Pumpkin Fudge

Pumpkin Fudge


Pumpkin Fudge 


Ingredients:

3 cups white sugar

1 cup milk

3 tablespoons light corn syrup

1/2 cup pumpkin puree

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup chopped walnuts


Directions:

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.