Pumpkin Chess Pie

By Tamipri

Ingredients

• Praline Sauce:
• 1/2 (15 oz.) pkg. `refrigerated piecrusts
• 1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin
• 1/2 c. half and half
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 c. sugar
• 1/4 c. butter , melted
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
• 1 c. packed brown sugar
• 1/2 c. half and half
• 1/2 c. butter
• 1/2 c. chopped pecans, toasted
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

Place piecrust in a 9" pie plate; fold edges under and crimp. Beat pumpkin and next 9 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Pour pumpkin mixture into prepared piecrust. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack. Serve with Praline Sauce.

For Praline Sauce: Combine first 3 ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; sitr in pecans and vanilla. Cool slightly; serve warm sauce over slices of Pumpkin Chess Pie.