It’s fall, and I’m excited.
It’s my favorite season to cook and bake, and find myself going through magazines, scrounging through books, and checking out websites non-stop to find good fall recipes. I’ve noticed that fall is the favorite season of a lot of my fellow food bloggers too, which makes me happy. For happy and inspired food bloggers = yummy posts!
So, as a happy blogger myself I made squash last night for dinner. My Nanny gave it to me and right away I knew what to do with it – caramelize it! Begin by peeling the squash and chop into large pieces. This peeling process takes a while, but it’s totally worth it.
Then combine squash, butter, sugar, cinnamon, salt and pepper in a bowl and toss together. Pour squash out onto a rimmed baking sheet and bake for about an hour or until browned.
This recipe is original and serves 8 hungry squash lovers as a side dish.
Caramelized Butternut Squash
Ingredients:
1 medium sized butternut sqaush
6 tbsp butter, melted
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon
salt and pepper, to taste
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 400°F.
2. Peel squash and chop into large pieces.
3. Combine squash, butter, sugar, cinnamon, salt and pepper in a bowl. Toss.
4. Pour squash out onto a rimmed baking sheet.
5. Bake for about an hour or until browned.
I have so much butternut squash I hardly know what to do with it all. I’m definitely going to try caramelizing it…sounds delicious!
Mmm winter squash is one of the things I get most excited about for fall. This looks so delicious.
Yummy!! What a nice way to welcome fall. I love cooking seasonal foods and always look forward to the change in seasons (although I could do without a long winter…). Thanks for sharing. Lovely photos as always. :-)
Oh yum! This sounds delicious! And I am super excited for Fall too!
Oh, I love this side dish idea! I’m definitely going to have to pick up some butternut squash soon so I can make this. Thanks for sharing this, Katrina! It looks delish.
How did I miss this recipe from a few weeks ago. It sounds super delish. And nothing beats a good soup when the weather starts to get a little chilly.
This sounds like a wonderfully healthy side dish. I’d take this over mashed potatoes any day.
Caramelized butternut squash is absolutely a win! All of the pumpkins & squash are my favorites, I am so happy for fall :)
This is one of my favorite ways to eat squash!! YUM
Yum that looks delish! I just did the same thing with yams, but I will have to try it with the squash I have sitting in my pantry awaiting something “fall”.