Food & Cooking Recipes Dinner Recipes Dinner Side Dishes Spiced Pumpkin Mash 2.9 (41) Add your rating & review By Martha Stewart Test Kitchen Martha Stewart Test Kitchen The recipes developed by our test kitchen team have undergone a rigorous process of development and testing, ensuring that every element is optimal, from ingredient amounts to method and cooking time. This process includes triple-testing recipes to ensure they meet our high standards. The many stellar cooks and food editors who have been part of our team include Sarah Carey, Lucinda Scala Quinn, Jennifer Aaronson, Shira Bocar, Anna Kovel, Greg Lofts, Riley Wofford, Lauren Tyrell, and Lindsay Leopold. Editorial Guidelines Updated on September 28, 2016 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Move over, sweet potato, there's a new brightly hued side dish in town: tender spiced pumpkin. This recipe comes from Virginia Willis's "Basic to Brilliant, Y'all." Ingredients 1 (2 ½-pound) sugar pumpkin, trimmed, cleaned, and cut into 2-inch wedges 2 tablespoons molasses (or maple, sorghum, or cane syrup) 1 tablespoon unsalted butter Finely grated zest and juice of 1/2 orange ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground allspice ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg Pinch of cayenne pepper Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with a nonstick baking mat or piece of parchment paper; set aside. Place pumpkin wedges on baking sheet and transfer to oven; bake until fork-tender, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. When pumpkin is cool enough to handle, scoop out flesh and transfer to a large bowl; discard skin. Add molasses, butter, orange zest and juice, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and cayenne; season with salt and pepper. Using a potato masher, heavy-duty whisk or handheld mixer, beat until smooth. Transfer to a warm serving bowl. Rate it Print