Butternut Squash Pie Recipe - No Crust
By PegCole17
So Easy a Caveman Could Bake It
Imagine the looks of surprise and delight when you serve your family this delicious, mouth watering pie fresh from your own oven. Butternut squash pie tastes a bit like buttermilk pie yet it's made with a hearty vegetable. The best part is there's no crust to make.
Even if you never baked a pie in your life, don't worry. This recipe calls for just a few main ingredients and it really is a snap to make. Forget the fancy kitchen equipment or pastry tools, all you'll need is a 9 inch glass pie dish, five main ingredients and a standard oven. If you have a hand mixer it would be helpful, but you can do this with a whisk or a hand beater.
Start by gathering all the ingredients together to be sure everything you need is on hand.
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Baking Equipment Needed
1 9 inch pie dish (glass)
Mixing bowl (medium)
Measuring spoons
Spatula
Electric or hand mixer
Standard oven set at 350 degrees f.
Ingredients
1 can of Butternut Squash 15 oz.
1 can of evaporated milk 13 oz.
4 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
1 stick of butter or margarine
1 Tablespoon flour
1 tsp vanilla
Dash of salt, cinnamon and nutmeg
1 Tablespoon Crisco shortening to grease the pie dish
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. My oven bakes a little hot so I use an oven thermometer to be sure the temperature is right and check it before putting the pie in to bake.
Tip: Don't open the oven door during the baking time as this drops the oven temperature and may cause the pie or baked goods to under cook or fall.
Easy as Pie
Lightly grease the glass pie dish with about a Tablespoon of Crisco shortening using a paper towel to spread on a thin coating, wiping off the excess.
In a medium sized mixing bowl I mix the sugar and softened butter together until it's creamy. Then I add the eggs one at a time and mixing after each one, then add a Tablespoon of flour.
Slowly mix in the squash, vanilla extract and the spices, then stir in the evaporated milk.
Pour the mixture into a greased 9” glass pie dish and bake at 350 degrees for one hour.
Carefully remove pie from the oven and cool on a wire rack before serving. The pie starts out puffy, but, as it cools, it settles down to look like pumpkin pie.
Cut the cooled pie into 8 slices and add a dash of whipped cream or Cool Whip topping before serving.
Store any leftover pie in the refrigerator and use it within 7 days. This may be served either warm or cold. I hope you'll give it a try.
Also from PegCole17
- Fresh Baked Butternut Squash - A Pictorial How To
When harvest brings in the winter squash or butternut squash, it's time to enjoy this delicious vegetable in pies or as a nutritious side dish. Within this article you'll find an easy, step by step method for baking fresh Butternut Squash that come - Dancing After Dessert, An Epigram of Sorts
An original poem by PegCole17 about squash pie and other things. My humble submission to the November 2011 Poetry Contest on HubPages.
Comments
Hello Seeker7 - I really hope you'll give this a try. It is so easy you will not believe it. And you will be the star of your dinner table! Thanks for checking out this recipe.
Peg
Love squash in breads and cakes. Never had them in a pie before; but will try it this way. Love to get in the kitchen to bake and cook. Will try this when I get a chance to bake in a couple of days.
Will definately have to try this one Peg, I just hope I can get the canned butternut squash here in France.
Wow.... I love pie and your pie is so delicious. I am glad to share this with my mom. I hope she want to make it one for me. Yummy..... thanks for share with us. Vote up!
Prasetio
I never knew that one could purchase butternut squash in a can. Always use it fresh. Will be on the lookout for it. This must taste a bit like pumpkin pie with the spices used. Correct?
Hello jperry106,
Thanks for the nice comment and I do hope you'll let me know how it comes out and if your kids like this pie.
Gloshei Hello!
The squash also comes frozen and you let it thaw in the fridge overnight or you can buy it fresh and bake it. Thanks to your comment I added a link to a hub that explains how to bake squash. I wish I could send you some to try this recipe!
Hello Pras,
You will not believe it, but the first time I tasted this pie it was baked for me by a man. He was courting me and trying to impress me. He did. Believe me, if he could bake this pie, you can too.
Peggy W,
I only recently found canned squash at the new Target in Murphy. For years I'd been looking for the frozen kind which I originally used for this pie in the late 70s. To some it might taste like pumpkin, but to me it's more of a soufle-custard like flan. I guess it depends on how much spice is used.
So nice of you to drop by and take time to leave a comment. Thank you so much.
Peg
I'll bet it's Delicious and I would try it...not sure about Lover Man...Man are so funny when it comes to certain names. Anyway thanks for what sounds like a Wonderful Recipe. Maybe I'll sneak it in...he'll taste it and Love it! Good one Peg!
Hi Peg,
Better still come over to France for a break! it will be fun Hubby won't know what hit him TWO females in the kitchen.
Go on b.Malin don't tell him what it is, men can be sneaky as well! so it takes two.
Good luck.
Hello b. Malin,
Have to admit it that my man won't eat things if he knows what's actually in them. Maybe Lover Man will think it is buttermilk pie. Nice to see you again :-)
Hi Gloshei,
Wow. Don't tempt me. I have always wanted to visit France. Even took a couple of years of Audio-Lingual French in HS. No help there. Haha. I was Marguerite. Bonjour. Au Revoir. That's it for me.
I definately be trying it. It looks and sounds delicious.
Thank you KoffeeKlatch. You bring the coffee, I'll bring the pie.
I must try this one out and I'll let you know how i got on.
Thank you so much for sharing and I bookmark this one into my favourite recipes slot.
Take care
Eiddwen.
I have never baked a pie without a crust, and this looks fablous...wonderful, wonderful pictures of the set up and the beautiful finished pie. I love butternut squash, so this is definitely on my list as soon as the weather cools down. Voted up and useful!
PegCole17 I have to try this one! I have voted your hub interesting.
Hello Eiddwen - Thanks for stopping in for this recipe. Wish we could share a piece of pie in the kitchen with some coffee. cheers!
Hi Sally - Neither had I before this recipe. It works best to use a pie server to slide under the slices for serving. And the Cool Whip makes it a dream.
Hello Jean2011 - Thanks for the vote of interesting. Maybe they should add a category for tasty! lol
I love crustless pies and will certainly be trying this one. We don't have Butternut Squash in cans over here so I was really pleased you put the link to the other hub.
Thank you
Hi Rosemay, From what I hear, you're quite the baker. I'm happy you liked the recipe. I recently found the frozen kind of butternut squash in the WalMart near us. That was what I used before I found squash in the can. I'll add a pic of the package soon. Thanks so much for dropping by.
Oh definitely one for my recipe book. Butternut squash, one of my family favourites, I usually roast it along with other veggies like sweet potatoes, peppers and parsnips. I am not sure about the evaporated milk thou as I think it may be high in sugar, so could I substitute any other milk?
Hi Blue,
This would be truly even better with fresh cooked squash. I do hope you try it sometime. Looking at the can of evaporated milk (not sweetened condensed) it doesn't show any added sugar in the ingredients. Per can it has about 36g of sugar on the nutrition facts listed. Have never tried it with fresh milk or any other.
Good to see you. How have you been?
Peg
Hey what a great recipe/hub, very informative and interesting. We were going to make a pie the other day. I am inspired to give it a go. It does look good. I will be reading more of your writing. Thanks. Voted up UI
Hello Molometer
Thanks so much for the nice comment. I hope your pie turns out great and that you enjoy the recipe. Cheers and happy baking.
I love butternut squash. Can't wait to try this. Thanks for sharing!
Hi AlmostLola - Thanks. Me too. Hope you do make this recipe. It's easy and good at the holidays too.
Hi Peg,Looked everywhere in our area of France but cannot find tinned butternut squash. It's difficult getting a fresh one too.
Will keep looking though.
My darling Gloshei - What are they thinking in France? Not to tin butternut squash is a lost opportunity. Perhaps you could start a new industry or ask your grocer if he can stock it. In the meantime I'll send you a slice of pie in the mail. Not really, too messy. It is so odd that you can't find it "tinned". I love your delightful accent and way of expressing things.
Glad to hear it, I promise to get more professional! one day.
God bless.
Hello Gloshei, Well I've found a nice butternut squash fresh in the produce department. After I finish taking pics of it I'm off to try out a recipe for cooking it. Then I'll turn it into pie and see how it does. Will let you know. See you at the table.
That sounds great Peg I can't wait, still looking for it I will have to ask some freinds to bring some over from UK otherwise.
Bon Apetite!!
Peg, thanks for sharing this delicious-sounding recipe. I had no idea you could get butternut squash in a can or that it could be made into a pie. Well done on the pictures. I may have to try this sometime. Thanks!
Hello Gloshei,
First my apologies for missing your nice comment. Hope you have found some of this vegetable by now. Maybe I can send you some seeds and you can grow it and start your own market for this item. !!
Cheers, my friend.
Peg
Ask_DJ_Lyons, Hello. So sorry about missing your nice comment. I had no idea until last year that it came in a can. Finally found it at Target. The frozen kind is usually only available in winter. Thanks so much for dropping in and taking time to write a comment.
Peg
Wow!! Peggy, your pie looks so delicious!!
Hello Jack
Thanks so much for lunch yesterday and for looking at this recipe. Let me know if you want to give it a try and I'll bake you one. I hope you will like the new article I plan on releasing tomorrow. It's a review of your restaurant!
Peg
Seeker7 9 months ago
Wow! This looks absolutely delicious. I haven't heard of this recipe before but I can't wait to try it. I'm not overly confident with pie etc. But your hub has explained everything so well that I actually do feel I could have a go. Many thanks for sharing.