Okay, so I think we’ll stick to cake and ice cream when it comes to celebrating with food, but this side dish received rave reviews in our house on Sunday night.
With only four ingredients, it comes together in no time and since I have a giant sweet tooth, I couldn’t get enough of the pop of sweetness from the sprinkling of brown sugar.
And the cinnamon! Ohhh, cinnamon, you smell just as good as you taste!
Simple Cinnamon Roasted Butternut Squash
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Simple Cinnamon Roasted Butternut Squash
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Category: side dishes
- Cuisine: side dishes
Description
With only four ingredients, this side dish comes together in no time and since I have a giant sweet tooth, I couldn’t get enough of the pop of sweetness from the sprinkling of brown sugar.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups of pre-peeled and cubed butternut squash
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Melt coconut oil in the microwave in a large, microwave-safe bowl (approximately 25 – 30 seconds)
- Add brown sugar and cinnamon to the coconut oil and stir
- Toss butternut squash in the cinnamon sugar mixture until thoroughly coated
- Pour butternut squash onto a cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray
- Roast for approximately 25 to 30 minutes, tossing halfway through
- Allow to cool slightly before eating and enjoy
Using pre-cubed butternut squash is key to the simplicity of this recipe, though you could obviously peel and cube your own squash.
If you give it a go, I hope you enjoy this dish as much as we did in our house!
More simple side dishes:
- Ginger Curry Roasted Cauliflower
- Edamame and Black Bean Salad
- Rutabaga Fries
- Cilantro Shrimp and Avocado Salad
Question of the Afternoon
- What super-simple side dish is one of favorites?
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Wow! This looks amazing! I can’t wait to try it! … Also, first comment! :0)
Looooove butternut squash! It’s such a comfort food for me.
This looks so good! I might try it with grilled chicken on Wednesday 🙂 I just posted a recipe for “cheesy tomato spinach rice” and it is so good and also super easy to make (only takes about 10 mins total if you start with a frozen pouch of rice)! I’m just like you, love side dishes – but don’t have a ton of time to spend cooking them.
Could you use regular olive oil instead of coconut oil? I am not a fan of coconut and have been scared to try it.
I’ve definitely roasted butternut squash in cinnamon before but I never thought to add brown sugar – yum!
I have left over butternut squash in my fridge and I was not sure what to do with it until now!! Yes!
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I really appreciate the feedback. I know it’s a BIG pain to read on phones right now and I’ve been in contact w/my web designer to try to rectify this ASAP. It’s taking a little longer than I anticipated, but we’re definitely trying to get a mobile version up soon.
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Thank you for the simple recipe, giving it a go tonight!!!
LOVE this!! Looks so good. .. but anything cinnamon sugar has to be delicious, right?
Sweet potato fries and roasted broccoli are some of my favorite sides. I’ve never tried roasting butternut squash before though, I will have to try it out!
I did this exactly with kabocha squash last night! so wonderful!
Yum! I love a little bit of brown sugar on things like butternut squash & turnip — it adds such a nice flavor!
Mmm I love your simple recipes! I love the all the flavors included here. Thanks for sharing!
this looks delicious! i love putting chicken breasts, cubed butternut squash, and a can of diced tomatoes into the crockpot for an easy and yummy dinner. 🙂
This looks delish!
Sounds amazing! I love everything with low prep because its less for me to mess up!
Love this recipe! Do you cook with coconut oil often? I’ve never used it but I guess it makes more sense than olive oil (my go-to) in this recipe because of the sweetness.
I’ve found myself using it more and more lately. It’s so delicious!!
I love roasted green beans as a side. A little olive oil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper- then viola! (And a sprinkling of parmesan because why not?) Simple, healthy, and delicious!
totally agree! roasted green beans are a go-to in our house as well!
mmmmm … throw in some curry powder with the cinnamon it is awesome.
Do you think it will work with frozen butternut squash? I just picked some up at Target and would love to try it!
I love how brown sugar carmelizes squash! Soo good. I also pretty much love roasted any vegetable 🙂
Cinnamon butternut squash is one of my favorite sides. I actually ate some leftover for breakfast a few mornings ago. 😉
Those look really good to snack on. I love my cinnamon! I would probably dab some sugar on them too. Thanks for sharing!
My go to side dish for dinner is creamy green beans. I steam green beans (often the fresh steam-in-bag ones sold in the produce section) and then mix them with a mixture of mayonnaise & spicy brown mustard (1# of green beans, 2T. mayonnaise and 2 t. mustard). I got the idea from Eating Well magazine/website – the original recipe calls for Dijon mustard, but I prefer spicy brown.
I love butternut squash my favorite is butternut squash fries. They are so good! Can’t wait to try this out. 🙂
I roast my butternut squash with a little s&p and a TON of paprika….so delicious!
Yum! This looks so, so delicious! I need to make this ASAP 🙂
Where do you find the squash pre-peeled/cubed? I’ve looked in my Publix’s frozen veggies section with no luck.
We buy our fresh cubed squash at Costco! It’s so yummy! We love using our Super Wave Oven and only sprinkle cinnamon on it when we cook it. So easy and such a delicious leftover veggie to eat for lunch the next day.
Love it! I absolutely love some cinnamon on just about anything and it sounds divine on squash.
I am so with you on the easy side dishes. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve finished my main course and been ready to serve it and then realized I don’t have my side dish ready. Ugh. This is one of those quick recipes that would even work at the last second!
Yum! I would have this for breakfast with some almond butter!
I just made this exact same recipe last night! It was so, so good. My first time actually cooking butternut squash.
Yum! I do this with sweet potato cubes and add a little raw honey to the mix. So good! To make it even easier and to save dirtying a dish, submerge the jar of coconut oil in warm/hot water for a minute and it melts. =]
Hey Julie, I was just wondering what type of cancer your mom had.
We found out last night that my mom has ovarian cancer and just curious….trying to look for ideas, reasons, thoughts, etc.
I am so sorry to hear about your mother’s diagnosis. I know how helpless and scary a cancer diagnosis can feel and I wish I could give you a hug in person right now. My mom had breast cancer. I can tell you that once we had a plan of action, I felt a lot better. The diagnosis is scary, but moms are tough people and will put up one heck of a fight! Once we knew my mom’s surgery date and her chemo/radiation schedule, I felt like we were actively fighting the cancer and that made the process a little easier (though still obviously not easy). If you are ever looking for ways to make your mom feel loved during this time, please don’t hesitate to email me. I’m always happy to share ideas about things that my family did to try to make my mom’s treatment a little easier and make her feel very loved and cared about throughout everything. xoxo
Thank you Julie. I really, really appreciate it. Moms ARE strong people. I feel like she’s trying to be stronger than all of us right now. We’re still waiting on more scans to find out what stage and how much it has spread.
What email can I reach you at?
Pbfingers@gmail.com <3
Butternut squash is the best. I can eat it anyway possible and absolutely love it.
I love butternut squash but hate the act of preparing it so I ALWAYS buy the precut. While not always worth the cost on other veggies, I DEFINITELY think it is for butternut! 😉
Yum! I’ll have to give this a shot… always looking for ways to add veggies to meals and make them delicious
looks delicious! I love making sweet potatoes that way too! 😉
I like to roast butternut squash and cover it in cinnamon, ginger, and a bit of nutmeg!
Fall flavors!
Love pre-cubed butternut squash! We roast it with cajun seasoning!
YUM that looks delish! We’ve been on a big roasted broccoli kick lately… this might be a good change of pace!!
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I buy massive containers of chopped butternut squash from Costco and eat the whole thing. Don’t tell anyone.
looks so good! your recipes are amazing!
I just bought some squash to make a knock off of Paneras autumn squash soup and I find them extremely difficult to prep! I would go for pre packaged all the way! I’ll have to try your recipe with the leftovers!
Yummy Julie this looks absolutely gorgeous. I love the combination of cinnamon and erm everything at the moment!
This looks yummy! I like pan fried Kale with garlic and onions cooked in coconut oil – super quick and delish!
We make roasted squash too but I use a herb infused olive oil instead and season with salt. Delicious!
Sounds fabulous!
I make roasted butternut squash weekly! However we follow a (mostly) Paleo lifestyle so instead of the brown sugar I use raw maple syrup with the sprinkle of cinnamon. Me and my husbands favorite side dish…….he always says the flavors remind him of French toast 🙂
oh.my.god. (said in a Janice -voice). I cant believe I’ve never thought to do this. I love cinnamon, I love butternut squash! Could you substitute something for the coconut oil?