Monday, April 06, 2009

Cinnamon Butternut Squash

Some vegetable dishes, using the right ingredients, can be transformed into a sweet and interesting side dish that has the flavor of a dessert. Butternut squash is naturally sweet that can be made to taste like dessert.

3 large butternut squash
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 Tbs cinnamon
1 (1.5-oz) box raisins

Peel and cut squash in half lengthwise, removing seeds. Cut into cubes. Melt butter in slow cooker and then add in the pieces of squash. Sprinkle brown sugar, cinnamon and raisins over the squash cubes and the butter. Mix all ingredients well. Cook on Low for 6 hours.

Josh Day
Editor, Crockpot Recipes
http://crockpotrecipes101.com