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Whipped Kabocha Squash with Vanilla Bean and Nutmeg
This Whipped Kabocha Squash recipe with Vanilla Bean and Nutmeg is a creamy and colorful side dish to bring some life to your holiday table!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 4 -6
Calories: 208 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 pounds kabocha squash (1 large squash)
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1/3 cup half and half more as needed
- seeds from 1 vanilla bean
- 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- Salt and cracked black pepper to taste
garnish
- chopped chives
Instructions
- set oven to 375°F.
- Pierce the skin of the squash with the tip of a sharp knife a few times and put on a baking sheet. Bake for 60 minutes, or until the flesh is soft when pierced with the tip of the sharp knife. Let cool slightly and then slice the squash in half. Scoop out the seeds, and then scoop out all the flesh with a large spoon.
- Put the kabocha flesh in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Add the butter, half and half, vanilla seeds, and nutmeg. Process until completely smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste and pulse to combine. Add more half and half if you'd like a thinner puree.
- Sppon the squash into a serving bowl and serve with more butter and snipped chives.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1
Calories
208kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
32g
(11%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
22mg
(7%)
Sodium
71mg
(3%)
Potassium
1219mg
(35%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
4897IU
(98%)
Vitamin C
42mg
(47%)
Calcium
119mg
(12%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4-6
Amount Per Serving
Calories 208
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 208kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 71mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 1219mg | 26% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 4897IU | 98% |
| Vitamin C | 42mg | 47% |
| Calcium | 119mg | 12% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.