- Belgian praline is an enrobed confection with a center of hazelnut, almond, sugar, syrup and possibly dairy ingredients.
- French praline is whole almonds, coated in crystallized sugar.
- American praline is a soft, creamy, fudge-like confection of pecans or hazelnuts, sugar, and milk or cream.
The term can also refer to a powder, which is created by cooking nuts in sugar until the sugar caramelizes, and then pulverizing the resulting mass. This makes a powder or a paste, depending on the oil present in the nuts, which is called pralin in European candy-making or praline paste. When mixed with chocolate, this product is called praliné in Europe, and can be used as a candy center.