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Hasselback Butternut -Brown Butter Sage and Maple

This is quickly becoming one our favorite recipes! We made this for the 2022 Gratitude Gathering - Pot Luck.

Equipment

  • 1 baking sheet or dish
  • basting brush
  • small stovetop pan
  • chopsticks or wooden spoon handle (or similar thickness item long enough to reach end to end)

Ingredients

  • 1 butternut squash halved, peeled, and scooped out
  • 1 Tbsp avocado oil
  • 5 Tbsp butter (plant-based/vegan)
  • 2 Tbsp maple syrup
  • 5-7 leaves fresh sage thinly sliced
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees with rack in the top third of the oven
  • Cut squash lengthwise and scoop out seeds. Peel skin and place cut side down on a parchment lined baking sheet. brush with avocado oil and bake in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes to soften. Test and remove when softened enough to slice. Cool for 5-10 minutes so you don't burn yourself.
    1 butternut squash, 1 Tbsp avocado oil
  • On the stovetop, melt the butter over medium heat until it foams. Swirl pan periodically until foaming subsided and butter begins to brown. Add maple syrup and sage leaves. Remove from heat. Stir well.
    5 Tbsp butter , 2 Tbsp maple syrup, 5-7 leaves fresh sage
  • Remove squash from baking sheet transfer to cutting board and place a chopstick or wooden spoon on each length side of squash to prevent cutting all the way through. Cut ΒΌ inch slits into the squash stopping at the chopsticks. Return to baking sheet.
  • Brush squash with butter mixture and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Return to 425 degree oven or 15-20 minutes. Baste Squash with butter mixture being sure to get into those slits, return for another 15-20 minutes until fully cooked
  • Remove from over and baste again. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste

Notes

You will have extra butter but any less would be difficult on the stovetop. This recipe works best with long necked squash. I have used just the necks and used the scooped out ends for a different recipe where shape doesn't matter as much like diced and cooked for a pureed soup.