How to Enjoy Veggies: Butternut Squash (Gluten Free and Dairy Free Option)

This recipe for squash is approved by picky eaters, both kids and adults who don’t like squash. (That is, they didn’t like squash until they tried this recipe.)

My mom has made it for years and the whole family enjoys it. Our extended family enjoyed this dish for Christmas and gave it thumbs up. This dish solves both flavor and texture issues with squash. It gets
blended up so the squash is not stringy, and it tastes mellow and sweet. We have also served this recipe at church and it disappears, and people ask for the recipe.

Another bonus is it’s super quick and easy to whip up with only six ingredients. (Seven if you count the raisins.) And it’s naturally gluten-free and flourless, with an easy dairy-free option. If you're looking for more flourless recipes, check out this flourless chocolate cake recipe and these pancakes.

(We enjoy Squash Bake with Thanksgiving-inspired foods, like cider, gluten-free stuffing, turkey, and corn.)

Prep time 15 minutes (if you have cooked squash on hand) 

Baking time 1 hour

Yield 6-8 servings or 8-10 servings (in red)

Ingredients:

4 cups or 5 cups Cooked squash (you can cook your own or buy frozen squash. We cook the squash, measure it into ziplock bags and freeze it for later.)

2/3 cups or 7 ounces Apple or orange juice

½ cup or 2/3 cups Sugar

4 or 5 Eggs

6 Tablespoons or 8 Tablespoons Melted butter (substitute melted coconut oil to make this recipe dairy free)

1 and ¼ teaspoons or 1 and ½ teaspoons Salt

Raisins, optional

Directions:

Blend all ingredients except the raisins in a food processor or high-powered blender.

Pour into a greased baking dish.

Add raisins if desired. Use a spatula to cover the raisins with batter so they don’t burn.

Bake at 350 F for 60-65 minutes.

Caution: The Squash Bake will be VERY hot. We recommend serving up helpings of squash and spreading the squash out flat to cool before saying grace.

Makes great leftovers. Reheat in the oven for about 30 minutes.

Looking for more squash recipes? Check out Squash Risotto

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