

Spicy mashed potatoes or a kicked up acorn squash recipes. This is my favorite way to eat butternut squash.I asked yesterday on Facebook what you wanted to see today.

The butternut squash is added to a tasty custard so this recipe is almost like eating a butternut squash souffle but with a topping added. We love the Rice Krispies topping on Butternut Squash Bake. This interior view shows the souffle-type texture of this scrumptious casserole. Butternut Squash Bake is a delightful casserole that’s wonderful to serve for company. Place melted butter, brown sugar, pecans and Rice Krispies in a mixing bowl.Īdd streusel topping ingredients and bake another 5-10 minutes or so until the topping gets lightly browned.īake an additional 5-10 minutes after adding streusel topping. I used these ingredients to make the streusel topping. Otherwise the topping will sink into the casserole and will not stay on top. Do not add topping ingredients until the casserole is set like this. Pour into baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray.īake about 45 minutes to 1 hour or until squash mixture is set. Stir with a wooden spoon or whisk until smooth. Mixture will be soupy. Cut the squash down into smaller pieces and place in a pot of water to boil. Mix with an electric mixer until combined. Add sugar and mix with an electric mixer until combined.Īdd eggs, and heavy whipping cream or evaporated milk.Īdd vanilla. While butternut squash is boiling, prepare custard. I used these ingredients for the squash filling. I love preparing butternut squash this way–especially for the holidays.

You will have very happy eaters at your home when you do!ĭoesn’t Butternut Squash Bake look marvelous?īutternut Squash Bake is a great casserole for you to include in your fall baking or holiday menus. Butternut Squash Bake is so wonderful you’ve got to put it on your “recipes to make” list soon. I recently remade this recipe for company (January 2015), and took some new pictures that more adequately portray this fantastic dish.Įveryone loved this dish and one of the couples that I had over had actually eaten it before and had made it themselves (having gotten the recipe from me years ago). Not only that, but I only had a small iPhone 3 to take pictures with and the clarity was really lacking. When I initially published this recipe in June 2012, I had just started my blog and my photo taking skills were deplorable. If you’re looking for a spectacular side dish using butternut squash, this recipe is it! Nowadays you can purchase butternut squash almost year round so you can make this any time of the year to go with your favorite entrees. We have served Butternut Squash Bake many times over the years for company and it’s especially nice for Thanksgiving or other holiday meals. Make sure when you add the topping the custard is completely baked before adding the topping or it will sink into the casserole instead of staying on top. It is an excellent way to use butternut squash and the marvelous topping increases the flavors exponentially! A lot of folks have never used butternut squash before so they are leery of trying it, but after they taste this delicious recipe they are usually hooked. I really LOVE this recipe! I found it in the 1995 annual Taste of Home Recipes cookbook. After baking the casserole almost the whole way, you sprinkle a lovely Rice Krispie and pecan streusel topping over it which kind of sinks into the custard a little. Amazing doesn’t do justice to this lovely casserole. After boiling and mashing the butternut squash, you stir it into a custard so it’s almost souffle-like in texture. Butternut Squash Bake is my favorite way to make butternut squash.
