Servings: 8-10 serving(s)
Prep time: 5 minutes
Total time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
PrintThis magical molasses sauce is the best way I know to add oomph to winter vegetables. It has a wonderfully rich flavour — sweet and buttery with a little tanginess from cider vinegar. Ready in 10 minutes.
This five-ingredient sauce is more versatile than you could imagine.
Brush it on winter squash before baking, drizzle over onions before roasting or toss with cooked beets. It’s great on roasted sweet potatoes too. When you have this sauce on hand you’ll find that it’s more versatile than you could imagine. I even love it drizzled over this apple tart recipe. (It would be great over biscuits, or gingerbread, on ice cream…)
Don’t take my word for it. I received this enthusiastic email from a happy cook:
“Thanks for this sauce recipe! I’ve used it twice already; once on a mixture of root veggies tossed in the sauce to coat and baked, and then brushed on squash pieces and baked. Both times a big hit!! This will be one of my go to’s for the future … However, I was out of cider vinegar so I substituted red wine vinegar instead. 😊”
A good sauce makes meal planning easier.
Cooking a chicken or a roast can be the easy part of a meal. Deciding what vegetables to serve alongside can be more difficult so having a simple sauce that goes with just about everything can make your vegetable decisions a whole lot easier.
Let vegetables be the star of your meal. With this simple sauce you can turn ordinary fall/winter vegetables into something extra special, with little effort.
Magical molasses sauce will keep for three weeks in the fridge. Warm before using.
Magical Molasses Sauce
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup Crosby’s Fancy Molasses
- 2 Tbsp. cider vinegar
- Pinch of salt
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions:
- Combine ingredients in a saucepan and warm over medium heat, stirring from time to time.
- Bring to a simmer and cook for five minutes.
Squash: Slice squash or peel and cube it. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and brush with sauce (toss sauce with cubed squash). Bake at 350 F for 15 minutes. Flip, brush with more sauce and cook until tender.
Onions: Quarter onions and place on a lightly oiled, parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush with sauce and bake at 350 F until sift and caramelized.
Sweet potato: Slice cross-wise into medallions and bake according to squash instructions above.
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I so enjoy your recipes, Bridget! They are never fail!!!
Thank you Donna, It is so great to get feedback. Glad you’re enjoying the recipes.
I use molasses pretty well daily,love it on my bread,have one of your first cookbook that I use a lot,it was sent to me a number of years ago,and I love it,thank you.
Hi Carol, I love that you’re a great fan of molasses. Let me know if you’d like a copy of our most recent cookbook. (You can email me your mailing address to bridget.oland@crosbys.com )
I use your book a lot
Hi Carol, Glad you’re enjoying the cookbook. It’s great to get feedback.
I will definitely try this one!
Looking forward to trying the Molasses sauce
wonderful ideas ,thankyou
Hi Gina, Let me know if you give any of the recipe a try.
These recipes’ look fantastic & l can’t wait to try them. Thankyou!
Thanks Linda. Enjoy!
I love your recipes Bridget..Thank you!
Can’t wait to try it.
All I can say is YUMMMMMMM. Simple but great.
This is going to be my “go to” sauce! So easy and delicious!
Tank you so much for your recipe i am a fan of Crosby’s
Wonderful sauce, my kids love it. Thanks for sharing.
I have a pork rib recipe with molasses and it’s so good.
1.5 lbs ribs
1/3 cup Crosby fancy molasses
1/2 cup soya sauce
1/4 cup Morgan David red wine
Garlic powder to taste
Mix all ingredients in roasting pan then add ribs and make sure they’re covered with the mixture. Cook uncovered in 350 F for 1.5 hours or when meat comes off the bone.
Hi Debbie, That looks fantastic, and so easy! Thanks for sharing.