Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Fudge Recipe

Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Fudge Recipe – A twist on chocolate fudge that uses everyone’s favorite Thanksgiving vegetable, pumpkin!

Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Fudge Recipe

Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Fudge Recipe - A twist on chocolate fudge that uses everyone's favorite Thanksgiving vegetable, pumpkin!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 36 servings

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 Optional

Instructions
 

  • Step 1
  • Butter or grease one 8x8 inch pan.
  • Step 2
  • 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.
  • Step 3
  • 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).
  • Step 4
  • 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.

Recipe by: allrecipes.com

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