Pumpkin walnut fudge
Pumpkin walnut fudge recipe in the fudge category
Recipe ingredients:
- 4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 cup fresh pumpkin puree or canned pumpkin puree
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into bits
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups chopped walnuts
Recipe method:
- In a 4 quart heavy saucepan combine the sugar, the milk, the corn syrup, the pumpkin puree. and a pinch of salt.
- Cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved.
- Cook it, undisturbed, until a candy thermometer registers 238 degrees F.
- Remove the pan from the heat, add the butter, do not stir it into the mixture, and let the mixture cool until it is 140 degrees F.
- Stir in the vanilla extract and the walnuts.
- Beat the mixture with a wooden spoon for 30 seconds to 1 minute, or until it begins to lose its gloss.
- Pour it immediately into a buttered 9 inch square pan.
- Let the fudge cool until it begins to harden.
- Cut it into squares and let it cool completely.
- The fudge keeps, stored between sheets of wax paper in an airtight container, in a cool place for 2 weeks.
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