Food

Marion’s Maple Butternut Fudge

By Yankee Magazine

Dec 12 2007

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This Maple Butternut Fudge is a popular holiday treat with a smooth, fine-grained candy. Use walnuts if butternuts aren’t available, or skip the nuts altogether.

Yield:

Makes 24 small pieces.

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup maple syrup
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup butternuts

Instructions

Boil sugar, syrup, and milk together until mixture reaches 235 degrees F.
Pour into bowl to cool. Add butter and stir until a grain shows in the fudge. Add nuts and pour quickly into a buttered 8-inch square pan.