True Halloween Candy
From jo_jo_ba 16 years ago
- 240 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Maple candied pumpkin takes Halloween treats to a whole new level!
Ingredients
- 1 quart pumpkin meat; fresh cut into 1- inch pieces shopping list
- 2 ½ cups water shopping list
- 1 cup brown sugar shopping list
- 1 cup maple sugar shopping list
How to make it
- Place the cubed pumpkin in a saucepan and cover it with water, about 2 to 2-1/2 cups.
- Bring it to a boil and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, uncovered, until the pumpkin is just tender.
- Remove the pumpkin with a slotted spoon. There should be about 1-1/2 cups of liquid remaining.
- Add the brown or maple sugar and dissolve over low heat.
- Place the pumpkin pieces back in the pan and bring slowly back to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Let the pumpkin pieces stand in the syrup overnight.
- The next day, bring the mixture back to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Remove the pumpkin pieces from the syrup and spread them out on a wire rack so the pieces are not touching one another.
- Let them stand in a 140F oven for 3 to 4 hours to dry.
- Roll each piece in the maple sugar, and store them in a dry, cool place.
- Do not stack or crowd the candy together.
The Rating
Reviewed by 3 people-
Oh, this is perfection! Samhain, here I come!
deliathecrone
in Johnston loved it
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