Pumpkin Fudge

The parade of pumpkin recipes continues with pumpkin fudge. You can actually taste the pumpkin in this! The consistency didn't turn out quite fudge-like, but rather a softer candy. It's super sweet and super delicious. The recipe is definitely more complicated than some of my others, but not too bad. Here is the original link: http://www.pumpkinrecipes.org/pumpkin-fudge.html .

Ingredients:
-2 cups white sugar
-1/2 cup pumpkin puree
-1/2 cup evaporated milk
-1/4 tsp cornstarch
-1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
-1/4 cup butter
-1/2 tsp vanilla
-1 cup nuts (optional...I did not use)

Recipe:
-Butter a dish (for final fudge product)
-In a saucepan, combine sugar, pumpkin, milk, cornstarch, spice.
-Bring mixture to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
-Simmer until it forms a gooey consistency.
-Take off heat and and add butter and vanilla until smooth.
-Spoon into buttered dish and let cool.

Notes:
-I made this with fat free evaporated milk and that probably contributed to the consistency.
-Original recipe called for you to simmer until dropping a bit of the mixture into cold water would make it form a little ball. Whatever that means...

I had never made fudge before and I'm pretty proud of my first foray into the fudge world. More to come!