Butternut squash pudding

Butternut Squash Pudding

Ingredients

• ½ small butternut squash

• 2 cups 1% milk

• ⅓ cup yellow cornmeal

• ½ tsp. ground cinnamon

• ¼ tsp. ground ginger

• ⅛ tsp. ground nutmeg

• 1 large pinch salt

• 1 Tbs. butter

• ¼ cup packed dark brown sugar

• 2 Tbs. blackstrap molasses

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Place squash half cut-side down on baking sheet. Bake 1 hour. Cool. Scoop flesh from skin, and purée in food processor. (this can be done up to a few days ahead)

2. Reduce oven heat to 275ºF. Coat 1-qt. baking dish with cooking spray.

3. Whisk together milk, cornmeal, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt in saucepan. Cook over medium heat 10 minutes, or until thickened. Remove from heat, and blend in butter. Stir in squash purée, brown sugar, and molasses. Pour into prepared baking dish, and bake, uncovered, 1 1/2 hours, or until knife tip inserted in center comes out clean

Credit:

From The Vegetarian Times, courtesy of CSA member Tanya–Thanks!