roasted root vegetables with molasses cider glaze

Roasted Root Vegetables with Molasses Cider Glaze

Roasted root vegetables with molasses cider glaze is easy and impressive. 

Tip: Prep your vegetables first and get them in the oven. While they’re roasting you can make the cider glaze and toast the pumpkin seeds.

Roasted root vegetables recipe

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Roasted Root Vegetables with Molasses Cider Glaze

Roasted root vegetables recipe with molasses cider glaze recipe. Served in a hollowed out roasted squash, it’s impressive, and easy.

  • Author: Crosby Molasses
  • Category: Entrees and sides

Ingredients

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For the cider glaze:

  • 2 1/2 cups apple cider (or apple juice)
  • 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. Crosby’s Fancy Molasses

For the vegetables:

  • 1 medium-sized buttercup squash, top third cut off, and seeds removed
  • 46 cups of root vegetables, cut into one-inch dice (a mixture of carrots, parsnips, turnip, rutabaga, sweet potato, beets)
  • 1 red onion, sliced
  • 2 firm, tart apples, peeled and diced
  • 45 cloves of garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1/3 cup roughly chopped fresh sage or 68 sprigs of fresh thyme
  • 3 Tbsp. olive oil
  • Sea salt & pepper to taste

For the cranberry pumpkin seed sprinkle:

  • 2 tsp. butter or olive oil
  • 2/3 cup pumpkin seeds
  • pinch kosher salt
  • pinch chili powder
  • ½ cup dried cranberries

Instructions

To make the glaze:

  1. Combine apple cider and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium high heat and simmer until it reduces to about 1/2 cup (15-20 minutes). Be careful not to overdo it.
  2. Remove from heat, add the molasses. Set aside.

Roast your veggies and apples:

  1. Place your choice of root vegetables, along with the apples, onion, garlic and herbs, into a large bowl and toss with 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil and the sage or thyme.
  2. Turn your mixture out onto a large baking sheet or pan lined with parchment paper.
  3. Season with salt and pepper
  4. Rub the inside of the squash, and the flesh side of the “lid”, with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
  5. Place it on a baking sheet, flesh side down.
  6. Put both pans in the oven and roast at 400 F until tender and starting to brown a bit. About 25-35 minutes.
  7. (Toss the chopped veggies every 10  minutes or so)

Toast your pumpkin seeds:

  1. Melt the butter (or warm oil) in a small pan over medium heat.
  2. Add pumpkin seeds to the pan along with the chili powder and toss with the butter.
  3. Toast gently until they start to pop, stirring them around in the pan to ensue nothing burns or browns too much.
  4. Remove from heat and stir in the cranberries.

To assemble your squash bowl:

  1. Place roasted quash on a warmed serving platter and fill with the roasted root vegetables.
  2. Pile extra roasted vegetables alongside the squash.
  3. Pour over the cider glaze and sprinkle with the roasted pumpkin seed cranberry mixture.
  4. To serve, slice squash into 4-6 wedges and plate, scooping up some extra root vegetables.

Notes

Adapted from A Periodic Table

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Comments

  • January 15, 2022
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    Liz Menard

    Fabulous recipe!

  • November 24, 2021
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    Kathleen

    I loved this the first time made it!! Thank you.
    Question
    Hw far ahead can i make this and it still be amazing? I have to drive an hour and bring it with me?

  • March 27, 2021
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    Susan Johnston

    We are vegetarians and this recipe is always a favorite. I am looking forward to making this for Easter dinner.

  • October 7, 2017
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    Germaine Therrien

    Hi, I would like a hard copy of your Family Favorites cookbook. Could you please send me one, ty.

    Germaine Therrien
    1202-901 Lasalle Blvd.
    Sudbury, On.
    p3a 1×8

    • October 11, 2017
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      Lynn Purdy

      Germaine, We no longer have a printed version of that cookbook. We do have a cookbook called ‘Simple Fare, 30 Everyday recipes’ and I will send you a copy of this cookbook. Watch for it in your mail, soon.

  • September 21, 2017
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    Lorraine

    I have made this recipe several times and it’s always a big hit especially for big family gatherings. It’s such a visually impressive dish and not difficult to make. I’ll be taking this recipe out again now that squash are in season again. Love all the molasses recipes. :)

    • September 22, 2017
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      Lynn Purdy

      Lorraine, thanks for the comment. It is a nice change from the regular vegetables and not anymore work. Keep cooking/baking with Molasses.

  • May 19, 2016
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    Diana Coady

    Would you send me a hard copy of your Family Favorites cookbook? I seem to have misplaced mine during renovations . Can’t find it anywhere. My address is: 142A Marine Drive, Torbay, Nl A1K1A7
    Thank you.
    Diana

  • October 7, 2015
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    Lorraine

    Hi there;
    I usually like to try a different dish for turkey dinner and this is my new dish this year! Can’t wait to try it on the family for Thanksgiving dinner! It looks awesome.
    Thanks, Lorraine

  • November 20, 2013
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    Lois Maillet Lynn

    I love love love molasses. When I was little, I used to dip a piece of straw into the molasses pail my grandpa had for feeding the cattle and eat it! It was delicious, Years later I learned that it was a common occurrence for mice to drown in the pail!! Yuck. All that to say, would you send me a copy of the book as well? Lois Maillet Lynn, 22 Pine Street, Stouffville, Ontario. L4A 1H1. Thanks!

    • November 25, 2013
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      Crosby Molasses

      Hi Lois, Great story! It reminds me of when I was little, hanging out at a horse barn down the road from my house. We’d nibble on the sweet feed which was grain mixed with molasses. We’d be happy to mail you a copy of our Family Favourites cookbook. Watch for it in the mail over the next couple of weeks.

  • November 14, 2013
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    Mrs Hopey

    Looks so good. All my favorite veggies. And Easy instructions. Would love one of your cookbooks.

    • November 18, 2013
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      Crosby Molasses

      Hi there, I hope you enjoyed the roasted vegetables. We’d be happy to send you a Family Favourites cookbook. Just email me your mailing address: bridget.oland@crosbys.com

  • November 14, 2013
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    Susan

    How can I get a copy of your cookbook, is it in stores?

    • November 18, 2013
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      Crosby Molasses

      Hi Susan, We’d be happy to mail you a copy of our Family Favourites cookbook. Just email your mailing address to me: bridget.oland@crosbys.com

  • November 8, 2013
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    Beatrice

    Hi,
    I live in Munich, Germany and wonder if you could send me a copy of your cookbook over the ocean? Your recepies are just brilliant :-)
    Please let me know how much the expenses would be…
    My address is: Beatrice Vohler, Im Wismat 52, 81247 Muenchen, Germany

    • November 25, 2013
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      Crosby Molasses

      Hi Beatrice, We typically only send our printed book to people in Canada and North Eastern US (where our molasses is available). We do have several free e-books on this site (have you discovered them?) that you could download and have printed locally.

  • October 24, 2013
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    Susan

    This looks great….can’t wait to give it a try. Thanks for the great recipe!

  • October 10, 2013
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    carole

    I cant wait to try this recipe…and will be doing it this weekend for thanksgiving…
    I would also love a copy of your cookbook

    Carole Sophie
    1325 York Mills road
    apt 207
    Toronto Ontario
    m3a 1z6

    • October 10, 2013
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      Crosby Molasses

      Hi Carole, We’ll get a copy of our Family Favourites cookbook in the he mail to you. Happy Thanksgiving!

  • August 20, 2013
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    Mary fagan

    I would also love a copy of your cookbook
    1 English hill ext. carbonear , NL
    A1y 1a8
    Tnx

    • August 21, 2013
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      Crosby Molasses

      Hi Mary, We’d be happy to mail you a cookbook and will send it out within the next week or so.

  • January 30, 2013
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    Lorraine Geno

    These recipes look amazing and if possible, I would like a hard copy of the book. My address is:

    Lorraine Geno
    436 Lonergan Blvd.
    Timmins, Ontario
    P4P 1E1

    • January 31, 2013
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      Bridget

      Hi Lorraine, We’d be happy to mail you a Molasses Family Favourites Cookbook. Watch for it int he mail!

      • October 7, 2015
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        Madeleine Brisebois

        Would love a copy of the recipe book. Thank you. Madeleine Brisebois

        Mailing address: 6569 Windsong Ave, Ottawa,Ontario K1C 6N1

        • October 26, 2015
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          Thanks Madeleine, we’ll get a copy in the mail to you. Watch for it over the next 4-6 weeks.

          • May 11, 2018

            Jamie Leubner

            Would you be able to send me a hard copy of your cookbook I absolutely love this resume RR1 leduc T9E 2X1

          • May 17, 2018

            Crosby Molasses

            Hi Jamie, We’d be happy to mail you a copy of our printed cookbook.

  • January 25, 2013
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    Just found your site and can’t wait to try this. It’s not only gorgeously presented, but has all my fave flavours. Cider and molasses together…!!! I think I’ll be trying this as a reduction just to keep around instead of the usual balsamic version. Thanks!

    • January 28, 2013
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      Bridget

      Hi Helene, Glad it caught your interest. So now I’m curious about your balsamic reduction!

  • November 19, 2012
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    frances Hynes

    My friend would like a copy of your cook book .she really liked mind so would you please sent her one her address is mrs. John Dominaux Grand Le Pierre NL A0E 1Y0. Thank you .

    • November 20, 2012
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      Bridget

      Hi Frances — We’d be happy to mail your friend a copy!

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