Baked Pumpkin Casserole

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (21 ounce) can pumpkin puree, the large can
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/2 cup light-brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup pecan halves

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. lightly grease 1 quart casserole.
• 2 combine pumpkin, sugar, butter, nutmeg, salt, pepper, eggs and chopped pecans in large bowl, mix well, and turn into casserole.
• 3 make glaze: mix brown sugar and syrup in small saucepan. heat while stirring, until sugar is dissolved; then bring to a boil. remove from heat and cool slightly.
• 4 arrange pecan halves around the edge of casserole. cover pumpkin and pecans with glaze; bake 40 minutes.