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bourbon-pecan pumpkin pie

Ingredients For bourbon-pecan pumpkin pie

  • 3
    eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1 c
    pecan halves
  • 1/4 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1
    9 inch pie crust
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    ground ginger
  • 1 tsp
    ground cinnamon
  • 3 Tbsp
    bourbon
  • 1 1/2 c
    half and half
  • 3/4 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 16 oz
    pumpkin
  • 1/4 c
    bourbon, divided

How To Make bourbon-pecan pumpkin pie

  • 1
    Combine eggs, pumpkin, 3/4 cup sugar, half and half, 3 tablespoons bourbon, cinnamon, ginger and salt; mix well.
  • 2
    Pour mixture into the pie shell; bake at 425 for 10 minutes.
  • 3
    Reduce heat to 350, and bake an additional 45 minutes or until set.
  • 4
    Set aside to cool.
  • 5
    Combine butter and 1/4 cup brown sugar in a saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolved.
  • 6
    Add pecans and 2 tablespoons bourbon, stirring to coat.
  • 7
    Spoon mixture over the pie.
  • 8
    Heat the remaining bourbon in a saucepan just long enough to produce fumes (do not boil); remove from heat, ignite and pour over pie.
  • 9
    Serve pie when flames die down.

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