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Candied Butternut Squash
Ingredients
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3
medium butternut squash (about 4-1/2 pounds total)
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1/3
cup packed brown sugar
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2
tablespoons molasses
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2
tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
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1
teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
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1/2
teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/4
teaspoon ground cloves
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Brown sugar (optional)
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Ground cloves (optional)
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Orange peel curls (optional)
Directions
1. Scrub squash; halve lengthwise and remove seeds. Place halves, cut side up, in a large roasting pan. In a mixing bowl combine brown sugar, molasses, margarine or butter, orange peel, cinnamon, and cloves. Spoon mixture into squash halves. Bake, covered, in a 350 degree F. oven for 40 minutes.
2. Stir brown sugar mixture; uncover and bake 15 minutes more or until squash is tender. Sprinkle with additional brown sugar and ground cloves, and garnish with orange peel curls, if desired. Makes 6 side-dish servings.
Nutrition Facts
(Candied Butternut Squash)
- Servings Per Recipe 6,
- Calories 189,
- Protein (gm) 2,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 41,
- Fat, total (gm) 4,
- Cholesterol (mg) 10,
- Saturated fat (gm) 2,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 6,
- Vitamin A (RE) 1865,
- Vitamin C (mg) 38,
- Sodium (mg) 53,
- Calcium (DV %) 101,
- Iron (DV %) 3,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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I found these to be delicious. The only changes I made were switching the squash to acorn as that is what I had. I also diced a couple of Braeburn apples (peeled and cored, then chopped) and mixed it with the brown sugar mixture. Everyone loved this dish
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