Pineapple Casserole Recipe

by Pam Tremble
(Wellsphere.com)

It doesn’t matter how fancy or simple, delicious or nutritious any of the other dishes are... When they are served on a buffet with this pineapple casserole, they will always take a second seat to this dish.

People love it! And it’s such an old school recipe. I also managed to lighten things up with the below recipe.


Ingredients:

Butternut Squash & Pineapple Casserole

1 large butternut squash - cubed (about 3-4 cups)

1 large can juice-packed pineapple tidbits - reserve juice

1 large can pears - sweetened with Splenda - reserve juice

1 Tablespoon cinnamon

1/2 cup Splenda

1/2 cup Splenda Brown Sugar

Salt

Topping:

This is the part that's not very WLS-friendly, so you can skip it if you want, or use crackers instead of vanilla wafers for a less-sweet topping

14-oz box vanilla wafers - crushed

1/2 cup Splenda Brown Sugar

1 stick butter - melted


Preparation:

Heat oven to 350-degrees and place whole squash on baking dish on lower rack. Bake for 30-45 minutes or until squash is partially cooked -- when you insert a fork the flesh should still be firm. Remove squash and allow to cool.

Once squash is cool, peel the skin and cut the flesh into 1-inch cubes. I had 3 large squash on-hand, so I prepared them all at once and put the extra in the freezer for future squash recipes.

Mix topping and set aside. Place cubed squash in baking dish and add all remaining ingredients. Mix to incorporate cinnamon and sugars. Use a portion of the reserved juice from pineapple and pear to moisten the casserole to your preference.


Bake in 350-degree oven for 30 minutes. At this point I realized I used too much juice so I just poured some of it out - so check yours at this point too. Add the topping and return to oven until vanilla wafers are crispy and golden brown.

This pineapple casserole recipe would also be excellent if you mashed the squash, pineapple and pear together into a smooth mixture instead of leaving them in chunks. And it is great as leftovers and makes a delicious side dish to a slice of leftover holiday ham.


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Original Pineapple Casserole Recipe