caramilized butternut squash

Name: Caramilized Butternut squash
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 medium fresh, butternut squash, peeled and cubed.; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter; 1 cup(s) brown sugar, tightly packed; 1 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon

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42 Pinches

Roslin Van Den Heiligenberg

Kissimmee, FL

Updated on Aug 30, 2010

If you want you kids to eat their vegetables, this is one way to do it. My kids ask me to make this side dish.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 20 Min

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Ingredients

1 medium fresh, butternut squash, peeled and cubed.
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup brown sugar, tightly packed
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

How To Make caramilized butternut squash

Step 1

Place cubed butternut in a heavy-bottomed pot, add salt and about 2 cups of water,( butternut contains a lot of water), cover and cook until tender enough to mash. Drain and mash.

Step 2

In a separate skillet on medium-high heat, add butter and melt. Add the brown sugar and cook until completely dissolved, add cinnamon. Add caramel mixture to mash butternut squash and stir until thoroughly mixed.
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