Best Cucuzza Cream Pie Recipes
CUCUZZA CREAM PIE
I've been searching for recipes to use up my abundance of cucuzza squash from my garden. There aren't many recipes out there using this unique squash. A cucuzza is a long green Italian squash with a bit of a nutty flavor. I adapted this recipe from a recipe in a Taste of Home Magazine called "Butternut Cream Pie". I changed it up a bit and I think it tastes similar to a pumpkin cream pie.
Provided by Kim D.
Categories Dessert
Time 30m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place cubed cucuzza in a saucepan with water.
- If needed, add enough water to cover cucuzza.
- Simmer over medium heat until cucuzza is tender, about 15 minutes.
- Drain off water and allow cucuzza to cool.
- In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.
- Add spices, pudding mix, and milk.
- Beat until smooth.
- Add cucuzza to the cream cheese mixture and stir.
- Pour into pie shell.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.
- If desired, top with whipped cream or Cool Whip topping.
- ~NOTE~This pie isn't very colorful.
- If you like you can add a little food coloring in step#5.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 326, Fat 18.3, SaturatedFat 8.7, Cholesterol 34.4, Sodium 618.8, Carbohydrate 36.7, Fiber 1, Sugar 23.1, Protein 4.5
ITALIAN CUCUZZA STEW
I grew up with this recipe. My grandmother would sometimes cook hers without the ground meat and would add a handful of fettucini to the pot.
Provided by Ntune2food
Categories Stew
Time 1h5m
Yield 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Brown the ground beef in a skillet, drain and set aside.
- In a large dutch oven, add the olive oil and sauté the onion, celery, carrot, and garlic for about 4-5 minutes, or until the onions are translucent.
- Add the ground beef to the pot along with the can of whole tomatoes, add the cucuzza, and the rest of the ingredients. Bring to a boil and simmer, uncovered for around 45 minutes or until the squash is cooked.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 135.3, Fat 6.2, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 29.5, Sodium 60.6, Carbohydrate 9.9, Fiber 2, Sugar 4, Protein 10.8
CUCUZZA CAKE
My Aunt Mae used to grow cucuzza's in her back yard when I was a little girl. Cucuzza is a long, green squash. She normally fried them up and served them with spaghetti every Sunday. I recently found this recipe for cucuzza cake. I made it last weekend and my family loved it... even the picky kids! My husband ate almost a whole cake for breakfast and asked me to bake some more! I guess I will be making this cake often! The original recipe said to bake for one hour, but my cakes were done at 45 minutes.
Provided by Kim D.
Categories Breads
Time 1h
Yield 2 loaves
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Sift flour, cinnamon, baking soda and baking powder together and set aside.
- Beat eggs with sugar, oil and vanilla.
- Add flour mixture to egg mixture, mix well.
- Add grated cucuza (skin, seed and all), orange zest, pineapple and pecans.
- Mix well.
- Divide batter into 2 greased loaf pans.
- Pan should be about 1/2 full.
- Bake for 45 minutes, or until cakes test done.
- Let cool for about 10 minutes.
- Mix all icing ingredients together, using enough milk to get a smooth, spreadable icing.
- Remove cakes from pans and glaze tops of cakes while warm.
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