Butternut Squash Bake Recipe

Butternut Squash Bake Recipe Butternut Squash Bake Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 5

If I ask our two girls (ages 7 and 14) what to fix for a special meal, this dish is always requested. I discovered this slightly sweet and crunchy-topped casserole at a church dinner about 10 years ago, and now I take it to potluck dinners and come home with an empty dish! -Julie Jahn, Decatur, Indiana

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Butternut Squash Bake Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 50 min.
  • Yield: 6-8 Servings
15 50 65

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 can (5 ounces) evaporated milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups mashed cooked butternut squash
  • TOPPING:
  • 1/2 cup crisp rice cereal
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in the eggs, milk and vanilla. Stir in squash (mixture will be thin).
  • Pour into a greased 11-in. x 7-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45 minutes or until almost set.
  • In a small bowl, combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over casserole. Return to the oven for 5-10 minutes or until bubbly. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 291 calories, 16 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 87 mg cholesterol, 160 mg sodium, 35 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Butternut Squash Bake in Taste of Home October/November 1994, p27

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Reviewed on Jun. 14, 2013 by choralducky

My son actually liked it. 'Nuff said.

Reviewed on Feb. 13, 2013 by crystal24

Yummy! Mine was a little soupy, but that was probably some fault of mine. I used raisin bran for the cereal topping, was great! Will definatly make again and again!

Reviewed on Nov. 19, 2012 by contrarywife

Scrumptious. Made this for an early family Thanksgiving celebration and came home with an empty dish. Nobody missed the sweet potatoe casserole. This is so much lighter. Just delicious!

I made a larger batch and used a deeper dish but would recommend using a shallow dish as it took significantly longer to bake. I'll definitely be making this again.

Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2012 by carolk318

Make it every year for Thanksgiving. My family loves it! Better than sweet potatoes. Simply delicious!

Reviewed on Nov. 17, 2012 by dklinkow

Yummy! I will now have no trouble with using the over abundance of butternut squash out of this years garden. Good hot or cold.

Reviewed on Oct. 14, 2012 by j_me

Everyone loved it!

Reviewed on Dec. 02, 2011 by bitzee

I put less than a 1/2 c. brown sugar in it and 1 tsp. cinnamon. as we like that taste better. I tried to many new dishes this yr. my fault so it was hard to get a honest answer. There weren't any nay's! I thought it might end up to runny, but that turned out gr8!

Reviewed on Nov. 27, 2011 by bgehring

I was looking for a different recipe for butternut squash and I came across this one. It was a BIG hit with the kids and my dad for Thanksgiving....will be making this again!!!

Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2011 by Juliev320

Make this for every thanksgiving. It is a gret hit every year. I double the topping and use 2 pkgs. of frozen squash. It is now a tradition.

Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2011 by measter

Wonderful recipe! I made it for our family reunion and there wasn't a drop left! I had several requests for the recipe. I made a couple changes: added pumpkin pie spice to both the squash and topping and left out the coconut. It was requested that I make it for Thanksgiving, too. I can see this being a regular dish for us, because even my picky 7 year old asked for seconds!

Reviewed on Nov. 11, 2011 by countrygramma1011

We love this

Reviewed on Nov. 01, 2011 by 2124arizona

This is the most requested recipe I have. It is so simple to prepare. During the holidays when were invited to a family get together I'm always asked to bring this dish. Everyone loves it!

Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2011 by jaclyne.rocole

I make this at leat once a month. My kiddos all love it. Instead of the rice crispies cereal, I always use Cascadian Farms Oat & Honey Granola cereal. It even tastes great the next day as leftovers!

Reviewed on Oct. 11, 2011 by Brenda1354

What a great dish!! This will definitely be made again at my house.

Reviewed on Sep. 29, 2011 by ingramada

smooth creamy crunchy and delious

Reviewed on Mar. 14, 2011 by grannygourmet

It's easy to see why this is an award winner! My family enjoyed this and my grandson even asked for seconds which is unheard of as he isn't too crazy about vegetables.

Reviewed on Nov. 28, 2010 by becky6926

I made this for a potluck and got a request for the recipe.

Reviewed on Oct. 08, 2010 by butterfly3gayle

The topping is what makes this so good...most of the time I double the topping for it.

Reviewed on Jun. 22, 2010 by littlebitsolove

I cheated and bought frozen squash. Two packages thawed and viola! My whole family LOVES it! I want to make it all the time, but I keep it for special occassions just to make it more of a treat!

Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2010 by robin7560

I made this recipe for the first time on Thanksgiving. That was about 23 years ago. Ive been requested to bring this every year since on Thanksgiving. Even the kids like it. I double the batch, cooking it longer because it is thicker in the casserole dish, and never have any leftovers. The dish is always empty when it it time for cleanup.

Reviewed on Dec. 09, 2009 by summer888

This recipe tastes delicious. I took it to a potluck dinner and everyone said it ought to have been placed on the dessert table. This side dish is so sweet it hardly counts as eating a vegetable. I skipped the pecans. I used a 9x13, which of course made this recipe look like hardly anything in the dish. I would make this again, but I will look first for a recipe with less sugar.

Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2009 by odensesol

This is a fabulous recipe. It has replaced yams at our Thanksgiving table. Yummy!

Reviewed on Nov. 17, 2009 by NinaH

This has become a standard recipe in our house, when we take it to potlucks, we never have leftovers! We use butternut or buttercup squash with great results!

Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2009 by Sherry Walker

Wonderful recipe! I have made it several times. I eliminate the crisp rice cereal since that is not a staple in my kitchen. I also substituted splenda for the sugar except for the topping and it was still great!

Reviewed on Sep. 22, 2009 by Hannah0418

i found this a bit too sweet. i'd cut down the sugar next time

 
 
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