½ cup packed light or dark brown sugar (or ¾ cup coconut sugar)

2 tbsp plus 2 tsp cornstarch

½ tsp ground cinnamon

¼ tsp ground nutmeg

¼ tsp turmeric (optional, for color)

⅛ tsp allspice

½ tsp fine sea salt

1 ½ cups whole milk

½ cup heavy cream

½ cup unsweetened pumpkin puree

½ vanilla bean, split and scraped (or ½ tsp vanilla extract, added with butter)

1 tsp finely grated fresh ginger (or ½ tsp ground ginger)

2 tbsp unsalted butter

Toppings:

1 cup whipped mascarpone

Optional: toasted pecans, pumpkin seeds, or buckwheat groats