OLD-FASHIONED PUMPKIN FUDGE

Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Fudge image

A twist on chocolate fudge that uses everyone's favorite Thanksgiving vegetable, pumpkin!

Provided by Ginger

Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

3 cups white sugar
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
½ cup pumpkin puree
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup butter
½ cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

Butter or grease one 8x8 inch pan.
In a 3 quart saucepan, mix together sugar, milk, corn syrup, pumpkin and salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium and continue boiling. Do not stir.
When mixture registers 232 degrees F (110 degrees C) on candy thermometer, or forms a soft ball when dropped into cold water, remove pan from heat. Stir in pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, butter and nuts. Cool to lukewarm (110 degrees F or 43 degrees C on candy thermometer).
Beat mixture until it is very thick and loses some of its gloss. Quickly pour into a greased eight-inch pan. When firm cut into 36 squares.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 107.8 calories, Carbohydrate 18.8 g, Cholesterol 7.3 mg, Fat 3.8 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 46.4 mg, Sugar 17.6 g