Maple-Bourbon Pecan Sauce

This beautifully rich sauce was designed to crown the ultimate holiday sundae; spoon it warm over a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and a wedge of Frisch’s Pumpkin Pie for a most comforting effect. Drizzle it on top a baked sweet potato for lunch. Or, swirl it into a cup of creamy Greek yogurt for breakfast.

maple-bourbon pecan sauce

• Yield: 2 Cups Sauce
• Prep Time: 5 Minutes
• Cook Time: 5 Minutes

bourbon sauce ingredients

• 1 Cup Maple Syrup
• 1 Cup Pecans
• ¼ Cup Bourbon

pecan sauce recipe instruction

1. Add the pecans to a dry sauté pan. Turn to high heat and cook until fragrant and toasted.
2. When the pecans are toasted, add your maple syrup and bourbon. Reduce the heat to medium and cook another 2 minutes.
3. Spoon hot over pumpkin pie and ice cream.

maple sauce cooking and serving tips

• The better the bourbon and syrup you use, the better this sauce will taste. I like to use the dark amber maple syrup and Maker’s Mark bourbon.

more pumpkin recipes

Link to all the Third Thursday recipes inspired by Frisch’s Pumpkin Pie:

• Pumpkin Pie Crostini with Cannellini Beans and Sausage
• Pumpkin Pie-Stuffed Phyllo Appetizers
• Chipotle Pumpkin Soup
• Pumpkin Polenta-Stuffed Zucchini with Bleu Cheese Cream Sauce
• Pumpkin Pastitsio
• Pumpkin Pie Waffle with Slow-Cooked Beef
• Pumpkin Caramel Bon Bons
• Pumpkin Pie Blondies
• Pumpkin Pie Sundae with Maple-Bourbon Pecan Sauce