Twice Baked Butternut Squash

Name: Twice Baked Butternut Squash
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 medium butternut squash, halved and seeded; 2 cups hot water; 5 ounces Specially Selected Honey Goat Cheese Log, crumbled, divided; ¼ cup Friendly Farms Half & Half; 2 tablespoons Countryside Creamery Unsalted Butter, melted; 6 ounces Southern Grove Dried Cranberries; 2 teaspoons Stonemill Pumpkin Pie Spice*; Stonemill Iodized Salt, to taste; Stonemill Ground Black Pepper, to taste; ½ cup Southern Grove Pepitas

A twist on classic twice-baked potatoes.

Prep Time: 10 minutes | Cook Time: 1 hour, 20 minutes | Total Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes | Servings: 8

Ingredients:

1 medium butternut squash, halved and seeded
2 cups hot water
5 ounces Specially Selected Honey Goat Cheese Log, crumbled, divided
¼ cup Friendly Farms Half & Half
2 tablespoons Countryside Creamery Unsalted Butter, melted
6 ounces Southern Grove Dried Cranberries
2 teaspoons Stonemill Pumpkin Pie Spice*
Stonemill Iodized Salt, to taste
Stonemill Ground Black Pepper, to taste
½ cup Southern Grove Pepitas

*These are Seasonal items that are only in stores for a limited time and may no longer be available.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425°.
In a large baking dish, place butternut squash cut side up. Add hot water, cover with foil. Bake until tender, approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from oven, discard water, allow to cool. Scoop out tender parts of squash leaving skin intact.
In a medium bowl, combine squash, 3 ounces of goat cheese, half & half, melted butter, dried cranberries, pumpkin pie spice, salt and pepper. Stir until well combined. Scoop mixture back into squash skin, top with remaining goat cheese and pepitas. Bake until mixture is slightly firm, approximately 10-12 minutes.
Change oven setting to broil.
Broil until cheese is browned, approximately 5-8 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

Recipe Courtesy of ALDI Test Kitchen