Baked Acorn Squash

Baked Acorn Squash

Baked Acorn Squash

6
Servings

20m
Prep Time

1h
Cook Time

1h 20m
Ready In

Recipe: #26884

July 29, 2017

Categories: Dinner, Side Dishes, Dairy, Vegetables, Squash, Budget-Friendly, Fall/Autumn, Winter, Oven Bake, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Kosher Dairy more

recipe by:
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recipe by:
Fizzybrat

"So yummy! We make his every time we can get acorn squash."

Original recipe yields 6 servings

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Ingredients

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1 pound acorn squash, whole
4 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Ground cloves, 1 pinch
Salt, 1 pinch

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (88.3 g)
Calories 457.8
Total Fat - 30.5 g
Saturated Fat - 7.8 g
Cholesterol - 20.4 mg
Sodium - 67.7 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 43.8 g
Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
Sugars - 2.2 g
Protein - 5.8 g
Calcium - 39.2 mg
Iron - 1 mg
Vitamin C - 0 mg
Thiamin - 0.1 mg

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2

Grease a baking sheet and a baking dish.

Step 3

Halve the squash lengthwise and clean.

Step 4

Transfer the squash, cut side down, to the baking sheet, and bake the squash until it is tender, about 45 minutes.

Step 5

Don't turn off the oven.

Step 6

While the squash cooks, melt the butter, and stir in the remaining ingredients.

Step 7

Keep the mixture warm until it is needed.

Step 8

Arrange the squash, cut sides up, in the baking dish.

Step 9

Spoon the butter and seasonings equally over the sections.

Step 10

Bake the squash another 15 minutes, until it is very soft.

Step 11

Serve the squash hot.

Tips & Variations

No special items needed.

Tags : Dinner Side Dishes

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