: a confection of nuts and sugar: such as
a
: almonds cooked in boiling sugar until brown and crisp
b
: a patty of creamy brown sugar and pecan meats
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Erick Rocha leads the pastry program, crafting conchas filled with yuzu or corn husk curds, hazelnut-praline-chocolate chip cookies, cajeta brioche, and marranitos, Mexican gingerbread cookies charmingly shaped like pigs, served with dark, single-origin Oaxacan coffee.
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Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
After arriving at Marchesi’s laboratories, it is tempered and channeled into Grand Cru bars, dragées and pralines and hand-decorated by Diego Crosara, the brand’s pastry art director, and his team.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Aptly named, The Wedding Silk Santal smells of sparkling champagne, pink praline, and the juiciest nectarines.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
Her menu includes traditional cinnamon king cake ($24), or filled with your choice of pecan praline, cinnamon cream cheese and chocolate ($26).
—Sonia Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2026
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Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
After arriving at Marchesi’s laboratories, it is tempered and channeled into Grand Cru bars, dragées and pralines and hand-decorated by Diego Crosara, the brand’s pastry art director, and his team.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Aptly named, The Wedding Silk Santal smells of sparkling champagne, pink praline, and the juiciest nectarines.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
Her menu includes traditional cinnamon king cake ($24), or filled with your choice of pecan praline, cinnamon cream cheese and chocolate ($26).
—Sonia Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Praline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/praline. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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