Our friends over at Date Night Doins have come through again with this cast iron Dutch oven recipe for candied butternut squash. If your looking to replace a typical starchy sweet potato side dish with something equally sweet but low carb, this is the dish for you! Butternut squash looks a lot like sweet potatoes and it candies perfectly.
This recipe is cooked backyard style in a Dutch oven on the grill with Ken’s famous “kiss of smoke”. Remember to watch your cooking time and temperature. You can even make candied butternut squash in your regular oven, but, then you lose all the flavors you get from cooking outdoors.
Candied Butternut Squash
Cuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy4
servings0
minutesSweet but low carb, the butternut squash looks a lot like sweet potatoes and it candies perfectly.
Ingredients
2 butternut squash, approximately 4 lbs.
3 tbsp. pure maple syrup
1/2 stick butter, melted
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp. brandy, or brandy extract
Directions
- Preheat your grill or outdoor oven to 425 degrees and light your wedgie for that “Kiss of Smoke”.
- Peel squash, remove seeds, and cut into bite size pieces.
- Blend squash and remaining ingredients in a medium-size bowl.
- Pour squash mixture into lightly greased, 2- to 3-quart cast-iron Dutch oven.
- Cook for 60 minutes at 425 degrees or until tender, stirring every 15 minutes until tender.
