If you’re looking for a healthy snack for the kids, rejoice! Not only is it a sneaky way to get vegetables into the children, but this dish is high in Vitamin A and C as well as taste. This recipe serves six with only 148 calories per serving. (By the way, this is one of the recipes that my girls learned at cooking class.)
Ingredients
- 1 cup Fiber One bran cereal (original)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- Pinch salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 medium butternut squash, about 2 lbs., ends removed
- 1/2 cup pancake syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degreees. Coat baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Place cereal, sugar, cinnamon, and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Grint to a breadcrumb consistency and then transfer to a medium bowl.
- In a large bowl, whisk together egg and vanilla.
- Cut squash in half widthwise. Peel squash halves using vegetable peeler. Cut each half in half again, lengthwise. Scoop out and discard the seeds. Cut squash into French fry shapes.
- Toss squash pieces in egg mixture until evenly covered. Remove one by one, shaking to remove excess egg. Dip and coat in breadcrumb mixture and lay them flat on baking sheet.
- Bake for about 20 minutes, carefully turning them over after 10 minutes. Cooking time will vary depending on how thick you cut the fries. Serve with pancake syrup for dipping. Makes 6 servings.
My husband, the Head Picky Eater, really enjoyed these and confessed that perhaps his hatred of squash stemmed from not knowing how to prepare it … one small step towards a varied menu within my home. Yes!
