For Food In Colors-Orange in the month of February, I am going to show you a super-healthy snack which cuts down on the carbo in potatoes and fats in deep frying. How about some Baked Butternut Squash Fries?Baked Butternut Squash/Pumpkin Fries
Ingredients: Butternut squash/pumpkin sliced uniformly (the thicker you slice, the longer it takes to bake), salt and fresh ground pepper, pinch of cumin and fennel seeds, some olive oil and butter
Directions:
1. Lay the sliced butternut squash/pumpkin on a "lightly buttered" foil and toss evenly in salt, pepper, cumin and fennel seeds
2. Bake10-15mins in preheated oven ~180-200degC (Note: bake time depends on thickness of slices, so make sure the thickness is uniform so that the fries get cooked evenly)
3. Before serving, you can add a small cube of butter on the pumpkin fries for richer taste. It is optional, really!
Tag: pumpkin, butternut squash, pumpkin fries
really a good idea! :)
ReplyDeleteyummm this looks like a pretty darn good replacement for french fries...perfect for a movie!
ReplyDeleteI have actually tried something like this before and I can vouch for how tasty they are! French fries? Why not German fries, HongKOng fries, Argentinian fries... and so on... :D
ReplyDeleteSure, i will certainly add the butter cos i like sweet and salty combination. :)
ReplyDeletePumpkin fries - Unique!
Wow yummy...
ReplyDeleteVery interesting. Never thought of it :) I know we can do sweet potato fries but pumpkin :) That's something new to me :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a creative snack!
ReplyDeleteWOW an interesting concept! I love all kinds of fries. Thanks for the recipe.
ReplyDeleteMust be sweet and delicious!
ReplyDeleteI have seen sweet potato fries, but never butternut squash or pumpkin fries. What a wonderful idea that I must try soon!
ReplyDeleteI love butternut and sweet potato fries!! yum!!!
ReplyDeleteNever tried pumpkin fries...only bananas and sweet potatoes. Looks yummy.
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oo looks really yummy to snack on!
ReplyDeleteYummm yummm yummmm.... definitely yummy :D
ReplyDeleteWhat an excellent idea. I just picked up some sweet potatoes, I may have to try this with them.
ReplyDeleteWow, I would love to try these as I really try to stay away from real fries! Looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteDefintely a thumbs up from me! So golden in color just adorable!
ReplyDeleteI have done this with potatoes and sweet potatoes and these fries look absolutely marvellous.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sending them in to FIC Orange.
That seems like a healthy and yummy snack that even kids will like. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOo, good idea! Always need ways to use up b-nut squash.
ReplyDeletewhat a great alternative for plain old French fries!
ReplyDeleteWait. But you hate pumpkin!
ReplyDeleteClever idea!!!
ReplyDeletePumpkin slices makes nice tempura too :P
wow!! you so creative!!
ReplyDeletethis is great for healthy snacking!
ReplyDeleteNothing better than tasty veggies!!
ReplyDeletealways my favorite, although sc doesnt like it...and...i like doing the same using sweet potatoes as well.
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Oh those do look good
ReplyDeleteI can't find good butternut squash in Singapore. :(
ReplyDeleteI really like the sound of pumpkin and butternut squash fries!
ReplyDeleteoh these chips looks yummy. thumbs up! x
ReplyDeletewhat a great idea, healthy and pretty ^^
ReplyDeleteThis looks great: I should do this do get the kids to switch from potato fries to squash fries.
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