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Dinner

Brown Sugar Butternut Squash

Turn butternut squash into a fast and easy dish thanks to diced squash and canned sweet potato

Serves: 8

time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 kg frozen, diced butternut squash
• 1 can (597 mL) sweet potato, drained
• ¼ cup unsalted butter, plus 1 tbsp for finishing
• 1 tsp each vanilla extract and salt
• ¼ tsp ground pepper
• ½ tsp each cinnamon and cumin
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
• ¼ cup brown sugar, or to taste

Directions

• Cook squash in steamer insert over boiling water for 5 minutes or until tender. Drain well and transfer to a large pot. Add sweet potatoes and mash. Over low heat, add remaining ingredients except sugar and 1 tablespoon butter; stir well.
• To serve, sprinkle brown sugar and small pieces of reserved butter on top.

Recipe by LeeAnne Wright