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Honey-Cranberry Butternut Squash

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Updated May 17, 2010
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Enjoy this gourmet butternut squash side dish made easily in slow cooker.

Honey-Cranberry Butternut Squash

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 5 hr 20 min
  • Servings 6
  • Ingredients 9
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Ingredients

  • 3 medium butternut squash (6 to 7 inches long)
  • 1/3 cup frozen (thawed) cranberry-apple juice concentrate
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
  • 3/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries
  • 3 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Cut each squash lengthwise in half; remove seeds. Mix juice concentrate, honey and butter in small bowl. Stir in cranberries and 2 tablespoons of the ginger. Spoon mixture evenly into each squash cavity; sprinkle with salt. Layer squash in 6-quart slow cooker. Carefully pour water into bottom of cooker.
  • Step 
    2
    Cover and cook on low heat setting 5 to 6 hours or until tender. Sprinkle walnuts and remaining 1 tablespoon ginger over squash halves.

Nutrition

300 Calories
7g Total Fat
3g Protein
57g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
300
Calories from Fat
63
Total Fat
7g
Saturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
10mg
Sodium
135mg
Total Carbohydrate
57g
Dietary Fiber
4g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 3 Fruit; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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