Categories: Dessert

Ingredients

  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup solid-pack canned pumpkin
  • 1/4 tsp cornstarch
  • 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 cup evaporated milk
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
  • 1 cup chopped toasted pecans

Directions

  1. In a two quart saucepan, cook sugar, pumpkin, cornstarch, spice, and milk over medium heat, stirring constantly, to 235 on a candy thermometer or to the soft ball stage.

  2. Add vanilla, butter, and pecans.

  3. Beat until creamy.

  4. Pour into an 8″×8″ buttered pan.

  5. Cut into squares when almost cool.

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