PUMPKIN WALNUT FUDGE

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Make and share this Pumpkin Walnut Fudge recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Nancy Van Ess

Categories     Candy

Yield 2 pounds, 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 cups sugar
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 cup pumpkin puree
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut in bits
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups walnuts, chopped

Steps:

  • In a 4 quart heavy saucepan combine sugar, milk, corn syrup, pumpkin and a pinch of salt. Cook the mixture over med.
  • heat, stirring, until sugar dissolves and cook it undisturbed, until a candy thermometer registers 238 degrees.
  • Remove the pan from heat, add butter (do not stir it into mixture), and let the mixture cool until it is 140 degrees.
  • Stir in vanilla a nd walnuts.
  • Beat the mixture with a wooden spoon for 30 sec-1 min.
  • , or until it begins to lose its gloss.
  • Pour immediately into a buttered 9" square pan.
  • Let the fudge cool until it begins to harden.
  • Cut it into squares.
  • Let it cool completely.
  • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTES : The fudge keeps, stored between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container, in a cool place for 2 weeks.
  • Makes 2 pounds.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 5317, Fat 196.3, SaturatedFat 41.8, Cholesterol 125.8, Sodium 171.4, Carbohydrate 902, Fiber 16.3, Sugar 825.2, Protein 45.2

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