Combine all ingredients and bring to a softball stage (238-240 degrees), stirring constantly, remove from heat.
Stir until mixture thickens (stir constantly), becomes creamy and cloudy, and pecans stay suspending in the mixture. Spoon out on buttered waxed paper, foil or parchment paper. When using waxed paper, be sure to buffer with newspaper underneath, as hot wax will transfer to whatever is underneath.
Praline sauce - add 1/2 cup corn syrup to mixture
Chocolate covered