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Pumpkin Pie -- Dessert

While most people probably won't have leftover pumpkin pie for long, to add a flavor kick to this dessert, Megan Ketover C.P.C, pastry chef/adjunct professor at Bakery Hill at Midwest Culinary Institute in Cincinnati and a member of the American Culinary Federation, recommends a Bourbon Whiskey Caramel Sauce with Toasted Pecans [source: Ketover].

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
1 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
2 ounces bourbon whiskey
Pinch of cinnamon
1/2 cup pecans, toasted and cooled

Directions:

Combine sugar and water in saucepan over medium heat, until sugar dissolves.
Brush down sides of saucepan with pastry brush dipped in water to push down any undissolved sugar crystals.
Cook sauce until it turns a golden-amber color.
Stir in heavy cream. (The sauce will bubble up in the pan.)
After cream absorbs into sauce, remove from heat.
Stir in vanilla, salt, bourbon whiskey and cinnamon.
Drizzle warm sauce over the pie. Top with toasted pecans.

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