Wondering which type of winter squash is best for desserts or muffins? Or are you looking for one most suited to a vegetable dish flavored with herbs and butter?
Here are the results of our family’s recent taste test that included four participants. (2 adults, two children.)
Winter Squash Comparison
Least Sweet
- Gold Acorn (least popular in terms of natural flavor.)
- Golden Nugget (described by one of the participants as “earthy,” with another comparing it to potatoes.)
Somewhat sweet
- Acorn
- Butternut (same as above with one participant commenting on the nice flavor.)
Sweetest
- Delicata (one member selected this variety as sweetest, with all four commenting favorably on the taste.)
- Buttercup (three votes as the sweetest, with all commenting on the appealing texture.)
Looking for ways to use fresh squash?
My favorite is to dehydrate it into Squash Leather. Grab the recipe here.
Regardless of sweetness or preparation method, squash makes a great addition to any meal!
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Thanks for this list! One squash I don’t see on it is my favorite, an asian winter squash, kabocha. It is usually available with the other squash in Sprouts, and I’m sure other stores. It is sweeter and I love that you can just cook it WITH the skin on and eat it! Obviously best to get organic if you do that, but still. First time I tried it was in a recipe where I cooked it eith adzuki beans.
Thanks for chiming in, Katrina! I can’t wait to try it.
The squash named “Sweet Meat” is a very sweet squash that does not need anything but butter put on it. I did not see anything about that squash in your article, but then again, the name says it all. Try it some time.
Thanks, Terri. I haven’t seen that one!
This must have been a difficult research project. Thank you for taking one for the team 🙂
Thanks for this timely article! For those of us who need to carefully watch carb intake (even with digestive-resistant carbs), can you share how these squashes rank (lowest to highest) in carbs? It seems that all winter squashes contain ample amounts of carbs (because they’re storing that food for their energy).
I’m not sure, but from what I can tell the sweeter, the more carbs. There’s fiber that helps of course.
the link to the dehydrated squash didn’t work for me
Fixed it! Thanks for the heads up Jennifer.