Creamy Pumpkin Sauce

This easy, creamy pumpkin sauce flecked with fresh sage and thyme is the perfect topper for cheese ravioli, making it a perfect fall weeknight recipe.

• 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 large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir shallot in hot oil until soft, about 10 minutes. Add butter and allow to melt. Whisk in flour until incorporated. Stir in cream, salt, and cinnamon and continue whisking until incorporated, about 2 minutes.

Step 2

Whisk 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.

Step 3

Stir sage and thyme into sauce.