Winter Squash

 Acorn Squash

• small in size, around 1-2 pounds, with orange-yellow flesh and thick, dark green/orange skin.

• Acorn squash has a mild, subtly sweet and nutty flavor. 

• Baked, roasted, steamed, sautéed, or even cooked in the microwave.

Buttercup Squash

• Oblong with an inedible dark green rind that has green-gray stripes. It has firm, orange flesh.

• Buttercup squash has a sweet, creamy flavor 

• Steaming and baking 

 Butternut Squash

•  pear-shaped & has a smooth, cream-colored exterior with bright orange flesh 

• This is the sweetest variety of winter squash.

• Roasting, sautéing, purées or soups.

 Carnival Squash

• Orange-, yellow-, and green-striped exterior and yellow flesh.

• Sweet, mellow-flavored squash, Has a buttery texture when cooked.

• Roasting can make it sweeter, but carnival squash can also be steamed or puréed.

Delicata Squash (sweet potato)

• Small & cylindrical. It has thin cream/yellow-colored skin with green stripes, and orange-yellow flesh.

• Creamy flesh & a mild flavor

•  Baked, roasted, sautéed, or steamed. Also ideal for stuffing.

Hubbard Squash

• One of the largest varieties of winter squash. It has a hard, firm grey exterior

• Rich, sweet pumpkin flavor.

• Cooking, baking & especially great for making pie.

 White Acorn Squash (mashed potato)

• Oval-shaped, cream-colored. Stringy, yellow or cream flesh.

• Mild-tasting, buttery.

• Roasted, baked, steamed, or puréed

Spaghetti Squash

• Cylindrical shape, firm cream - yellow exterior.

• When you cook the squash, the flesh resembles spaghetti. A gluten free pasta alternative! 

• Tender, chewy texture, & a very mild flavor.

• Roast or steam it, then scrape out the strands & eat it like spaghetti.

Sweet Dumpling Squash

• Small yellow squash, with bright orange & dark green stripes

• Starchy and sweet

• stuffing and roasting.

Honeynut Squash

• Looks like a tiny butternut

• Very sweet & buttery

• Roasting, sautéing, purées or soups.

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