Pecan Topping for Pumpkin Pie

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First, make your favorite pumpkin pie recipe.

I recomment the recipe on the back of the Libby's Solid Pack Pumpkin. Use a couple of frozen pie crusts. The definition of easy as pie.

Bake it and everything. The topping goes on after the fact as a separate step.

Top with:

Pecan Topping 1

Blend together:
1 egg
3 T dark corn syrup
3 T firmly packed light brown sugar
1 T butter
1 c chopped pecans
1/2 t maple flavoring

Distribute evenly over the pie. Protect the crust edges with foil. Bake the pie with topping at 500 under the broiler for about five minutes. (I think. I didn't write down the baking diections in my cookbook. *glares at self of 10 years ago*)

Pecan Topping 2

Same instructions as above, but use:

1 c chopped pecans
2/3 c light brown sugar
3 T butter


Top the warmed pie with whipped cream. Mmmmmm....