cutting board (it should pop
right out of the baking sheet), this will keep the shiny side looking
shiny after cutting. Use a sharp serrated slicer to cut (use a sawing
motion) the praline into desired size pieces. Store the pralines in a
tightly sealed plastic container until ready to devour.

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