Cinnamon Pecan Roasted Butternut Squash
Perfectly roasted with maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, rosemary. So easy and so so good.
Whoa. Guys. This squash though.
With a little bit of maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon and a touch of nutmeg, this will be your favorite side dish for the entire season. And the pecans provide that perfect crunch in their candied, sweet glory.
It’s also the easiest thing you’ll ever make. Simply toss in your seasonings right on the pan and pop it in the oven. One single pan. That’s it.
Cinnamon Pecan Roasted Butternut Squash
Perfectly roasted with maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, rosemary. So easy and so so good.
Ingredients
- 1 large butternut squash, (about 3 pounds), peeled, seeded and cut in 1-inch chunks
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup pecan halves
- 2 sprigs rosemary
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly oil a baking sheet or coat with nonstick spray.
- Place butternut squash in a single layer onto the prepared baking sheet. Add olive oil, maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Gently toss to combine.
- Place into oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, turning once, until tender.* Add pecans during the last 10 minutes of cooking time.
- Serve immediately, garnished with rosemary, if desired.
Notes
*Baking time may need to be adjusted depending on the thickness of the butternut squash.
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was wondering if this can be made ahead of time and maybe kept in a crock casserole to keep warm…thinking it would make an excellent side dish for church dinner…but would have to wait from at least the morning of till the afternoon…
That sounds like a great idea but without having tried this myself, I cannot answer with certainty. Please use your best judgment.
Thanks for posting this recipe, made it last night….delicious
I’ve still never tried butternut squash!! I think this might have to be my first 🙂
Love this roasted squash, perfect fall side dish!
Perfect timing I just bought a butternut squash! Plus yum maple syrup and pecans 🙂
Pecans have to be one of my favorite fall ingredients – love this combination with butternut squash – thanks for the recipe!
Talk about timing… sitting here @ 0630 trying to figure out a squash dish for Thanksgiving this weekend and here it is… can’t wait to try it
This recipe is completely out of my comfort zone (I’m from the Netherlands), so please forgive me my stupid question: it’s a side dish but to what? What will be the main dish??
I looooove your recipes by the way!
Greetings from Holland,
This can be a side dish to almost any meal 🙂
Chungah, your recipes rock! Just took mine out of the oven…wow!
Sammie,
I think I’m going to make this for my family’s Thanksgiving dinner. We almost always roast a turkey and make gravy for that meal.
And I think the squash would be really good alongside a ham or roasted chicken!
Almost anything but I’m going to make for Christmas so probably roasted turkey or a ham — but could go with roasted chicken, a nice steak or even salmon. Or put as a topping to a hearty kale salad 🙂 Or JUST BY ITSELF! Roasted squash is soooo good!
The flavor must be amazing!
This looks incredible! I love squash and even better when it’s coated with cinnamon, brown sugar, maple syrup…mmm! Glad to see you’re a Fisher Fresh Thinker for another year 🙂 Me too.