Îles Flottantes aux Pralines Roses

Preparation info
  • For

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Trish's French Kitchen

By Trish Deseine

Published 2008

  • About

A praline is a sugar-coated almond which can be coloured and flavoured. When it is crushed into a powder, it becomes the pralin used in cakes and desserts. Mixed with chocolate, its name changes again, to praline. Pink pralines roses are most famously used in tarte aux pralines, a dessert from Lyon, and brioche aux pralines. The pink colouring prettily seeps into the fluffy brioche and the almonds give a satisfying crunch. Much the same thing happens in th