The Pressley's Favorite Christmas Candy - Buttermilk Pralines

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

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[@judyabernathy80]

Give Olive a little tidbit of something she can have. Her whine is so pitiful! ♥️🙏🏼♥️

[@bethmichaud3209]

Stirring affection into sweet perfection !

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

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[@summerfunrides]

Buttermilk pralines….. I come running 😊

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

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[@SherryStaples-ig7yr]

Those look so good. I wish I had some. Prayers for everyone who asked.Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy New Year 🎆. Love you all.❤

[@lisabeal8615]

I used to make carmel candy for my grandpa every Christmas. He had a sweet tooth for sure. I think I will try your praline recipe this weekend. They look yummy 😋

[@leasagowers2293]

Olive wants one! Looks delicious! My favorite candy! ❤🙏

[@KelleyForrester-6180]

I never can go anywhere without making my butter pecan fudge 😂❤

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😊 Love that

[@vickiechapman5205]

Can I get that recipe please

[@hearthecrysofthecrusaders3357]

I used to add a new kind every year, I took over making the fudge in the family after my grandma no longer could. I have never used a therm.Maple was one of my favorite newer ones along with amaretto, pumpkin is good as well.

[@Mamaw65]

I’d love your recipe if you don’t mind sharing.

[@ckrtom2]

So fun to watch the very particular full process and those were fresh-shelled pecans! I can see why your relatives love this yummy candy which has become a tradition in your family! Always great hearing the stories from back in the day!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I am glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@garybrunet6346]

They look so good. My aunt used to place her pot in a sink of cool water which makes it cool down quicker. Thank you Tipper!🙏🇨🇦❤️🎄

[@LA-wv5gd]

That one's a labor of love for sure! Looks yummy!

[@benitastevens612]

I am going to make this with the buttermilk…thank you for sharing.

[@AmynAL]

I always love the recipes you make that stir (excuse the pun) memories. My grandmother made divinity. My recollections are 1. It took time, 2. the weather had to be right, and 3. they were VERY special. Thank you for the memory. They are always special to me. 🥰

[@sharonthompson7101]

@@AmynAL My Nanny made Divinity. The weather was a big factor. Nanny saved Russell Stover candy boxes and put the Divinity in those boxes. I have never made it, but I don't have a Russell Stover box! They just wouldn't be the same! 😬😊🤣

[@AmynAL]

@ What a wonderful idea! Your Nanny was very clever. My Nanny (yes!) was a lovely southern lady and I miss her very much. Hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas and a safe and blessed New Year. ☺️

[@Kat-gx3se]

My mom made these every year along with divinity. My mom would get a huge bushel of pecans for her holiday candy making and baking. It was my job to crack and shell the pecans. She had this metal nut cracker that screwed on to this big bench she had on the porch that my dad had painted green. I hated having to do it but knowing there would be pralines kept me motivated. You always conjure up so many fond memories for me. ❤

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Love those memories 😊

[@wandagordon6453]

That looks delicious! God bless you sweet people! 😀♥️🙏

[@kimlhelzy]

One of our favorite candies.

[@sealfan1000]

We are from down east in Columbus county. My husband listens in when I am watching you and praline got him. He now is salivating! Looks delicious.

[@conorjames8793]

Seasons greetings from 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@Tara-u1f1g]

Great Tradition, looks amazingly good 👍❤😊

[@colleen4574]

Thank you for this video. I love pralines, going to try this one for sure. I'm also making fudge for the 1st time. I got a laser gun themomiter to use. Sending prayers and blessings for No C. flood victims. Samaritans purse is my go to donation organization. They do such good work. My church just put together to ship 1040 Christmas shoe boxes this year; we were able to fit in a soccer ball and pump, so cool for these deserving kiddos. Tipper, you are amazing, no need to desparage yourself!!

[@jeannejett2299]

@colleen4574 Putting together & filling all those shoe boxes was a beautiful accomplishment, I can tell, a true labor of love. May God Bless you all for each of those Christmas 1040 shoe boxes, the soccer ball & pump. Some precious children are going to be very happy. I'm very familiar with Samaritan's Purse & they are honest and trustworthy. May God Bless you one & all. Your comment brought tears to my eyes ❤️🎄🙏🏻

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you for your prayers! That is so awesome about the shoeboxes! ❤️

[@shelaghward9621]

Gosh !! ,that’s a labour f love ….. enjoy 😋

[@pat56458]

Thank you! I'm going to try making this for my family this Christmas!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I hope they like them!! 😊

[@chattan3018]

One of my favorites.

[@debbiebowman2726]

❤ I love Pralines. Going to try this recipe ❤

[@cherylodonnell6050]

Santa is bringing me a digital thermometer...you just point and read. Your candy looks really good. 🤶

[@thedirtprincess3293]

I want one of those! I need to ask Santa!

[@TeresiaLemaster]

Love all Christmas candies i stsrt a week before making buckeyes n fudge and candied pecans i give it our to my neighbors n family loved watching u this Evening . God bless you n your family

[@DonaldDeCicco]

Is that an Appalachian gang sign? I knew it! This is just a front for the "Mountain Mob"! :)

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😊 He is so silly! Thank you for watching 😊

[@pamelar5868]

😂😂😂😂❤

[@thedirtprincess3293]

I ran it back but I still missed the gang sign! I need to know this sign! 😮

[@SewWhittle]

@@thedirtprincess3293peace sign

[@pamelar5868]

@ It's the picture with the video not in the video. Matt being funny!

[@nickik.9037]

Those look so good. Pralines are one of my very favorites. Enjoy your time at the Pressley's home.

[@swoodhaus]

Oh my! Homemade pralines! Thanks for the conversation at the end of the video!

[@mitchmatthews6713]

Christmas is the busy baking time for a lot of us! My past week has been cookie mania in my kitchen. Stay safe, gang!

[@Dougeb7]

Yeah, that's the good stuff right there. Yummy yum-yum! I love anything with pecans. God bless!

[@meliss36]

Wow we Tipper… those look ABSOLUTELY SCRUMPTIOUS!! I will admit I may have licked my screen!! 😂🌲♥️🎁 Merry Christmas to you all, and I am making those for sure!! Thank you for sharing!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😊 Thank you

[@grandmaking]

Tipper, those look so yummy. My goodness what a treat.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

They are so good!

[@christinej2358]

Yum, they look delicious!

[@thedirtprincess3293]

My mom's special Christmas candy was Sour Cream Black Walnut Fudge. It's the only kind of fudge I like and I made it just once when I had her help. She's gone now and I really want to try it again and get to where I can do it. She taught me soft ball and hard ball stages but Candy has always intimidated me.

[@kathypartee3314]

Man o man you move fast 😄❤️

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

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[@HolmansHomestead]

Oh gosh that looks delicious. Yall have a blessed night.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

They are so good! 😊

[@klm140]

Wow!!! I have never made nor had a praline. These are so fantastic!! Thank you for the recipe. It is now in my special recipe file. Merry Christmas to you and your lovely family.

[@Tonytherf]

Hey Tipper, oh man those pralines are good! I liked hearing about y'alls childhood party's. 😊

[@alishabohnert776]

I definitely want to make these this year! So far this week I have made fudge and microwave peanut brittle. I want to also make some chocolate covered peanut clusters. Merry Christmas to all of you!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Sounds so good!

[@StoneyStone-vt7fz]

I miss all the goodies my Mom made at Christmas. Dessert specialist Sugar Cookies was favorite

[@chubs1701]

Another great video for the holidays love eating candy and cookies alongside my grandkids and homemade is the best thanks for sharing Tipper and Matt 👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎇🎆🎄🎄🎄

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you and Merry Christmas!!

[@chubs1701]

@CelebratingAppalachia Merry Christmas to you and your family God Bless you all

[@vanessacole7882]

What a delightful time in the kitchen with you! I think I'd just call them "THE BROWN THINGS (aka Buttermilk Pralines)"

[@bonniesimpkins148]

They look so good!

[@MyPawPrintLife]

I love buttermilk anything 😀

[@BeeWOWdbyAprilLee]

I love when you asked Matt if he wanted a 1/2 of one he's like WHAT?. LOL made me giggle. They look really good. I won't ever make them but ill eat if someone wants to make me some.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

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[@kimnichols1458]

Hi Tipper, I enjoyed watching you make the pralines and when you said I wish you could smell it I wish there was an app that would allow me to smell All the wonderful dishes you make.😊❤ They look delicious and I can see why they love it so much. I'd like to see you make the nut cake you were talking about and I know Matt would agree with me. 😊 Have a great evening!😊❤🙏🏻

[@pondaburnette5147]

Wonderful tradition, looks delicious 😋, thanks for sharing with us sweet lady.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you so much!

[@wrp3]

God Bless you and your beautiful family. I would love to be in the kitchen with you guys and have a wonderful time.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thanks so much 😊

[@janicelittleton3142]

Looks delicious 😋. I'm gonna try this. Y'all have fun!

[@TinaMcCauley1980]

This is almost the same way I make peanut brittle. I’ll have to try this one.

[@sherriesha]

They look Delicious! Thank you!

[@melissalambert7615]

Nice brown things. I've had them once, very good. I'd never make them don't make real candy. Very kind of you to spend the time making them. Lot of work. Merry Christmas from Oregon.

[@lindareinking5326]

Enjoyed the video ❤❤ Hope you can convince Matt's dad to do an interview sometime. I'd love to hear his take on raising that rascal 😂😂

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😊 I was able to get him to do one 😊

[@lindamcgee3651]

Looks delicious! Praying and Blessed! 🤗🙏💕🌄🎄

[@margaretgoldsberry1983]

Love pralines! Love pecans! Special dishes of any kind for the holidays bring back special & precious memories. Papaw Tony might be lucky if Matt lets him have some. Hahaha. Still praying for Granny.❤

[@SueMorris-f4s]

Looks delicious, I broke up pecan halves today, almost all of them made halves. ❤❤ Give Ira and Woody and Granny a hug from me. Have a safe trip and enjoy yourselves.

[@TeressaJ1960]

Gosh I love pralines. My whole family does. It's been awhile since I made them. I'm inspired now! hahahaha God bless you.

[@elainebuchka6533]

They Sound Very Good!! 😊 Pray Granny Is Doing Well as Possible and Know I'm Praying 🙏 as Well I know as Many!!

[@tgriffin6457]

Girl I'll look I can taste that now!!!!😋😋

[@jeannetaylor2217]

OMGOSH Tipper!!, these pralines look beautiful ❤ My parent’s loved them and the only time they could ever get/have them was when they drove South, to Florida, vacationing. Had I known or found a recipe like yours, I could have made them for them. Of course, this was way before internet, KZbin and podcasting. Thank you for sharing this recipe. Yours look delicious!! 💕🙏🙏

[@ShelbyBunten]

Tipper those are beautiful and delicious looking yummy I would love them great to see you and Matt ❤️ Shelby

[@redclover7071]

Love your videos, Tipper and family. The praline pecan candies look delicious. God bless. 🙏

[@denisemarchi6735]

When you splash and spill I laugh with you cuz I do just the same ❤

[@susandavis1205]

Looks delicious

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you!

[@laddieokelley6095]

My grandma, who lived on the Gulf Coast, called them praw-lines. In the old days, most women didn't have thermometers. Pralines and Divinity were either hit or miss, or the really good cooks knew my sight when the mixture reached the right stage. I have eaten many a sugary praline, but the best are the creamy pralines like you made. For some reason I think they're better with Mexican vanilla.

[@JuliaJordan1]

Merry Christmas! The buttermilk pralines look wonderful!

[@elizabethturner357]

Oh my goodness, i love watching this, seemed like all of a sudden i started smelling it 😊 i wish i could,,oh wow amazing video, lot of patience and finesse making the pralines, love from southern Md ❤

[@TNbeachgirl30a]

That’s my favorite kind of sweet too!!!!! Way moreso than chocolate actually. 😁🎄

[@blindaedwards9528]

Yummy ❤

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

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[@KCinKC]

I made them this evening, and they are delicious! Thank you!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I’m so glad you enjoyed them!

[@SuzanneScarbrough]

Looks delicious ❤ love this Merry Christmas to all

[@MattieAnnBrown]

Oh my gosh those look delicious. You make the best looking food ever. ❤❤❤

[@sandrasmith7091]

My mouths watering, licking my lips. ❤

[@davidhensley76]

Hey, Katie: there are vegan praline recipes. I think you could make a batch all for yourself.

[@pamelar5868]

Well dadgum! Looks delicious!❤❤❤❤❤

[@LindaAnthony-x5i]

This looks wonderful 😊😊

[@LifeLoveandAvocados]

Those look amazing!

[@jon9021]

Just got home from Savannah and Charleston…bought bags of these!

[@JasonRuth-k1n]

Sounds delicious 😋 .

[@kimwilkins1500]

Gotta try these! Thank you!

[@Mr_Mojo_Risin]

Between these and the Christmas Crackers my sweet tooth should be satisfied until Christmas 2025. Thank you for the recipe. How's Granny doing? No more Q&A with Granny? I miss sitting with my parents and grandparents listening to how it was back in the days they were growing up. Thinking back now I realize I'm getting older quicker than I care for 😅. I'll be 60 in February if I make it that long 😊 I always throw that in when I tell someone how old I'll be next birthday because we never know what tomorrow will bring. God is good all the time! James 4:14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you! So glad you are getting to spend time with them!! Granny is doing pretty good. She had a good day today 😊

[@petegau]

Tipper, I’m with you, anything caramel or butterscotch. Yummy.

[@lizmorris78]

Reminds me of old fashion hershey cocoa fudge when you beat til the gloss is nearly gone.

[@diannedutton6127]

Yes, the buttermilk makes it, the tang!! I love buttermilk fudge !!

[@margaretclancy8694]

A recipe for a Irish Christmas dessert : Soak 400g of porridge oats in water overnight. Soak a cup of raisins in black tea overnight. Melt 75g of dark cooking chocolate in 150 ml of milk. Add walnuts & seeds to oats & mix everything together. Refrigerate for 6 hours & serve. It's absolutely delicious & it's healthy. It's lovely with strawberries & cream.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Sounds great 😊

[@loisgehman949]

That sounds delicious! What kind of seeds do you use? Would pumpkin seeds work? Would pecans work? Have you tried making it with pistachios?

[@margaretclancy8694]

@loisgehman949 I use a seed mix of (sunflower, pumpkin, sesame & flax seeds). You can buy the seed mix in 300g bags for like buck in most supermarkets. I have tried other nut varieties before & Walnuts are the best in my opinion. I'm sure peacans would be fine as well. It has to be dark cooking chocolate though . Sometimes I add a spoon of instant coffee to add to the flavour. Happy Christmas.

[@stex1985]

Thank You for that recipe. Just got done,I think I pulled it off the first time if this sweat rolling off me doesn’t affect it. I was following along with my candy as you were cooking. A little off in sequence but it looks like will set up good. I know one thing it tastes Devine! My mom was the candy master in our family,unfortunately I didn’t pay attention or realize how important her instructions were. Hope y’all have the best Christmas and you should with that new little one.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Wonderful! Thank you 😊

[@karenchakey]

I've never had a praline. They look dilish ❤

[@marsillaaitken370]

Hey yall love yall so much 💗 ❤️ 💓

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you 😊

[@l.d-h3841]

This recipe feels like a carmel beginning method and a fudge finish. They look beautiful! It's that beating off the heat after reaching soft ball-- that is how my grandma and mom always made fudge. Grandma said that if it did not get beaten properly while cooling it would never make fudge, it would just be goo. I think the beating changes the sugar structure and causes it to crystalize somewhat, causing the fudge to loose it's shine. Sometimes it was "ruined" and we were forced to eat it with a spoon! What a tragedy ❤

[@JiZd-xj1ok]

my thing was "that green stuff" my aunt made, watergate salad, I loved it so much!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I like that too 😊

[@judymcmurtry7805]

Hi Tipper, I've watched you make pralines before and each time I really like it when you are stirring it while it's coming to the right temp. Don't ask me why, but I really like that sound. It's the small things in life. I'll have to make them this year. I'm glad I have your cookbook. Have fun at the Presleys. I wish you could get a video of Papaw Tony. Something to aim for in the new year. Love yall

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😊 Thank you!! I did get a video of him this time 😊

[@patbuegeler7770]

❤❤❤ These look delicious. Love pralines. My mom would make them and they wouldn't stay around long. She always made Christmas candy. Merry Christmas!

[@saner6888]

God bless the Christmas candy makers of the family🥰🙏🏻 I have a few gifts here from my sister and I KNOW one has pralines and Christmas toffee ( crack)🤤 I will pass along this version to her, I appreciate the effort so much more after seeing the process!! Love the stories at the end, and how Matt kept eyeing that candy😋

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

So glad you enjoyed the video! Merry Christmas!

[@knittingnana2939]

Talking about the girls wanting the " brown things", I have a similar story: I used to take my daughter to the babysitter at the same time every day and the radio would be on. I generally listened to the oldies station. My daughter was about 5 and one day she said she wanted to hear the song " where the ladies tellthe man to go away". I didnt have any idea what song she was referring to and I asked her if she could sing a little bit of it. She couldn't. So time went on and one day she was excitedly saying that's the song, that's the song. Do you know what it was? Hit the road, jack. The ladies did, indeed, tell the man to go away.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Too cute! I can just picture it 😊

[@samuelwilliams2245]

Sounds good nice.

[@glenjones883]

My package from Rancho Gordo arrived today. Dried hominy and blackeyed peas and brown rice. Shipped quickly.

[@kathleenroberts7972]

Yum pralines!!!

[@keelaeldridge8487]

My middle son was around 8 and he asked me to make “gray meat” I had no idea what he was talking about! I cooked several things and asked him so many questions but didn’t get it right. I just gave up. Then I was in a hurry and I broiled some pork chops and he was so excited ! He jumped up and down and screamed GRAY MEAT ! I was so happy to know what “gray meat” but it really surprised me that a kid his age would really enjoy something so plain, I just seasoned pork chops with salt and pepper little garlic powder and a sprinkle of poultry seasoning, broiled until done on one sided and flipped cooked the other side and serve. He still loves them, he is going to be 38 in January

[@kathy.7475]

My son-in-law is “plumb crazy” about pecans. I’ll have to make these for him. Yesterday I made tamari almond stuffed dates and drizzled them with bittersweet chocolate. We’re having a Christmas party tomorrow at my Wednesday women’s group.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Sounds yummy!