Pumpkin Pecan Fudge

Pumpkin Pecan Fudge

Pumpkin Pecan Fudge captures the essence of fall with its creamy blend of pumpkin puree, spices, and fresh pecans. At family or holiday get-togethers, it makes a fantastic seasonal gift to send home with guests or to present to your host.
Pumpkin Pecan Fudge

Ingredients

  1. 2¾ cups sugar
  2. ⅔ cup (5 oz.) evaporated milk
  3. 2 Tablespoons light corn syrup
  4. ½ cup solid pack pumpkin puree
  5. ¼ teaspoon salt
  6. ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  7. ¼ teaspoon allspice
  8. ¼ teaspoon ginger
  9. ½ cup (1 stick) Challenge Unsalted Butter
  10. ½ cup chopped pecans

Directions

  1. Step 1

    Lightly butter the sides of a heavy 2 to 3-quart saucepan. In it, combine, sugar, milk, corn syrup, pumpkin and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to a boil. Then cover the saucepan for 2 or 3 minutes.

  2. Step 2

    Uncover, clip on candy thermometer and continue to cook over medium heat, stir as little as possible – just enough to keep the pumpkin solids from settling to the bottom of the pan. When mixture registers 235°F on the candy thermometer (soft ball stage), remove from heat. Add spices and butter that has been cut into ½ inch cubes. Do not stir or jar the mixture as butter is added or as the mixture cools.

  3. Step 3

    When the mixture has cooled to 110°F, beat the mixture until it is very thick and loses some of its gloss. Use an electric mixer on low speed for about 8 minutes or beat vigorously with wooden spoon. Stir in nuts. Pour immediately into buttered 9-inch square pan. Score fudge while warm then cut when firm into about 80 pieces.

Source: Challenge Home Economist

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Tami

Dec 6, 2011

Rating: 
5

I made these and can I tell you that they are delicious? It's like a little piece of pumpkin pie! I took them to work and my co-workers ate them up. One of them suggested putting a thin layer of cream cheese frosting on them...hmmm.

carole

Feb 21, 2012

Rating: 
2

sorry while these are good -- way more steps needed than my own recipe and mine is much better!