No one can resist the combination of caramelized butter and brown sugar roasting with butternut squash. This kid-friendly butternut squash with brown sugar is a delicious side dish to compliment and dinner.
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If you’re like me and have kids who are leery of this bright orange veggie, keep reading because this is the perfect butternut squash recipe for toddlers, tweens, and adults.
When I worked in school foodservice I quickly saw first hand how important presentation and flavor is when it comes to veggies – and kids eating them. Keeping this in mind, I developed this simple roasted butternut squash brown sugar recipe for kids, but it turned out to be my favorite as well.
How To Make Roasted Butternut Squash with Brown Sugar
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Cut ends off squash
- Peel squash using a vegetable peeler
- Cut in half, remove seeds
- Cut squash into similar sized cubes
- Place onto baking sheet
- Blend brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and pepper into melted butter. Pour over squash, and mix
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, flipping squash with a spatula halfway through
I recently made this recipe again and my 12-year-old son asked from the living room, “what smells so good?!”
I think he thought there was a pie baking, that’s how good this roasted butternut squash recipe for kids smells as it bakes. Give it a try today and let me know what you think!
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No one can resist the combination of caramelized butter and sugar roasting in the oven with butternut squash. This butternut squash recipe is a delicious kid friendly side dish, a fall classic.
Ingredients
- 1 medium butternut squash
- 3 tbsp. butter, melted
- 2 tbsp. brown sugar
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Peel squash using a vegetable peeler.
- Cut in half, remove seeds.
- Cut squash into similar sized cubes.
- Place onto baking sheet.
- Blend brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and pepper into melted butter. Pour over squash, and mix.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, flipping squash with a spatula halfway through.
Interested in more squash recipes? These might be of interest:
How To Roast Acorn Squash
How to Make Spaghetti Squash
Crockpot Butternut Squash
Mac & Cheese With Butternut Squash
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Mary says
The perfect combination!
★★★★★