Pecan vs. Praline

Main Difference

The main difference between Pecan and Praline is that the Pecan is a species of nut-bearing tree and Praline is a confections made from nuts and sugar syrup

• Pecan

  The pecan (Carya illinoinensis) is a species of hickory native to northern Mexico and the southern United States in the region of the Mississippi River. The tree is cultivated for its seed in the southern United States, primarily in Georgia and Texas, and in Mexico which produces nearly half of the world total. The seed is an edible nut used as a snack and in various recipes, such as praline candy and pecan pie. The pecan, in various aspects, is included in state symbols of Alabama, Arkansas, California, Oklahoma and Texas.

• Praline

  Praline (US: ; New Orleans, Cajun, and UK: ) is a form of confection containing at a minimum culinary nuts and sugar; cream is a common third ingredient.

  There are three main types:

  Belgian pralines, which consist of a chocolate shell with a softer, sometimes liquid, filling, traditionally made of different combinations of hazelnut, almonds, sugar, syrup, and often milk-based pastes. These high-fat, low-melting point chocolates are at the luxury end of Belgian chocolate and represent an important product of many Belgian chocolatiers.

  French pralines, a firm combination of almonds and caramelized sugar.

  American pralines, a softer, creamier combination of syrup and pecans, hazelnuts or almonds with milk or cream, resembling fudge.A praline cookie is a chocolate biscuit containing ground nuts. Praline is usually used as a filling in chocolates or other sweets.