Spicy squash squares
Spicy squash squares

Preparation time 20 minutes

Total time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

  1. 1 L (4 cups) trimmed acorn squash, cubed
  2. 70 ml (1/3 cup) brown sugar
  3. 45 ml (3 tbsp.) apple juice
  4. 650 ml (2 2/3 cups) store-bought low fat oatmeal muffin mix
  5. 15 ml (1 tbsp.) finely chopped fresh ginger
  6. 80 ml (1/3 cup) pecans, coarsely chopped
  7. 250 ml (1 cup) water
  8. To taste, 15% M.F. cream

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
  2. Place squash cubes in a 20 cm (8 in.) square cake pan. Sprinkle with brown sugar, then pour in apple juice. Set aside.
  3. Pour muffin mix into a bowl, add ginger and pecans and combine. Add water and using a spatula, gently blend until dry ingredients are moistened. 
  4. Pour muffin batter over squash cubes. Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into centre comes out clean. Let cake cool and cut into 8 squares.
  5. Serve with a drizzle of 15% M.F. cream, English cream or light whipped cream.

Variation: Replace the muffin mix with a spice cake mix and the apple juice with orange juice.

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