Maple Roasted Butternut Squash
Rated 2.3 stars by 8 users
Category
Side Dish
Servings
2
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
1 hour
Calories
448
Embrace the cozy flavors of fall with irresistible maple roasted butternut squash! Whether you serve it with Thanksgiving dinner or cook up a batch with your favorite protein for a weeknight dinner, this delectably sweet side dish will be the highlight of your autumn table.
Ingredients
- 1 small butternut squash
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2 Tbsp. Primal Kitchen® Avocado Oil
1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 2 tsp. Himalayan salt
- 2 Tbsp. maple syrup
- 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375ºF.
Cut the butternut squash in half lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds and brush the cut sides with Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil. Sprinkle with pumpkin pie spice and salt.
Place the squash cut side down in a baking dish. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and carefully flip the squash. Drizzle with maple syrup and return to the oven for another 5-10 minutes, until soft all the way through.
Remove from the oven and carefully transfer to a serving dish. Sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts. Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Note
Nutritional information calculated with Cronometer.
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 1 serving
- Calories per serving
- 448
- Carbs
- 39.5 grams
- Fat
- 32.3 grams
- Protein
- 6.2 grams
There are savory fall side dishes, like green bean casserole or roasted broccoli, and then there are the sweet ones that could easily double as dessert. The most over-the-top creation on the Thanksgiving table might be the famous (or rather, infamous) sweet potato casserole overloaded with brown sugar and crowned with a sticky layer of syrupy marshmallows. Sure, it can be tasty, but it's also one of the biggest contributors to that post-holiday-dinner "carb coma."
If you're looking to add a little sweetness to your autumn sides, we much prefer the refined beauty of this delicious maple-roasted butternut squash. Drizzled with Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil that's ideal for high-heat cooking and topped with a sprinkle of crunchy hazelnuts, you'll fall in love with the nutty, mild flavor of roasted squash. Topped off with a drizzle of real maple syrup, it's a holiday-worthy side dish that tastes just as divine as a dessert—without the corn syrup or added cane sugar you'll find in other sweet sides.
You might also like these other side dishes:
- Sweet Potato Casserole
- Grilled Veggie Skewers
- Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
- No-Dairy Scalloped Potatoes
- Mashed Cauliflower with Mushroom Gravy
