PUMPKIN WALNUT
FUDGE
4 cups Sugar
1 cup Milk
3 tbls Light corn syrup
1 cup Fresh pumpkin purée or canned pumpkin purée
3 tbls Unsalted butter, cut into bits
1 tsp Vanilla
2 cups Chopped walnuts
In a 4-quart heavy saucepan combine the sugar, the milk, the
corn syrup, the pumpkin purée, and a pinch of salt, cook the
mixture over moderate heat, stirring, until the sugar is
dissolved, and cook it, undisturbed, until a candy thermometer
registers 238°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°F.
Stir in the vanilla and the walnuts, beat the mixture with a
wooden spoon for 30 seconds to 1 minute, or until it begins to
lose its gloss, and 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. Makes about 2 pounds.
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