When you run a grain-free, real food kitchen, you get into the habit of cooking a lot and having leftovers on hand for use in baking and other meals. This season, I seem to always have either butternut or kabocha squash on hand. I was invited to a potluck and decided to bring a grain-free side dish. This is what I made.
The result was a delicious grain-free kugel that also went well with a brunch or lunch — or would go well with a thanksgiving dinner!
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Grain-Free Cranberry Pumpkin Kugel
Ingredients
- 2 cups Kabocha or butternut squash (cooked)
- 6 large eggs
- 1/3 cup ghee or butter softened (how to make ghee) (Where to buy ghee)
- 2 Tbsp honey (where to buy)
- 1/4 tsp stevia
- 1/4 – 1/2 cup coconut flour depending upon how wet the squash is (where to buy)
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt (where to buy)
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- pinch allspice
- 1 cup chopped fresh cranberries
- Coconut oil for greasing the pan
Equipment
- 9 x 13 baking pan (where to buy a 9 x 13 pan) lined with parchment paper and greased with coconut oil (where to buy parchment paper)
- Food processor (where to buy a food processor)
- Pizza cutter (where to buy a pizza wheel)
Instructions
- In the food processor process the cooked squash and process
- Add the eggs, honey and softened ghee or butter and process
- If the squash is very dry, add a little water — if you are using butternut, it should be fine without water
- Add the baking soda, salt and all the spices and process
- Add the coconut flour, a little at a time — use carefully as it will absorb a lot of liquid
- Add the raisins and just mix — you don’t want to process these pieces — mix until they are evenly distributed throughout the batter as best you can see
- The batter should be thick but somewhat pourable
- Pour into the baking pan
- Smooth the batter in the pan and with a spatula bring the batter away from the sides
- Bake at 325 degrees F for 45 – 55 minutes or until it is browned on top and a toothpick comes out clean
- Cool in the pan and then cut pieces with the pizza cutter
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Bake Time: 50 minutes