AIP BUTTERNUT SQUASH APPLE MASH RECIPE

Ingredients:

• 1 small bag frozen butternut squash (10oz)

• 2 tbsp maple syrup

• 1 tsp vanilla powder (like Wilderness Poets brand)

• 1/4 tsp cinnamon (more if you prefer)

• 1 apple peeled and grated

Directions:

• Pour frozen squash into saucepan with a few tablespoon of water and heat on low to medium

• As the squash warms, begin to mix and mash the pieces (removing any hard pieces that will not fully mash)

• Once your squash is fully mixed together and mashed, add vanilla powder and maple syrup

• Mix until combined

• Bring heat down to simmer

• Add the grated apple and cinnamon

• Stir until combined and cover to simmer for approximately 10-15 minutes

• Remove from heat, spoon into serving bowl, and garnish with (optional) candied pumpkin seeds (recipe below)

FOR THE (OPTIONAL) CANDIED PUMPKIN SEED GARNISH

(omit if you are in AIP elimination)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup raw sprouted pumpkin seeds

• 2 tbsp maple syrup

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit

• Bake pumpkin seeds on parchment paper lined baking sheet for five minutes

• Remove pumpkin seeds from oven

• Pour seeds into either a plastic bag or reusable silicone kitchen bag

• Add maple syrup

• Shake bag until all seeds are coated

• Bake again at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for another 5-10 minutes

• Remove from oven and let cool completely

• Garnish your butternut squash apple mash

• Enjoy!