Velvety Pumpkin Soup With Blue Cheese and Bacon

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Ingredients

• 2 (15 ounce) cans pumpkin
• 1 quart chicken stock
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 shallot, minced
• ¼ cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 6 slices bacon
• 1 cup crumbled blue cheese