You asked, so here is my most recent discovery in the kitchen…
Butternut Bonanza (side dish or dessert)
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 50 minutes
Team WW = 4 points (Serves 1)
Ingredients:
2 c. cooked butternut squash (or canned pumpkin)
Liquid Stevia to taste (usually four or five drops are enough, approximately half a squirt)
Cinnamon to taste
Salt to taste
½ c. Unsweetened apple sauce
¼ c. granola (my favorites are Trader Joe’s Gluten Free Fruit and Nut, or KIND Maple Quinoa Clusters)
My husband doesn’t like butternut, so I prepare this just for myself. I usually roast one whole butternut in four sections, good for four meals. But I add ingredients to only one section at a time.
First, I give it a good scrub down, to be able to eat the skin because the skin is loaded with nutrients. Second, scoop out seeds and discard. Cut in half, and then into quarters.
Spray your pan with Canola or other spray oil. I like to use a large CorningWare pan for this.
Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes (or longer, if it’s a bigger squash). For average sized squash, 50 minutes will be enough.
Take one of the quarters and with a fork mash up the squash within the skin adding Stevia, cinnamon and some salt. Return to shell of skin. Then top with applesauce, and granola (think of a stuffed baked potato). If you have time, you could put the one piece back in the oven for 10 minutes to warm up the applesauce and granola, or eat as is. I think the warmth from the squash warms up the applesauce enough.
For the remaining 3 portions, definitely reheat each piece as needed, then mash with Stevia, cinnamon and salt, add applesauce and granola. It seems to taste freshest this way.
I hope you enjoy this savory side dish or yummy dessert!
Onward and Upward,
Lisa Wessan
The Lighter Side of Transformation 