Creamy Pumpkin Sauce

Creamy pumpkin sauce flecked with sage and thyme is the perfect topper for ravioli for a fall weeknight meal.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 119 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pinch salt
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 cup light cream
• 1 shallot, chopped
• 1 cup chicken broth, or more as needed
• 2 teaspoons oil
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage
• 1.5 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir shallots until soft, about 10 minutes. Add butter and allow to melt. Whisk flour into butter mixture until incorporated. Stir cream, salt, and cinnamon into butter mixture and continue whisking until incorporated, about 2 minutes.

Step 2

Mix pumpkin and 1/2-cup chicken broth into cream mixture, adding more broth, 1/4 cup at a time, until desired consistency is reached. Simmer sauce until desired consistency is reached, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir sage and thyme into sauce.