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Pumpkin Cream Sauce with Honey Roasted Pecans

November 24, 2019 by aseasonedgreeting 1 Comment

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Have you ever had honey roasted pecans? If you haven’t, they make an amazing little snack or garnish on a meal. Crunchy and sweet, and ready in 15 minutes!

I knew I wanted to make a pumpkin sauce this Fall, but as I’ve mentioned in other posts it’s important to take note of the textures of your dish. With pasta, pumpkin sauce, and burrata cheese…it’s all very one texture. Enter the honey roasted pecan. The perfect crunchy and sweet topping to a warm and creamy pumpkin sauce. This has Fall written all over it.

bowl of pumpkin sauce pasta with honey roasted pecans, large ball of burrata cheese on top, blue striped napkin in the back.

How to Make Honey Roasted Pecans

The great thing about making these pecans is it’s SO easy.

  1. Chop 1 cup of pecans and place in a large bowl.
  2. Add 1 tablespoon of honey and sprinkle with salt. Stir to combine.
  3. Roast for 10 minutes, then stir and roast for an addition 2 minutes.
  4. Remove from oven and sprinkle with another dash of salt.

Honey roasted pecans can be served as a snack just by themselves! The combination of the pecan flavor with the sweet from the honey and the dash of salt makes these a little tasty bite that’s perfect for a party or watching a movie.

close shot of the bowl of pasta with a fork in the bowl.

Now let’s talk about the pumpkin sauce.

Pumpkin sauce for pasta is warm, creamy, and total comfort food. Don’t think sweet or pumpkin pie, it’s not that at all. Have you ever tried pumpkin puree fresh out of the can? It’s incredibly bland and reminds you that pumpkin, after all, is a type of squash. It just so happens that pumpkin is a squash that is famously seasoned with spices and sugar and can be made into a quintessential Fall pie. But, if you don’t season pumpkin puree with spice or sugar and instead use it in a savory cream sauce you wind up with a smooth and creamy sauce that is the perfect pasta sauce.

Top this with burrata cheese for the ultimate pasta dinner!

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overhead shot of the bowl of pasta, short rigatoni noodles, large burrata cheese ball on top.
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Pumpkin Cream Sauce with Honey Roasted Pecans

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Pumpkin Cream Sauce with Honey Roasted Pecans is the ultimate Fall comfort food. A warm and creamy sauce made with pumpkin, then topped with crunchy honey roasted pecans. Savory and perfect for the cooler weather.

  • Author: aseasonedgreeting
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 2 servings
  • Category: Pasta

Ingredients

For the Honey Roasted Pecans
1 cup pecans
1 tablespoon honey
Salt

For the Pumpkin Sauce and Pasta
4 cups dry mezze rigatoni pasta
2 cloves garlic, grated
1 shallot, finely chopped
6–7 sage leaves, chopped
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup half & half
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (or more if you like)
1 container burrata cheese balls

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bring a large pot of salted water to boil.

2. Chop the pecans, then place in a bowl and mix with the honey and sprinkle with a dash of salt. Pour onto a foil-lined baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes, stir then bake an additional 2 minutes. Remove from oven, sprinkle with another dash of salt and let cool.

3. After the pasta water is boiling, cook the mezze rigatoni and cook for 10 minutes.

4. While the pasta is cooking, in a large pan heat the butter then add the diced shallot and cook for 3 minutes. Next add the grated garlic and chopped sage and cook an additional 1 minute. Add in the pumpkin puree, the half & half, 1/2 cup water and the 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook for 2-3 minutes, then add the Parmesan cheese, stir, and cook another 2-3 minutes. Pour the cooked rigatoni into the pumpkin sauce and stir to coat.

5. To serve, spoon a portion of the pumpkin rigatoni into a bowl, top with the honey roasted pecans, more Parmesan cheese, and one ball of burrata cheese.

Notes

Pumpkin sauce was adapted from a Plated recipe.

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  1. AvatarEric Rausin

    October 25, 2020 at 12:03 am

    Tasted great! Thank you so much for the recipe.

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