{"id":151,"date":"2026-09-08T09:44:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/?p=151"},"modified":"2026-09-08T09:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:44:07","slug":"cinnamon-maple-roasted-butternut-squash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/?p=151","title":{"rendered":"Cinnamon Maple Roasted Butternut Squash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prep time:<\/strong> 10 mins | <strong>Bake time:<\/strong> 30 mins | <strong>Servings:<\/strong> 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1 medium butternut squash (or sweet potato), peeled, cored, and cubed into 1-inch pieces<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;2 tbsp olive oil or melted coconut oil<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1 tbsp sugar-free maple syrup (or pure maple syrup)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1 tsp ground cinnamon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1\/4 tsp ground nutmeg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. <strong>Prep Oven &amp; Pan:<\/strong> Preheat your oven to 400\u00b0F (200\u00b0C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. <strong>Season Squash:<\/strong> Place the cubed butternut squash into a large bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and sugar-free maple syrup, then sprinkle with ground cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and black pepper. Toss until evenly coated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. <strong>Spread &amp; Roast:<\/strong> Arrange the squash cubes in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet, ensuring space between pieces for crisping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. <strong>Bake:<\/strong> Roast for 25\u201330 minutes, flipping halfway through, until tender and caramelized on the edges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. <strong>Serve:<\/strong> Serve hot as a nutrient-dense, fiber-packed side dish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comment <strong>&#8220;Recipe&#8221;<\/strong> below to keep getting easy, healthy side dish ideas! \ud83c\udf83\u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prep time: 10 mins | Bake time: 30 mins | Servings: 4 Ingredients &nbsp;1 medium butternut squash (or sweet potato), peeled, cored, and cubed into 1-inch pieces &nbsp;2 tbsp olive oil or melted coconut oil &nbsp;1 tbsp sugar-free maple syrup (or pure maple syrup) &nbsp;1 tsp ground cinnamon &nbsp;1\/4 tsp ground nutmeg &nbsp;Salt and freshly &#8230; <a title=\"Cinnamon Maple Roasted Butternut Squash\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/?p=151\" aria-label=\"Read more about Cinnamon Maple Roasted Butternut Squash\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=151"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":153,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151\/revisions\/153"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}