Here are some of the best gluten free winter squash recipes you need to try this fall! Delicious autumn squash recipes from breakfast all the way to dessert! Whether you are looking for savory or sweet ways to use winter squash, there is an option for everyone!
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If you love squash as much as we do, you don’t have to limit yourself. I have tons of yummy gluten free squash recipes on the blog for you to try.
Why I love these gluten free winter squash recipes:
These recipes are fun to make. I include both savory recipes and some fun, sweet dessert recipes as well. I can’t wait to hear what you think of these desserts.
Do you love winter squash? It is one of my favorites because of its sweet, earthy flavors! Let’s not even consider how great these ideas for hiding vegetables are! Hopefully, your family will love choosing which of these winter squash recipes you make next.
If you are like me, you like to add nutrition to your baking. My kids can’t tell if some of these recipes have squash inside!! And what better way to sneak in some nutrition than to add sweet winter squash to your baking and cooking? Squash cookies, cakes, and brownies! There are so many cooked squash recipes worth trying!
What are the different types of winter squash?
- Spaghetti Squash is a fun, oval-shaped yellow squash. When cooked, its insides are fibrous. Run a fork over the flesh, and it scrapes up, looking like spaghetti. It makes a delicious paleo substitute for pasta!
- Butternut Squash is one of my favorites for dessert and savory dishes. I review several different cooking methods for this squash in the recipes below. Also, keep looking for a cute heirloom variety called Honeynut Squash. I found it at Trader Joe’s last year; it is all the rage! Check out the breakfast recipe with honeynut below!
- Acorn Squash is another versatile squash that works in savory and sweet dishes!
- Kabocha Squash is a large squash that resembles a dark green pumpkin. It makes a beautiful centerpiece for a vegan Thanksgiving!
- Delicata Squash is another sweet, smaller squash I have recently used to make delicious recipes. You will never know this squash is the star ingredient in my gluten free brownies recipe!
- Kuri Squash is a funny pear-shaped red winter squash that occasionally appears at our farmer’s market. I think it is perfect for soups!
- Pumpkins…you all know this winter squash pretty well if you follow my blog. I love using pumpkin throughout the fall for both sweet and savory recipes!
What gluten-free flour blends are best for baking with winter squash?
If you will be baking with winter squash, picking the right gluten-free flour blend will be key. Squash puree brings extra moisture, so you must avoid starch-heavy flour blends. I often use King Arthur Measure for Measure, Bob’s 1:1 Blend, and Authentic Foods Multiblend in these recipes. Other blends will work, but it is good to keep an eye on the dough or batter to ensure it isn’t too dry or wet.
📢 Sandi says: Every gluten-free flour blend has a different starch-to-grain ratio. The brand of gluten-free flour you use will affect the moisture of the batter. If your cake batter is too runny, add more flour, and if it is too thick, add more liquids.
Read Why Gluten-Free Flour Blends Vary to learn more about this.
Tips For Success
1. I prefer using canned pureed butternut and pumpkin in baked goods. Freshly roasted squash works well, but it is important to puree it before adding it to the wet ingredients.
2. If you use freshly roasted winter squash, peel it and remove the seeds. You don’t want the peel in baked goods.
The Best Winter Squash Recipes:
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Hi – thanks for these recipes. I am looking forward to trying a couple of them. When I clicked on the recipe for GLUTEN FREE CARAMEL CAKE BUTTERNUT SQUASH BARS – just a photo came up, no recipe. Wondering if this is meant to happen? Thanks again.
Hi Sylvia, I will look at it. If you send me your email to sandi@fearlessdining.com I will email you that recipe.
Thanks Sandi. I always enjoy your recipes. I am not familiar with Kabocha or Kuri squash. If we can not find them where we live can we substitute butternut squash?
Hi Linda, Of course you can. Acorn squash would also be lovely :-).