What Is Healthier, Butternut Squash or Sweet Potato?
Both are healthy choices, and butternut squash is an excellent swap for sweet potatoes in many recipes.
Butternut squash is anutrient-dense vegetable, making it a healthy addition to your diet.
What Does Butternut Squash Pair Well With?
Butternut squash pairs well with warm spices like cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, nutmeg and cloves.
Its natural sweetness can be enhanced with brown sugar, honey or maple syrup.
Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil or parchment paper.
Rub squash halves evenly with oil; arrange, cut-side down, on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake until very tender, about 45 minutes.
Let cool for about 20 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 350F.
While the squash cools, lightly coat a 9-inch-square baking dish with cooking spray; set aside.
Scoop the squash flesh into a large bowl; discard shells.
Mash the squash with a fork until smooth.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
Sprinkle evenly with the oat mixture.
Bake until golden and set, about 35 minutes.
Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.
Let stand at room temperature while the oven preheats.
- Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day.
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