Candied Winter Squash Recipes

SOUTHERN BAKED YELLOW SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• Place the squash in a large saucepan, cover with water, and boil until soft, about 15 minutes. Drain the squash well, place in a large mixing bowl, and mash until slightly chunky. Stir in 1/2 cup of bread crumbs, onion, eggs, 1/4 cup of butter, sugar, salt, and pepper until thoroughly combined, and spread mixture into the prepared baking dish. Drizzle the top of the casserole with 1/4 cup melted butter, and sprinkle 1/4 cup bread crumbs over the butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is cooked through and the top is golden brown, about 1 hour.

CARLA HALL'S CANDIED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Rub the inside of the squashes with olive oil and sprinkle with salt
• Place on a parchment-lined sheet pan cut-side down
• Bake for 30-40 minutes or until soft
• While the squash bake, prepare the brown sugar mixture
• In a small pot, combine the butter, brown sugar, salt and spices over low heat
• Heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves
• Add the rum, if using
• When the squash halves are ready, flip them over and drizzle the brown sugar mixture on the inside cavity
• Place the pan in the oven for an additional 5-10 minutes or until brown and bubbling

CANDIED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Place both halves of the squash cut side up on a microwave-safe plate or dish. Put 2 tablespoons of butter, and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar into the cavity of each half.
• Cook for 8 to 10 minutes in the microwave on full power. Rotate the squash a couple of times to ensure even cooking. When the flesh is soft, scoop out soft flesh with the sugar and butter, and place it in a bowl. Mash it a little to blend the ingredients. Serve in a bowl, or your could even serve it in the shells.

CANDIED ACORN SQUASH SLICES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cut squash in half lengthwise; remove and discard seeds. Cut each half crosswise into 1/2-in. slices; discard ends. Arrange squash in a shallow baking pan; cover with foil. Bake until just tender, 25-30 minutes. , Combine sugar and butter; spread over squash. Bake, uncovered, 15-20 minutes longer, basting occasionally.

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH CANDIED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450ºF.
• Peel and chop butternut squash into 1" cubes.
• Chop onions into 1" pieces.
• Mix onions and squash with oil and spread in a prepared roasting pan with sides.
• Sprinkle brown sugar evenly across vegetables, then grind the nutmeg evenly over the vegetables.
• Mix gently with hands to distribute the brown sugar and nutmeg among the vegetables.
• Bake for 35-45 minutes, gently stirring a couple of times during baking.
• While squash is baking, prepare candied pecans as directed below.
• When squash is turning brown on the edges and there is no longer any liquid in the pan, remove the vegetables from the oven.
• Gently stir one-half to two-thirds (depending on how much you want to reserve for topping based on the size and shape of your serving dish) of the pecans into the squash, then place into a serving bowl. Sprinkle the remaining pecans on top of the squash and serve immediately.

CANDIED WINTER SQUASH

Steps:

• Scrub squash, cut in half, and remove seeds.
• Place cut side up in a large roasting pan.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients.
• Spoon mixture into squash halves.
• Cover squash with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.
• Spoon sugar mixture over squash, leave uncovered, and bake another 20 minutes, or until squash is tender.

CANDIED BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Place squash in 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish. Drizzle with butter; toss to coat. Blend sugar, cinnamon, salt, pepper and cloves in small bowl; mix into squash. Bake until squash is tender and syrup bubbles thickly in dish, stirring gently every 15 minutes, about 50 minutes total.