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Pumpkin Pie Spiced Cushaw Recipe

September 8, 2015 by Katie Wells
Cinnamon Cushaw Squash
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  • What is a Cushaw Squash?
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  • Pumpkin Pie Spiced Cushaw Recipe

If you haven’t already, you owe it to yourself to try the humble and delicious cushaw squash. There are dozens of ways to use this inexpensive heirloom squash and it is one of the least expensive winter squashes available.

What is a Cushaw Squash?

When you can find one, a good size (15-25 pound) cushaw squash typically runs just a few dollars, making it an incredibly nutritional bang for the buck. High in vitamin C and beta carotene, it has a taste almost like a mixture of acorn squash and butternut squash.

It is easy to preserve even without cooking or blanching first, and a whole squash can last months in a cool place in your home.

Squash for Dessert?

The best part in my opinion? Cushaw tastes great with savory or sweet spices, making it versatile enough for both dinner and dessert in the same day. This recipe tastes like baked apples, except you use cushaw instead and season with butter, honey, and pumpkin pie spice.

Pumpkin Pie Spiced Cushaw

This dessert comes together in just 20 minutes from start to finish and has a wonderful fragrant aroma and rich flavor. Let the kids help season and stir on the stove and they’ll love to try out their delicious creation. Adjust the honey and pumpkin pie spice up or down to suit your taste buds and top with chopped nuts or fresh whipped cream for added flair.

This cushaw recipe is super quick to make stove-top (as the directions detail below), but to double or triple the batch, you can also bake it in the oven in a large baking dish at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes. Feeling daring? Try subbing cushaw in other dessert recipes that call for apples like pies or cobblers.

Cinnamon Cushaw Squash

Pumpkin Pie Spiced Cushaw Recipe

Katie Wells
Skillet baked cushaw squash flavored with honey and pumpkin pie spice is a sweet and inexpensive alternative to baked apples. A great way to use this delicious heirloom squash.
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Servings 8 servings
Calories 113 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 TBSP butter or coconut oil
  • 4 cups cushaw peeled and cubed
  • 1 TBSP  honey
  • 1 tsp  pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 TBSP  coconut milk

Instructions
 

  • Melt butter or coconut oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. 
  • Add cushaw and cover.
  • Simmer, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes.
  • Stir in honey and pumpkin pie spice.
  • Simmer for 2-3 minutes or until tender.
  • Add coconut milk and cook for 2 minutes more.

Notes

Optionally, top with whipped cream and chopped nuts for extra fun!

Nutrition

Serving: 1/2 cupCalories: 113kcalCarbohydrates: 13.2gProtein: 1gFat: 7.3gSaturated Fat: 4.7gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 5mgFiber: 3.3gSugar: 4.2g
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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder and CEO of Wellness Mama and Co-Founder of Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a wife and mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

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