Sweet Butternut Pecan Mash

Inspired by Thanksgiving, I have created a super simple and delicious side dish.

This colorful mash is a tasty combination of both sweet potatoes & butternut squash.
Sweetened with maple syrup, spiced with lots of cinnamon, and topped with crunchy roasted pecans really seals the deal for your taste buds.  

I hope you enjoy this fun satisfyingly sweet dish! 

SWEET BUTTERNUT PECAN MASH

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 small or 3 large sweet potatoes, halved
• 1 butternut squash or 4 cups, cubed
• ​2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tbsp coconut oil, melted
• 1 cup of pecans

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1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line 2 large baking pans with aluminum foil for easy clean up.   
2. Add halved sweet potatoes to one baking sheet, and the cubed butternut squash to another. Drizzle each with 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper.
3. Roast both butternut squash and sweet potatoes for 30-35 minutes or until soft and tender. 
4. Remove from oven, and let cool for 5 minutes.  Place butternut squash in a large baking dish.  Scoop sweet potato out of the skin and place inside the same dish. 
5. Use a hand-masher to mash both squash and sweet potatoes until it's a soft, mushy consistency. 
6. Add maple syrup, coconut oil, and cinnamon into the mash. Mix altogether with a spatula. 
7. Smooth out your mash mixture with a spatula until the mash is an even flat surface.  Place pecans on top of your mash any way you wish.  Sprinkle a heavy layer all over or make a pecan art piece - :). 
8. Bake mash in the oven for 10-15 minutes, or until heated through. Let cool before serving. 

Enjoy this as a side dish for breakfast, lunch or dinner :)


          Always craving health & happiness,
                          
​                          Jillian