Taste of Home
Butternut Squash Bake
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 50 min.
YIELD: 8 servings.
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
Ingredients
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1/3 cup butter, softened
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3/4 cup sugar
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2 eggs
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1 can (5 ounces) evaporated milk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 cups mashed cooked butternut squash
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TOPPING:
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1/2 cup crisp rice cereal
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1/4 cup packed brown sugar
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1/4 cup chopped pecans
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2 tablespoons butter, melted
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in the eggs, milk and vanilla. Stir in squash (mixture will be thin).
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2.
Pour into a greased 11-in. x 7-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45 minutes or until almost set.
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3.
In a small bowl, combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over casserole. Return to the oven for 5-10 minutes or until bubbly.
Freeze option: Bake casserole as directed without adding topping. Cool; cover and freeze. Freeze topping mixture in a resealable plastic freezer bag. To use, partially thaw casserole and topping in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Sprinkle topping over casserole and bake until bubbly.
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