Whipped Roasted Butternut Squash Recipes

WHIPPED BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Place squash, cut-side up, on the prepared baking sheet. Place 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon brown sugar into the cavity of each squash half.
• Bake in the preheated oven until skin is crispy and flesh is tender, about 1 hour. Cool until squash is easily handled, about 10 minutes.
• Scoop flesh into a large bowl; add remaining butter, brown sugar, and apple pie spice. Whip squash mixture with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy.

WHIPPED SQUASH

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, bring squash, water and 1/2 teaspoon of salt if desired to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until the squash is tender. , Drain; transfer to a bowl. Add butter, brown sugar, nutmeg and remaining salt if desired; beat until smooth.

WHIPPED ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place squash halves cut side down in a medium baking dish with enough water to cover. Cover, and bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until tender.
• Scoop squash from skin into a medium bowl, and mix with margarine and light sour cream. Whip until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH MASH

Steps:

• Halve 1 large unpeeled butternut squash (about 3 pounds) and cut into thick wedges, discarding the seeds. Toss with olive oil and roast at 400 degrees F until soft, 35 to 45 minutes. Remove the skin. Puree the squash with 3 tablespoons butter; season with salt. Warm a few tablespoons of maple syrup with a pinch of cayenne pepper; drizzle over the mash.
• Use a food processor or immersion blender to puree these veggies-they're too fibrous for a potato masher.

ROASTED, MASHED BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Cut the squash in half lengthwise through the stem. (Don't bother scooping out the seeds.) Rub the squash halves all over with olive oil and place each piece on a baking sheet, cut-side down. Roast for 25 minutes, then flip the squash and continue cooking until tender all over, another 10 to 30 minutes-you should be able to pierce the neck of the squash with a paring knife and meet very little resistance. Allow to cool, then scoop out the seeds and discard them. Use a spoon to scoop all of the flesh into a bowl and discard the skins. Coarsely mash the squash with a spoon or fork and season with salt. Packed in an airtight container, it will keep in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.

ROASTED SQUASH MASH

Steps:

• Halve and seed 2 honeynut squash (or 1 small butternut squash). Rub all over with olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Roast cut-side down on a foil-lined baking sheet at 450 degrees F until tender, about 25 minutes. Scoop the flesh into a bowl and mash with 2 tablespoons butter and a pinch each of nutmeg, cayenne and salt. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and chives.

ROASTED GARLIC MASHED BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Pierce squash with sharp knife at 1-inch intervals; place in 13x9-inch baking dish. Add 1/2 cup water; cover with foil.
• Cut thin slice off top of garlic head, exposing tops of all cloves; place on 8-inch-square sheet of foil. Drizzle with oil; wrap in foil.
• Bake squash and garlic 40 min. Remove garlic from oven. Continue baking squash 20 min. or until tender. Cool squash slightly.
• Squeeze garlic cloves into small bowl; mash until smooth. Cut squash lengthwise in half; remove and discard seeds. Use spoon to scrape squash pulp into medium bowl. Add garlic and butter; beat with mixer until blended. Spoon into 1-1/2-qt. microwaveable dish.
• Microwave on HIGH 7 min. or until squash mixture is heated through, stirring after 4 min. Top with cheese; microwave, covered, 3 min. or until melted.

MASHED ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut each squash in half the long way. Place cut sides down on baking sheet; roast until very tender, about 45 minutes. When just cool enough to handle, scoop out seeds. Spoon squash from tough skin into a bowl.
• Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots; cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Season with ginger; add squash. Add stock; using a fork, mash squash to a puree. Add more stock as needed to adjust consistency. Season with salt and pepper, and serve warm.

WHIPPED BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Slice top off butternut squash. Place whole squash in baking and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour.
• Let squash cool. Cut in half to scoop out seeds and remove skin.
• Place skinned squash into food processor with margarine and sour cream. Whip until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

MASHED MAPLE BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Cut squash in half, scrape out seeds and fiber. Chunk in 2" pieces.
• Boil or steam (steaming preserves its high amounts of vitamin C and A better) 20 minutes (boil) or 30 (steam) until tender.
• Cool slightly, and slip skin off pieces. Spoon flesh into blender, add remaining ingredients and process till smooth. Goes well with roast birds.